Cas Haley’s Enduring Reggae and Soul
Cas Haley La Si Dah (Easy Star Records, 2013) It’s taken American singer-songwriter Cas Haley two years to put together this great album. Haley is…
MIDIFAN and Kong Audio Roll Out 2013 Game Music Contest
MIDIFAN and music software company Kong Audio have announced the 2013 Game Music Contest. Submission ends on September 15th. Awards: The top 10 list will…
Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar calling African Artists
African musicians or groups from Tanzania and abroad who want to perform at the 11th edition of Sauti za Busara festival can still apply until…
Rough Guide to Brazil
Various Artists Rough Guide to Brazil (World Music Network) Fans of the Putumayo and Petrol Records compilations of world music would appreciate some of the…
Irish Music Innovators the olllam Announce American Tour Dates for 2013
The sensational Irish music trio with the unusual name, the olllam, announced its first fall US tour dates with festival stops and venue dates in…
Yungchen Lhamo & Anton Batagov’s Meditative Journey
Yungchen Lhamo & Anton Batagov Tayatha (Cantaloupe, 2013) Musicians are constantly surprising us with new collaborations and music combinations. In this case, famed Tibetan vocalist…
Is it music or are we just being played?
One day while muscling a load of wet laundry into the dryer I caught the strains of some sadistically sappy music coming from the next…
The Vibrant Beats of Apulia
Briganti di Terra d’Otranto Focu de paja (Italian World Music, 2009) Briganti di Terra d’Otranto is an exciting contemporary tarantella band from the Apulia region…
Indian Influence in Spice Groove
Various Artists Spice Groove (WorldWide Records, 2003) Legendary DJs like Ravin of The Buddhar Bar in Paris have put Indian sound firmly in the global…
Grinding a Few African Axes
Some musical instruments are unique to Africa, some Western instruments are derived from Africa and some instruments have seemingly nothing to do with Africa until…