Yasmine Hamdan to Perform at globalFEST 2014
Singer-songwriter and composer Yasmine Hamdan is set to perform at new York City’s globalFEST 2014 world music showcase at The Marlin Room in Webster Hall…
Austin’s World Music ensemble Atash to Perform in New York City around APAP 2014
Award-winning Austin world music band Atash will be performing two nights in New York city at the McKittrick Hotel’s “Sleep No More” show on January…
Saharawi Sensation Aziza Brahim to Release Soutak in February 2014
Aziza Brahim, one of the leading voices in the Saharawi music scene, will release her new album Soutak on February 10, 2014 on Glitterbeat Records.…
World Music Pre-Conference at APAP 2014 in New York
The World Music APAP Pre-Conference, organized by Dmitri Vietze of rock paper scissors, inc., will take place Friday, January 9-10 at the New York Hilton…
A Rip-Roaring Ride Full of Gypsy Jazz and Meaty Balkan Brass
Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia Devil’s Tale (Asphalt Tango Records, 2013) Admittedly I’m an easy mark for Gypsy Django Reinhardt/French Manouche style music, but the…
Association of Performing Arts Presenters conference in New York Announces Two-day Pre-conference
The 2014 Association of Performing Arts Presenters conference (APAP) will hold two pre-conference day long sessions focused on the trends, challenges and business in the…
World fusion concert series kicks off in Bangalore with violin, flute and tuba
The world music circuit in India for the new year took off to a terrific start on January 2 in Bangalore, with a fusion concert…
Inspired Music That Turns Inside Out the Possibilities of Indian music
Sheela Bringi Incantations (White Swan Records, 2014) Indian American singer and multi-instrumentalist Sheela Bringi says of her musical training under classical Indian teachers G.S Sachdev…
Pushing the Musical Boundaries of Irish Traditional Music
Various Artists Masters of Their Craft (TARA3039, 2013) Irish record label Tara Records has put together a compilation that features some of the most important…
Prominent Flamenco Singer El Torta Dies at 61
Juan Moneo Lara (known in the flamenco world as El Torta) passed away at his home in Sanlucar de Barrameda (Cadiz) on December 31, 2013.…