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.…
Flamenco at the Core of Mas Morente Memorial
Two iconic Madrid venues will present great shows as part of the Mas Morente homage to the great flamenco singer Enrique Morente. The Teatro Circo…
The Vibrant Club Sound of Tambutronic from Curaçao
KiT Tambutronic (Jiga Musica, 2014) KiT (Kuenta i Tambú) is one of the international music acts that will be performing at the influential globalFEST showcase…
Final Results for Best World Music Album of 2013 Readers’ Poll
The results of World Music Central’s Best World Music Album of 2013 Readers’ Poll are now available. Serbian brass band Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra…
The voice and energy of Parvathy Baul
Parvathy Baul Soulful Baul Songs (Ninaad) Parvathy Baul is one of the younger exponents of soul-searching baul music from Bengal. Baul is also part of…