Etran Finatawa United States Spring Tour 2011 Canceled
The World Music Institute announced the cancellation of the Etran Finatawa spring tour of the United States. The band was originally scheduled for Friday, April…
View More Etran Finatawa United States Spring Tour 2011 CanceledNew Nigeria 70 Collection on Strut Records
Strut Records announced the third edition of Strut’s long running series Nigeria 70, compiled again by series curator Duncan Brooker. Sweet Times continues to spotlight…
View More New Nigeria 70 Collection on Strut RecordsSmooth World
The Rippingtons Cote D’Azur (Peak Records, 2011) The great challenge for the exponents of “smooth jazz” is to manage to be different while maintaining the…
View More Smooth WorldPersian Vocal Explorations
Sussan Deyhim City of Leaves (2011) Sussan Deyhim’s City of Leaves is an intimate effort in collaboration with keyboardist and composer Richard Horowitz. Deyhim’s musical…
View More Persian Vocal ExplorationsSteelpan Goes Reggae
Steelpan virtuoso Mighty Jamma returns with a second volume of lively pieces that fuse Trinidad and Tobago’s steelpan music with Jamaican reggae, ska and Caribbean…
View More Steelpan Goes ReggaeVideo of the Week: Sanam Marvi’s Manzil-e-Sufi
This week’s video features Sanam Marvi, the superb Pakistani folk and Sufi singer. At her young age she is considered among the finest performers in…
View More Video of the Week: Sanam Marvi’s Manzil-e-SufiBomba Estéreo to Perform at Blaze Festival 2011 in London
Bomba Estéreo will perform Tuesday 21 June 2011 at XOYO in London. Electro tropical outfit Bomba Estéreo, led by the mighty voice of Li Saumet,…
View More Bomba Estéreo to Perform at Blaze Festival 2011 in LondonFado on a Grander Scale
Ana Moura Coliseu (World Village 468103, 2011) The pure, aching intimacy of Portuguese fado music is a perfect fit for the small venues (called fado…
View More Fado on a Grander ScaleDancing in the Tropics or Elsewhere
Sofrito Tropical Discotheque (Strut STRUTO70CD, 2011) The DJ team of Hugo Mendez, Frankie Francis and The Mighty Crime Minister, collectively known as Sofrito, can reportedly…
View More Dancing in the Tropics or ElsewhereAn Even Fuller Belly
The Rough Guide to Bellydance (World Music Network RGNET1249CD, 2011) The folks responsible for World Music Network’s very extensive Rough Guide series must be too…
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