Cuban Band Los Van Van Wins WOMEX 2013 Artist Award
International world music expo WOMEX announced today that Cuban band Los Van Van is the winner of the 2013 Artist Award. Los Van Van was…
An interview with Enrique Papo Lucca, famed Salsa and Latin Jazz Pianist, and Director of La Sonora Ponceña
Latin Legacy Series: From Mambo to Salsa! The island or Puerto Rico is known as La isla del encanto (The Island of Enchantment) and has…
Africa Oyé Music Festival 2013 to Be Held June 22-23 in Liverpool
Africa Oyé, the UK’s largest free festival dedicated to African music and culture is set to take place this weekend, June 22-23 of 2013 at…
Preciously Rooted to the Earth
Etran Finatawa The Sahara Sessions (Riverboat Records/World Music Network, 2013) Recorded in the Saharan desert with only an animal skin tent for shelter, the Niger…
Splendid Oana Cătălina Chiţu
Oana Cătălina Chiţu Divine –Romanian Songs from the repertoire of Maria Tănase (1913-1963) (Asphalt Tango Records, 2013) Berlin-based Romanian singer Oana Cătălina Chiţu uses her…
Flutist Rão Kyao Returns to Portuguese Roots with New Album Titled Coisas Que A Gente Sente
Portuguese musician Rão Kyao has a new album of originals tited “Coisas Que A Gente Sente” (“Things That We Feel”). The eleven songs transport the…
Sofia Rei and Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat Win the World Music Categories at the 12th Independent Music Awards
The 12th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs) announced the winners of this year’s international awards for independent bands and artists. Argentine artist Sofia Rei won…
Sakifo Music Festival 2013: A Celebration of Indian Ocean Music!
This is my first time in the amazing tropical island of Reunion, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, close to Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar…
The Journey of a True Balladeer of Irish folk
Noel McLoughlin Home Is the Rover – Traditional Songs from Scotland & Ireland (ARC Music, 2013) ARC Music’s offering Home Is the Rover – Traditional…
Buika’s Bravest Record
Buika La Noche Mas Larga (Warner Music Spain, 2013) Vocalist Concha Buika, along with pianist Ivan “Melon” Lewis and percussionist Ramon Porrina, tosses convention out…