The Baul Sounds of Shafi Mondol to Open Global Salon In New York
The World Music Institute will launch its Global Salon series with an intimate performance from Bengali singer Shafi Mondol on Saturday, November 2 at 8:00…
Refrigerated Reggae
Alific – Echoes From the Soul (Rootfire Records, 2013) Gaudi – In Between Times (Six Degrees Records, 2013) Combining reggae and its spacey subgenre dub…
Famed Percussionist, Writer and Frame Drum Expert Layne Redmond Dies at 61
American drummer, frame drum specialist, author, teacher, filmmaker and historian Layne Redmond died on October 28, 2013 of breast cancer. Layne Redmond was born August…
Prominent Composer, Percussionist and CalArts Faculty Member John Bergamo Dies at 73
Significant composer, percussionist and long-time CalArts faculty member John Bergamo passed away on Saturday, October 19 at the age of 73. John Bergamo was born…
Qawwali Masters Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammad to Perform in London
Qawwali Maestros Farid Ayaz (also spelled Fareed Ayaz) & Abu Muhammad are scheduled to perform on Friday November 8th, 2013 at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank…
Juwon Ogungbe Progress Ceremony to be Staged at Fairfield Halls
The Progress Ceremony – a social ritual for our times contemporary music theater ritual will be staged on Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at Fairfield Halls…
Rainforest World Music Festival Will Present a Welsh Band for the first Time
For the first time in its history, the Rainforest World Music Festival will feature a Welsh band. Contemporary folk band Jamie Smith’s Mabon is scheduled…
Renowned Syrian Ensemble Al-Kindi Denied UK Visa
World music showcase WOMEX reported that Ensemble Al-Kindi from Syria had to cancel their official WOMEX showcase because they were denied a UK visa. Although…
Essential English Folk-Rock Album ‘Rise Up Like The Sun’ Remastered
Rise Up Like The Sun, a seminal English folk-rock album by the pioneering The Albion Band will be available again November3, 2013. The remastered edition…
Jazz Bassist Eddie Gómez Given First Honorary Doctorate Degree from Berklee College of Music Campus in Valencia, Spain
Eminent jazz bassist and Grammy Award-winner Eddie Gómez was presented an honorary doctor of music degree by Berklee College of Music in Valencia (Spain). Gomez…