Jazz Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval to Be Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom By President Barack Obama
American President Barack Obama will award renowned Latin Jazz musician Arturo Sandoval with the esteemed Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the…
Engaging Global Fusion by Jim Matus and Doug Raneri
Jim Matus and Doug Raneri While Sleeping, Watch (Ancient Records, 2013) While Sleeping, Watch is the first album collaboration between laoutar virtuoso Jim Matus and…
WithoutBorders 2013 a Significant World Music Festival and Forum to be Held in Bulgaria and Romania
The Fourth Edition of the international art forum, ethno-art and world music festival WithoutBorders (FaraFrontiere) will take place September 9-15 at the “Albena” Resort Complex…
Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz Convinces with its Old-School Calypso Sound
Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz Go Calypsonian (Piranha Musik, 2013) From Berlin’s considerable melting pot comes another tasty concoction, a great calypso album by…
Jake’s uke still gently weeps
The late George Harrison would be dead chuffed to know that one of his finest songs shot a young ukulele star into the stratosphere. The…
Etran Finatawa co-Founder Bagui Bouga Dies in Switzerland
Wodaabe singer Bagui Bouga, one of the founders of Nigerien desert blues band Etran Finatawa died August 2nd, 2013 in Switzerland after a severe asthma…
Madrid’s Famed Galileo Galilei Club to Host its first Spanish Folk Music Festival
The first Festival Folk Transitos Galileo will take place in Madrid during August 8-10, 2013 at Sala Galileo Galilei. The festival features some of the…
World music blended with up-tempo jazz: Indonesian fusion group Rafly wa Saja
One of the most creative bands performing at the recent Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Malaysia, was the Indonesian fusion group Rafly Wa Saja.…
Beguiling Amalgam of Jazz And Ethereal Soundscapes
White Canvas Hundreds of Ways (Ozella Music OZ 028 CD, 2010) Hundreds of Ways is a delightful album by White Canvas, a project that brings…
Murat Ses Tenth Album Sundial Released in the USA
Murat Ses has a new album titled Sundial released by Clou Records (Clou-011) on August 1, 2013 . Digital-only available at iTunes and other digital…