Hispanic Heritage Month, Focus on Puerto Rico
World Music Central‘s celebration of Hispanic Heritage month continues with the music of Puerto Rico, a tropical island in the Caribbean. Puerto Ricans and their…
That Dang Kang
Eyvind Kang The Narrow Garden (Ipecac Recordings, 2012) The name being entirely new to me, I didn’t even know if Eyvind Kang is a he…
Diez, a New Album by Raúl Paz
Cuban singer-songwriter Raúl Paz has announced a new album titled Diez. It will come out under the Naive label and Cuban record company EGREM. It…
Have it Norway
A Report from the Førde Festival by Tom Orr, July 5-8, 2012 “I’m here for a musical event, ” I had to keep reminding myself.…
Ghanaian Master Drummer Obo Addy Dies at 76
Obo Addy, a master drummer from Ghana passed away at 4:00 pm on Thursday, September 13th of 2012 surrounded by family and friends. He had…
Taïga Maya
Cameroonian Singer Lapiro de Mbanga Gets Asylum in the USA
International organization Freemuse, which advocates freedom of expression for musicians, announced today that Cameroonian vocalist Lapiro de Mbanga has been granted asylum in the USA…
Vocalism
Vusa Mkhaya Vocalism (Arc Music, 2012) Releasing this month is a fine album from Arc Music: Vocalism, by Vusa Mkhaya from Zimbabwe. The 15 tracks…
Sephardic Musical Essence of Toledo
Ana Alcaide La Cantiga del Fuego (ARC Music, 2012) Fans of Celtic powerhouse Enya’s early work will likely dip into Spanish singer, songwriter and musician…
Greene Scene
Brad Hammonds Group Greene Street (self-released, 2012) Here was a CD cover looked intriguing and inviting. A quartet of guys- an acoustic guitarist, a cellist,…