Live from Festival in the Desert in Timbuktu
Various Artists Live from Festival Au Desert Timbuktu (Clermont Music, 2013) Mali is one of those extraordinary places where weddings, baptisms, celebrations and gatherings of…
Claire Lynch to Release Dear Sister
Claire Lynch has a new album titled Dear Sister (Compass Records). Dear Sister presents Lynch and her band (Mark Schatz on bass, Matt Wingateon guitar,…
Bombino Ups the Ante on His Tuareg Desert Blues/Rock Sound
Bombino Nomad (Nonesuch Records, 2013) Hooking up with The Black Keys guitarist and singer Dan Auerbach at Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee,…
Center for Traditional Music and Dance to Present Roma Music Symposium
The Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) in New York will present Opre Khetanes! (Upward Together!): A symposium at New York University and concert/dance…
Resophonic Guitar Visionary and World/Blues Musician Bob Brozman Dies at 59
American guitarist and ethnomusicologist Bob Brozman was found dead at his home in Ben Lomond (Santa Cruz County, California) in the evening of April 23rd.…
Babel Méd Music 2013 Sets High Bar
The 9th edition of Babel Méd Music – Forum des Musiques du Monde music conference took place March 21-23 in Marseilles (France), consolidating itself as…
Swedish Folk Masters Väsen Begin 2013 Spring Tour
Väsen, one of the finest contemporary Swedish folk music acts, is touring the western United States this month. The group has just released a new…
Post Penang World Music Festival: Batik, Spices and Butterflies During Penang Island Tour
On the last day in Penang, our hosts gave us a tour of Penang Island. My travel colleagues that day were Filipino writer Niña Terol-Zialcita…
Debashish Bhattacharya Goes into the Thrilling World of Fusion
Debashish Bhattacharya Beyond The Ragasphere (World Music Network , 2013) Indian slide guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya steps away from traditional Indian classical music on his…
American Folk Music Renovator Richie Havens Dies at 72
Richie Havens, an American singer-songwriter with one of the most recognizable voices in popular music, died this morning of a heart attack. He was 72.…