Center for Traditional Music and Dance to Release 10 Video Shorts
The Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) in New York has announced that it will be releasing Treasures of the CTMD Archive, a collection…
Tuareg Guitar Sensation Bombino Releases Azamane Tiliade Music Video
Tuareg guitarist Bombino is promoting his new album Nomad (Nonesuch Records) with an official video for the album track “Azamane Tiliade.” The video was directed…
Zedashe Recovers Lost Georgian Traditions
Zedashe Intangible Pearls (Multiflora/Electric Cowbell, 2013) As unlikely as it may seem, a declaration and a civil war made the music on the Multiflora/Electric Cowbell’s…
Roots Reggae Musician Taj Weekes & Adowa Releases Live Album
Roots reggae sensation Taj Weekes & Adowa have released their first live CD, titled “Pariah in Transit“. The band will be promoting the album throughout…
Post Penang World Music Festival, a Tour of UNESCO World Heritage Georgetown
On April 1st, the day after the 2013 Penang World Music Festival, the festival organizers generously provided a media trip to discover the most interesting…
Urban Folk Sounds of Trinidad
Kobo Town Jumbie In The Jukebox (Cumbancha, 2013) Cumbancha’s latest world music find is Jumbie In The Jukebox , the band led by Trinidadian singer-songwriter…
An interview with Mario Grillo, Son of Renowned Latin Jazz Pioneer Francisco Raul Gutierrez Grillo “Machito”
Latin Legacy Series: From Mambo to Salsa! In the 1950’s there was the dance craze of mambo, cha cha cha and rumba, and Machito’s Orchestra…
Morgan Heritage to Release Here Come The Kings, First Album In Five Years
Morgan Heritage, one of the leading acts on the live reggae circuit returns with Here Come The Kings, scheduled for release on June 11th on…
New Zealand Reggae Band Katchafire Begins U.S. Tour
New Zealand’s popular reggae act Katchafire has announce its spring 2013 U.S. tour, The group is also set to release its greatest hits collection Best…
Vibrant And Alluring Vinicius Cantuaria
Vinicius Cantuaria Indio de Apartamento (Naïve, 2012) Many world music fans and those enamored with the Brazilian bossa nova will recognize Vinicius Cantuaria by such…