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…
More Gems from the Barefoot Diva
Cesaria Evora Mãe Carinhosa (Lusafrica, 2013) The great Cesaria Evora had success late in her career. That means that she didn’t record too many albums…
Iranian Frame Drums, Bissauan Beats and Malaysian Fusion, High Spots of Day 2 at Penang World Music Festival 2013
The final day of the Penang World Music Festival concluded on Sunday, March 31st, 2013. The daily press conference featured representatives from the remaining six…
Algerians Rachid Taha & Souad Massi to Perform in London in June 2013
Following its celebrated first edition two years ago, the Mayor of London’s Shubbak festival – the city’s celebration of contemporary Arab art and culture –…
Utterly Dazzling Bassekou Kouyate
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – Jama Ko (Outhere Records, 2013) With recordings Segu Blue and the Grammy-nominated I Speak Fula to his credit, Mali’s…