Sandblast Announces Studio-Live Developments for Saharawi Refugees
Sandblast’s music empowerment project has been gaining strength in the past six months. The Staples Trust recently gave a £10,000 grant for activities in the…
Le Vent du Nord Receive Prestigious French World Music Award
Quebec band Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) is the recipient of the Grand Prix du Disque 2012 ‘Musique du Monde’ (World Music) from…
Bomba Estéreo Having a Good Time
Bomba Estéreo Elegancia Tropical (Polen Records, 2012) The new album by popular Colombian band Bomba Estéreo brings more of their well-established formula that blends cumbia…
Piranha to Release Latin Noir – Everything Happens On The Beach
World music label Piranha Records continues its Noir series with a focus on melancholic Latin inspired music. The title of this new compilation is Latin…
Amazigh Musician Moh Alileche Releases When the Dust Settles
The Moh Alileche Ensemble presented this weekend the latest album by Algerian musician Moh Alileche. The new CD, titled “When the Dust Settles,” was recorded…
T-Shirt Design Competitions for Rainforest World Music Festivals & Borneo Jazz 2013
The Rainforest World Music and Borneo Jazz Festivals have launched a t-shirt design competition to find an inspiring design that represents the fusion of music…
Sleeper
Kan Sleeper (KANCD01, 2012) Sleeper is the title of the most recent album by Kan, a contemporary Celtic music band based in the UK. Kan…
Jamaica: Homeland Reggae
Various Artists Jamaica: Reggae Homeland (Putumayo World Music) Reggae compilations are all the rage these days, and this Putumayo collection brings the works of reggae…
De Tierra y Oro
Sofia Rei De Tierra y Oro (Cascabelera / Lilihouse Music LM012-CD, 2012) I find that by the time you get to November, the number of…
Legendary Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar Dies at 92
The Ravi Shankar Foundation and East Meets West Music reported the death of sitar virtuoso and influential world music performer and composer Ravi Shankar. He…