World Yoga
Various Artists Putumayo Presents… World Yoga (Putumayo World Music, 2012) In the last years, the ancient practice of yoga and world music have had numerous…
Knitting Factory Records to Launch in Europe Complete Fela Kuti Catalog Re-issues
The complete Fela Kuti collection of reissues will be available in the UK, Ireland and continental Europe through PIAS. Knitting Factory Records was granted a…
Trance Aspect
Fanga & Maâlem Abdallah Guinéa Fangnawa Experience (Strut Records STRUT096, 2012) Gnawa music, the Moroccan musical genre with roots in sub-Saharan, has been in the…
Bedouin Tribal Dance
Hossam Ramzy Bedouin Tribal Dance (Arc Music, 2007) This album is themed on weddings and celebrations of the Egyptian tribal Bedouins from the North Western…
Guitar Mash Inaugural Concert Kicks off November 11, 2012 in New York City
Chad Smith, Mark Stewart and Tom Colicchio, with special guest guitarists, will headline the inaugural Guitar Mash Concert + Jam on November 11th, 2012 at…
Diablos Del Ritmo – The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985
Various Artists Diablos Del Ritmo – The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 (Analog Africa, 2012) Here’s an exciting double CD (also available in vinyl format) of…
British Publication fRoots Announces the Critics Poll Albums of 2012
The editor of fRoots, Ian Anderson, announced this morning the nominees in the 27th annual fRoots Critics Poll for Albums Of The Year. This reputable…
Month-long Voices from Latin America Festival Begins this Evening at Carnegie Hall with Gilberto Gil
Carnegie Hall initiates its month-long, citywide Voices from Latin America festival tonight Thursday, November 8, with a celebratory concert by Brazilian music icon Gilberto Gil…
Dub Colossus “Addis Through The Looking Glass” Now Available in North America
The album Addis Through The Looking Glass by renowned world music band Dub Colossus is now available in North America. “The aim“, says Nick Page,…
Manifestations of their imagination
Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan Dreamz (Music Today, 2011) Dreams are manifestations of our imagination, of our deepest desires and secrets. Taking the…