Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty
In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree. This is Ashley Maher’s…
Musicians for Mali Grassroots Benefit Concert Last Saturday in New York Sold Out
Afropop’s Sean Barlow reports that the Musicians for Mali grassroots benefit concert last Saturday, September 22, in New York city was sold out. “It was…
11th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days to Be Held in October 2012
The 11th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days will take place October 1-31, 2012. The global initiative brings together musicians and artists from various countries…
Carlos Núñez’s Melting Pot
Carlos Núñez Discover (Sony Masterworks, 2012) At last, some of the recordings by master instrumentalist and composer Carlos Núñez will be widely available to North…
Nominations for XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Announced
The Latin Recording Academy announced today the Nominations for the XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at a press conference held at the Belasco Theater in…
Highlife High
Koo Nimo Highlife Roots Revival (Riverboat Records/World Music Network, 2012) Koo Nimo (born Daniel Amponsah in the Ashanti region of Ghana in 1934) could have…
Impressive Fanfare Ciocarlia at Duke On the Lawn Concert
Sunday, September 23, 2012 On the Lawn at Duke Gardens Durham, North Carolina Romanian brass band maestros Fanfare Ciocarlia brought their vibrant Balkan sound to…
Wine of the Mystic
Anupam Shobhakar Wine of the Mystic (Times Music, 2006) This is an absolutely first rate fusion album featuring Anupam Shobhakar on sarod and guitars, Sangeeta…
More Than Just the Importance of Featuring Ernest
Avila Avila Featuring Earnest Ranglin (Avila Street Records, 2012) The band backing longtime Jamaican guitar great Ernest Ranglin on this release was originally set to…
Persian Azeri Project – From Shiraz to Baku
Persian Azeri Trio From Shiraz To Baku (Arc Music, 2012) Ace musicians from Iran and Azerbaijan join together in this pleasant album exploring the connections…
Robert Soko Releases BalkanBeats Remix Album
Bosnian DJ Robert Soko is releasing ‘BalkanBeats SoundLab‘ on October 2012. The album features Soko’s own hand-crafted debut series of remixes, in collaboration with his…