South African Vets in Good Form
Hugh Masekela – Jabulani (Razor & Tie / Listen 2, 2012) Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Friends (Razor & Tie / Listen 2, 2011) While one…
World Music Stars Reunite For Playing For Change’s 2012 ‘Back To Our Roots’ Tour
Playing For Change returns with the ‘Back To Our Roots’ Tour in 2012, an expansive international tour with its most diverse lineup yet. The tour’s…
Exclusives and Premieres at Celtic Connections 2012
This January 2012, artists will premiere new pieces, and new musical ensembles will take to the stage for the first time as Celtic Connections presents…
L. Subramaniam and Global Fusion: Carnatic, African, Arabic and Japanese blends in 2012!
The world music circuit in India for 2012 kicked off in fine style with the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, starting off in Bangalore and then…
Foot-Tapping Good
La Bottine Souriante Appelation D’Origine Controlée (Borealis Records BCD 211, 2012) One of Quebec’s finest musical exports, La Bottine Souriante has a new recording titled…
Traditional Bachata Maestros
The Bachata Legends The Bachata Legends (iASO Records iASCD7, 2011) The iASO label continues its admirable traditional bachata rescue work with a new album titled…
Egypt Unveiled
Hossam Ramzy and Phil Thornton Egypt Unveiled (ARC Music, 2011) If I told you there was this CD out there by a couple of musicians…
Kenyan Afrofunk Musician KG Omulo Releases Ayah Ye! Moving Train
Singer-songwriter KG Omulo has a new album titled Ayah Ye! Moving Train, which is available today. KG Omulo performs in American clubs with calls for…
Cuban Rumba Maestro Gregorio Hernandez El Goyo Dies at 75
Dancer, singer and master percussionist Gregorio Hernández Ríos ‘El Goyo’, one of the best known performers of Afro-Cuban rumba, died in Havana on Sunday, January…
Lakota Flutist Cody Blackbird Releases New CD Titled Wicohan
Native American Music Awards Flutist of the Year, Cody Blackbird (Lakota), has released a new CD titled Wicohan (Artisthead and Only The Brave Recordings &…