Folk Innovator Patrick Wolf to Perform at WOMAD 2012
Folk and electronic music experimentalist Patrick Wolf is set to perform an acoustic set at WOMAD 2012 in the UK. At 28, Wolf’s music defies…
Joni Haastrup & Monomono to Perform at Berkeley World Music Festival Afterparty
The dance party after the all-day, free Berkeley World Music Festival has turned into a tradition at the Ashkenaz world music club. Berkeley World Music…
First Asheville Percussion Festival Announced
The Asheville Percussion Festival is scheduled to take place June 8th-10th, 2012 at the Creative Technology and Arts Center – Odyssey School in Asheville, North…
Fiery Flamenco Jazz
Jorge Pardo Huellas (Cabra Road CR1201, 2012) Huellas is the new double album by renowned Spanish flutist and saxophonist Jorge Pardo. The Madrid-born musician is…
AfroCubism: Cuban and Malian Stars to Perform at NC Museum of Art on June 10th
AfroCubism, the supergroup of Cuban and Malian musicians, is set to perform at the North Carolina Museum of Art on Sunday, June 10th at 7:00…
Bluegrass Legend Doc Watson Dies at 89
Booking Agency Folklore Productions announced the death of renowned bluegrass pioneer Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson. He died on Tuesday, May 29 at Wake Forest Baptist…
Tranzworld Grooves
Peter Westheimer Tranzworld Express (integrity Music, 2011) Australian multi-instrumentalist and actor Peter Westheimer explores various forms of edgy electronic dance music and global sounds in…
JuJu to Perform at WOMAD Charlton Park Festival 2012 with The Sensational Space Shifters
JuJu will perform at this year’s WOMAD Charlton Park festival, on July 29th, with Robert Plant (vocals) and Patty Griffin (vocals, guitar) as part of…
Lavishly Engaging Borderlands
Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route Music of Central Asia Vol.10 Borderlands (Smithsonian Folkways, 2012) There’s something anticipatory about music. You get…
Beselch Rodríguez to present First Electric Timple
Timple virtuoso Beselch Rodríguez will be presenting the first electric timple at Teatro Guimerá in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on May 30, which is Canary…