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…
The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live Released on DVD & Blu-Ray
The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live (Sony Masterworks) on DVD and Blu-Ray featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma, fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinist Chris Thile…
Roskilde Festival Announces Acts for its World Music Gloria Stage
Roskilde Festival’s smallest venue, the intimate Gloria stage is set to present a stimulating schedule of enthralling music from Africa, The Caribbean and Eastern Europe.…
World Music for Playtime
Various Artists The Rough Guide to World Playtime (Rough Guide, RGNET1256, 2011) World Playtime is a perfect opportunity to introduce children to the wonderful songs…
Dominican Salsa Star José Alberto El Canario” to Perform at St. Mary’s Park in The Bronx
Salsa singer José Alberto El Canario” is set to perform on Tuesday, July 3 at 7:00pm in St. Mary’s Park, The Bronx (New York). José…
Finely Crafted Ladino Songs
Sarah Aroeste Gracia (Aroeste Music, 2012) Sarah Aroeste is another name to add to the increasing number of female Sephardic music singers. The American vocalist…
Foggy Mountain Special: A Bluegrass Tribute To Earl Scruggs to Be Released June 5
Over a period of two years, many of the best banjo players in bluegrass got together in Nashville (Tennessee) to record Foggy Mountain Special: A…