Legendary Puerto Rican Salsa Singer Junior Gonzalez Dies at 63
Legendary salsa singer and sonero like no other, Junior Gonzalez, died May 10th of pancreas and liver complications. He was one of the greatest salsa…
Sarazino Presents New Video and Begins North American Tour
Quito-based global traveler Sarazino has a new video titled “Es Mi Momento.” Sarazino will be taking his global mix to major cities and festivals in…
Box Set Honors Woody Guthrie Centennial
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings announced the release of a new box set titled Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection. The collection is scheduled for…
Sofrito to Release Global dancefloor rhythms Collection ‘International Soundclash’ in July 2012
Strut Records announced a new collection of Raw dancefloor rhythms from Africa, the Caribbean and South America titled selections, International Soundclash. The album, scheduled for…
Potent Global Fusion
Sarazino Everyday Salama (Cumbancha, 2012) If there were any justice in the world I would be sick and tired of hearing Sarazino. The hip and…
A Love Poem
Alon Yavnai & NDR Bigband Shir Ahava (Alon Yavnai, 2012) Israeli jazz pianist Alon Yavnai collaborates with Germany’s NDR Bigband in Shir Ahava ( “A…
African Trance Band JuJu to Perform at the BT River of Music in London
On July 21st JuJu will be taking part in the BT River of Music event. A spectacular global summit of rhythm and song, the two-day…
Madrid Region to Host Prestigious Flamenco Festival Suma Flamenca 2012
Suma Flamenca, one of the finest flamenco festivals in the world, will be staged throughout the Madrid region in June 2012. Performances will take place…
Saharawi Singer Aziza Brahim Releases La Tierra Derrama Lágrimas Music Video
Saharawi Singer Aziza Brahim has a new music video titled La Tierra Derrama Lágrimas (the earth pours tears) filmed by Donal Scannell of Scanarama, from…
The Talabarte Route
Talabarte Talabarte (Fol, 2011) Talabarte is a contemporary folk music ensemble from Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The trio includes some of the finest instrumentalists in…