Musical Journey from Spain to the Middle-East
Jadid Ensemble Sigh of the Moor (2011) With its debut album Sigh of the Moor, Jadid Ensemble has positioned itself as one of the finest…
Soundway Presents Musical Map of Colombia
The Soundway record label has made an interactive map of Colombia to promote its latest release The Original Sound Of Cumbia. This map goes in…
Ilgi to Celebrate 30th Anniversary Concert
Ilgi, Latvia’s leading postfolk band, will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a concert at Palladium Riga on December 3rd. The audience will be treated to…
Slide Guitar Magic
Slide to Freedom 20,000 Miles (Northern Blues, 2011) Slide to Freedom is a multinational band that brings together acoustic blues and Indian classical music. The…
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Wins Best World Music Album ARIA Award
The 2011 ARIA Awards (Australia’s leading music awards) were presented last night in a star studded ceremony held at Allphones Arena in Sydney Olympic Park…
Fado of Portugal Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Fado, urban popular song of Portugal was inscribed this month on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to UNESCO, “Fado…
Indian Sarangi Master Dies
Famed sarangi player and vocalist Ustad Sultan Khan died Sunday, November 27, 2011 while being rushed to a Jodhpur, Rajasthan hospital. Mr. Khan, who had…
Mariachi Music Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mariachi music of Mexico was inscribed this month on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to UNESCO: “Mariachi is a…
Croatian Becarac Singing Added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Becarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia (Slavonski becarac) was inscribed this month on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Becarac…
Interview with Natacha Atlas
World music innovator Natacha Atlas talks about her most recent remix album and her career. Were you involved in the selection of the remixers on…