Impressions of Babel Méd Music 2012
The eighth edition of Babel Méd Music – Forum des Musiques du Monde took place March 29-31, 2012, in the French city of Marseilles. The…
Cool Elixir
Marcel Khalife Fall of the Moon (Nagam Records, 2012) Listeners dipping into Marcel Khalife’s double CD Fall of the Moon will surely find a cool…
Brooklyn Flamencos
Caramelo Ride (independent, 2012) Caramelo is an American band from New York City, composed of musicians and flamenco dancers inspired by Spanish flamenco hybrids as…
Slow Funk
Rob Make It Fast Make It Slow (Soundway SNWLP0490, 2012) The Soundway label presents another of its amazing African music discoveries. Make It Fast Make…
Canadian Music Community Mourns the Passing of Musician and World Music Promoter Billy Bryans
Billy Bryans, winner of Canada’s prestigious Juno Award and a respected world music promoter, died peacefully in Toronto yesterday, April 23rd, at the age of…
Worlds Kaleid
Kamerunga Worlds Kaleid (Kamerunga Records, 2012) Sliding the northeastern Australian band Kamerunga into a genre would be a bit like putting a sweater on my…
Global Electronica Outfit Caravane to Release Remix EP
Caravane will be release an EP of “Bestane” remixes in June 2012. The collection includes a mix from Brighton’s Atalanta as well as a beach…
Amazing Music Concert by Aditya Mohan Just Out Of The Teen Age
SUNAAD in collaboration with the Subha Sidhi Vinayak Mandhir, Mayur Vihar, Delhi celebrated the Tamil New Year and the Vishu on the 14th April with…
Jenny And The Mexicats Wins Madrid Live Music Awards: Los Guilles 2012
Madrid-based mestizo band Jenny And The Mexicats won the 2012 Los Guilles 2012 award in the category of Best World Music or Musical Hybrid category.…
Waking from the Roots
Colin Farish and John-Carlos Perea Coyote Jump: Waking from the Roots (Canyon Records, 2012) Native American music often comes with the rep for being rigidly…