Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty
In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree. This is Ashley Maher’s…
The Head of the Renowned Seivane Bagpipe Making Family Dies at 90
Piper and bagpipe maker Xosé Manuel Seivane Rivas, patriarch of the renowned Seivane family died today in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). He was 90 years…
Long Awaited International Release of Debut Album by Fado Diva Cristina Branco Now Available
Cristina Branco Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands (ARC Music EUCD2351, 2011) Cristina Branco is one of the leading figures in the new generation of fado performers…
Siggi Loch Winner of the jazzahead!-Škoda-Award 2012
This year’s winner of the jazzahead!-Škoda-Award, that is endowed with €15,000, is record label entrepreneur Siggi Loch. Mr. Loch will receive the coveted trophy for…
Track from the Forthcoming Woody Guthrie tribute album New Multitudes Available To Download
“Old L.A.,” a track from the upcoming Woody Guthrie tribute album New Multitudes, is now available to download. Due February 28, the album was created…
Some Serious Skankin’ Ska
It started with a half-baked plan to set some kind of world record, for the most horn players performing the skank in a ska song.…
The best of Afro-Cuban music and chamber music
Maraca and his Latin Jazz All Stars Reencuentros, Live at the Grand Theater of Havana (Descaga SARL, 2011) The grand maestro of the Cuban flute,…
Video of the Week: Verdes Herbas by Doa
This week’s music video focuses on of the finest acts in the Galician folk music scene. Doa has been making excellent Celtic music and is…
Peter Dunbar-Hall: World music needs to be taught in culturally responsible ways
Peter Dunbar-Hall is Chair of Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and author of the books “Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places: Contemporary Aboriginal Music…
The Ethiopian Experience
Ethiopian flavored music has certainly taken root down under. The Black Jesus Experience, one of a handful of excellent Australian bands exhibiting the influence, boasts…
There is a message for the body in the sound
River Guerguerian Grooves for Odd Times (independent, 2012) River Guerguerian is another name to add to the list of master percussionists. His album Grooves for…