Video of the Week: Todo Lo Que Tengo by Quetzal
This week’s selection is the music video “Todo Lo Que Tengo (All That I Have)” by East Los Angeles (California) Chicano band Quetzal. The song…
The Tempos of Tania Maria
Tania Maria Tempo (Naïve, 2011) Tempo is a delectable album by Brazilian pianist, singer and composer Tania Maria and Puerto Rican bassist Eddie Gomez. Tempo…
KCRW World Festival 2012 at the Hollywood Bowl Announced
KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl announced a partial lineup of artists for for the 2012 summer season. For 14 years, two cultural institutions…
“Splendour of Masters” tour: Hindustani + Carnatic Indian classical music, plus Jazz!
One of the more unusual lineups of Indian classical musicians took the audience to new heights of excellence and entertainment: the concert series “Splendour of…
Kailash Kher: Sufi + Rock + Bollywood!
January 28, Bangalore Kailash Kher, charismatic singer in the Sufi-rock style, proved yet again that he is right at the cutting edge of fusion music…
Pleasurable Crocodile Blues
Samba Toure Crocodile Blues (World Music Network/Riverboat, 2011) Anybody who has read any number of my reviews knows well my addiction to Mali’s desert blues…
New Event Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival to Be Held in Miami February 2012
The 1st Annual Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance will take place February 9-12th, 2012 at The Historic Virginia Key Beach Park in…
Sunaad to Usher In The Delhi Spring Season with a Music Festival
Sunaad will be presenting the grand two day Music Festival *Sangamam 2012 on the 9th & the 10th of February 2012 at The Stein Auditorium…
Les Nubians Accept Who they Are
If you want to hide, just cut your hair short, sing Hélène and Célia Faussart, aka Les Nubians, in the funky number, Afrodance, from their…
The Gaia Festival 2012 Announces First Acts
The 2nd annual The Gaia Festival will be held August 3rd, 4th, 5th, at the beautiful Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, California, one of Northern…