Rivka Amado & the Adama Band to perform at La Peña Cultural Center
Rivka Amado & the Adama Band are set to perform on Thursday, August 25 at 7:30pm at La Peña Cultural Center. She will perform hauntingly…
Irish Purists They Are Not
Beoga How to Tune a Fish (Compass Records, 2011) With How to Tune a Fish, the band’s fourth album, Beoga demonstrates that they are a…
Mandolin Adventures
Mike Marshall An Adventure 1999-2009 (Adventure Music, 2010) Mandolin virtuoso Mike Marshall has spent the last two decades exploring the musics of the world with…
Tori Ensemble at WOMAD Charlton Park
It was midday on Sunday, the third day of the WOMAD festival at Charlton Park and after a big Saturday night, there was already quite…
Arabic Music Inside Out
Tareq Abboushi & Shusmo Mumtastic (Shusmo.com, 2011) Palestinian pianist and buzuq player Tareq Abboushi along with his co-conspirators that make up Shusmo have turned Arabic…
German Record Critics’ Award Goes to Jodulator
The Association of German Record Critics’ has given the German Record Critics’ Award to Austrian band Hotel Palindrone for its album Jodulator, as a recording…
101 Things, Eclectic Dance Mix
Various Artists 101 Things To Do In Bongolia (Electric Cowbell, 2011) 101 Things To Do In Bongolia is a compilation of dance music that contains…
10th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days in October 2011
The 10th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days will take place October 1st – 31st, 2011. Daniel Pearl World Music Days is an international network…
Bachata Musician Joan Soriano to Perform in Durham at Motorco Music Hall
Dominican musician Joan Soriano is set to perform on Friday, September 23 at 8:00 pm at Motorco Music Hall in Durham, North Carolina. The “Duke…
Reggae Producer and Songwriter Joel Chin Dies at 35
VP Records announced today the passing of Joel Chin at the age of 35. Joel was shot last night (Tuesday, August 16) outside his home…