The Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal
The Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal Walking On (Real World) This vintage Indo-British fusion album features a collaboration between sitar virtuoso Ananda Shankar…
Antonio Carlos Jobim to Receive a Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy
The Recording Academy announced its Special Merit Lifetime Achievement Awards recipients today, December 21st, 2011. Brazilian arranger, singer and pianist/guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim is one…
Guitar Maestro Al Di Meola to Release “Morocco Fantasia” Video
Jazz and world fusion pioneer Al Di Meola will be releasing a new video titled Morocco Fantasia on DVD and Blu-ray on January 24. The…
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Shafqat Amanat Ali Tabeer (Music Today) Pakistani music has made a notable impact in India, especially through eminent vocalists such as Shafqat Amanat Ali and…
Top World Music Albums of 2011, Critics’ Picks
This year we begin the list of best world music album with our most recent contributor, Tony Hillier. He is based in Cairns in far…
Cuban Pianistic Prodigy
While his name might only be familiar to a American jazz aficionados, Fabian Almazan, at 27, is already being compared with some of the finest…
Video of the Week: Bissa by Fatoumata Diawara
This week’s music video features Bissa, a song taken from Fatoumata Diawara’s debut album titled Fatou. The video was directed by Boris Persikoff. Malian singer-songwriter…
East African Music Festival Sauti za Busara Confirms 2012 Line-up
The 9th edition of the renowned Sauti za Busara music festival is set to take place in scenic Stone Town, Zanzibar (Tanzania) from Wednesday, February…
The Queen of Morna Cesaria Evora Dies at 70
Cape Verdean Star Cesaria Evora, one of the most famous international world music acts, died today at Baptista de Sousa hospital in Mindelo on the…
Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane Releases Thiossane
Thiossane (Sterns Music) is the title of the new album by Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane. This is his first as lead artist. Aged 74, Ablaye Ndiaye…