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…
Masters of the Taranta Spider Dance
Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli Taranta Taranta (Italian World Music, 2009) Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli is one of the finest performers of the wild Taranta Music or spider…
World Fusion Pioneers Dissidenten to Receive International Peace Music Award 2012
Dissidenten, the German band that pioneered world fusion by collaborating with musicians from India, Spain, Morocco and other parts of the globe, will receive the…
Marta’s New Lingo
Marta Topferova The Other Shore (World Village 468110, 2011) Being a native of the Czech Republic hasn’t stopped Marta Topferova from recording albums of authentic,…
Stars of South Pacific Beat
Te Vaka Havili (2011) The colorful sounds of the South Pacific return with Havili, the 7th album by Te Vaka. As usual, the band combines…
Rising Vallenato Star Katiuska Mendoza Dies at 19
Lolita Acosta, a regular contributor to our Spanish language world music site, Músicas del Mundo, reported today the death of Katiuska Mendoza, a rising star…
Audio CD Release and Concert of Delhi Aishwarya Lakshmi at Chennai
Chennai is deemed to be the Mecca for Indian Carnatic Music and it would be any young artist’s dream to be able to perform and…