Spectacular Arabian Nights Live
Kristjan Jarvi’s Absolute Ensemble Arabian Nights Live at Town Hall NYC (Enja Records, 2011) Fans of Kristjan Jarvi’s Absolute Ensemble and their previous recordings Absolute…
The Latin Recording Academy Announces 2011 Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Latin Recording Academy announced this week that the late Joe Arroyo (who died this week), Gal Costa, José Feliciano, Alex Lora, Les Luthiers, Rubén…
Colombian Tropical Music Star Joe Arroyo Dies at 55
Legendary Colombian singer, songwriter and composer Joe Arroyo died this morning, Tuesday, July 27th, 2011, at 7:45 a.m. at clínica La Asunción in Barranquilla (Colombia).…
Founder of The French Music Export Office Jean-François Michel Dies
Influential music industry developer Jean-François Michel passed away Saturday, July 23rd. Jean-François Michel was active in the music industry for many years. He namely founded…
Influential Guinean Musician Kanté Manfila Dies in Paris
Renowned Guinean guitarist and composer Kanté Manfila died in Paris on July 20, 2011 following a long illness. Kanté Manfila was born in 1946 in…
Grabbing the Bull by the Horns
Ocote Soul Sounds Taurus (ESL Music ESL 175, 2011) Back with album number three, Ocote Soul Sounds (OSS) continue to combine Afro-Latin funk with a…
Grand Finale at 2011 Rainforest World Music Festival
Sunday, July 10th was the last day of the 2011 Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak (Malaysia). The Sunset Concert at the Dewan Lagenda featured…
Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice Release “The Heart of a Song”
Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice are scheduled to release “The Heart of a Song” (Rebel Records) in late Summer 2011. The new project will feature…
VP Records To Releases Double Disc Gregory Isaacs Tribute Album
VP Records is set ti release the double-disc collection, We Remember Gregory Isaacs, on August 16, 2011. Saxophonist and producer Dean Fraser assembled an all-star…
Afrobeat on the Upswing
Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 From Africa with Fury: Rise (Knitting Factory Records KFR1110CD, 2011) Seun Anikulapo Kuti, son of Nigerian Afrobeat creator and…