Kyab Yul-Sa’s Himalayan Whispers
Kyab Yul-Sa – Murmures d’Himalaya (Nangma Prod, 2024) The Kyab Yul-Sa trio, recipients of the 2021 Prix des Musiques d’Ici award, will debut their new…
Fela Kuti Alagbon Close / Why Black Man Dey Suffer (Wrasse, 2007) Two of Fela Kuti’s classics, Alagbon Close and Why Black Man Dey Suffer,…
View More Revolutionary AfrobeatAuthor: Omar Vázquez Cuban musician Ricardo Abreus, cofounder in 1959 of Los Papines, passed away last Tuesday from a stroke at age 75 in Havana.…
View More Los Papines Co-founder Ricardo Abreus Passes Away in HavanaWith the June 23, 2009 release of (HUCD3168) on Heads Up International, steelpan master Andy Narell joins forces with calypso legend Relator to explore the…
View More University of Calypso Brings Together Calypso Legend and Steelpan VirtuosityThe Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage’s (ADACH) World Music series concluded this year’s program with a concert by an Azerbaijani musical legend yesterday.…
View More Abu Dhabi’s World Music Series a SuccessLocos Por Juana, one of the hottest Latin alternative rock bands in the United States visited Durham (North Carolina) to perform at the Taste…
View More Locos Por Juana Delivers Infectious Latin Beats at Taste of DurhamDennis Noda, one of the few Asian-American musicians who attained recognition from artists and audiences throughout the world, passed away on May 19. Dennis, a…
View More Dennis Noda, Internationally Known Asian-American Bassist DiesCheo Feliciano El Señor Sentimiento (Fania, 2009) All right all you Latin fans, have I got the goods for you. Overflowing with 30 tracks of…
View More Salsa’s Mr. FeelingYoshida Brothers – Prism (Domo, 2009) Japan’s Yoshida Brothers have become very popular in their native Japan and abroad because of their fiery performances on…
View More The Prism of the Kings of the Tsugaru ShamisenInvisible System – Punt – Made In Ethiopia (Harper Diabate Records, 2009) How an aid worker, who spent eight years in Mali and Ethiopia,…
View More Gracious Spirit of the Ethiopian SoulMariachi Real De San Diego – Mariachi Classics (Mardi Gras Records, 2009) Last March I taught a Latin music appreciation class in Bellingham, Washington. The…
View More Mariachi Real De San Diego’s Songs of Old Mexico