Peyoti Inconformity
Peyoti for President Rising Tide of Conformity (2009) Rising Tide of Conformity, the debut album from the [wiki:London] based band, Peyoti for President, delivers Protest…
View More Peyoti InconformityCzech Sensation Iva Bittova Will Perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London
The final date of the Pulse Festival, showcasing the best in Central and Eastern European music, features Czech violinist Iva Bittova at the Purcell Room,…
View More Czech Sensation Iva Bittova Will Perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall in LondonWOMEX 2009 Artist Award Goes to Staff Benda Bilili of D.R. Congo
WOMEX announced today the winners of the WOMEX 09 Award for artists: Staff Benda Bilili, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire). British…
View More WOMEX 2009 Artist Award Goes to Staff Benda Bilili of D.R. CongoThe Recording Academy Changes Folk, Latin, and Polka Grammy Award Fields
The Recording Academy in the United States announced today that the Academy’s Trustees voted to rename and expand the Folk Field, restructure the Latin Field,…
View More The Recording Academy Changes Folk, Latin, and Polka Grammy Award FieldsRupa & the April Fishes Celebrate I Like My Bike Night
June’s I Like My Bike Night in Berkeley (California) features local sensations Rupa & the April Fishes and bicycle touring band the Ginger Ninjas at…
View More Rupa & the April Fishes Celebrate I Like My Bike NightRare Elements Focus on Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Omar Faruk Tekbilek Rare Elements – Omar Faruk Tekbilek (5 Points Records, 2009) The Rare Elements remix series returns with a focus on one of…
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La Musgaña 20 (Mad River Records) Although Castilian music is not as well known as flamenco or Spanish Celtic music from Galicia and Asturias, several…
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Los Angeles-based Cambodian-American rock band Dengue Fever have announced their first European tour dates of 2009, in support of their new documentary Sleepwalking Through the…
View More Cambodian-American Surf Rock Band Dengue Fever Live at London’s ScalaReggae Rising Music Festival 2009
Reggae Rising Music Festival will take place on July 31st – August 2nd at the Dimmick Ranch and French’s Camp, situated along the world renowned…
View More Reggae Rising Music Festival 2009Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara Tell No Lies
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara Tell No Lies (Real World Records, 2009) The sinewy strains of the riti, Gambia’s one-string spike fiddle, stretched tight over…
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