Cape Verdian Star Cesaria Evora Ends Her Musical Career at 70
Cesaria Evora‘s management company and record label Lusafrica announced this morning in Paris that the renowned singer from Cape Verde will be retiring effective today.…
Omar Sosa Album Calma Nominated for Latin GRAMMY 2011
Omar Sosa’s solo piano CD, Calma, has received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best Instrumental Album. The 11th annual Latin GRAMMY awards will be held…
Ethno Sweden On The Road – Live in Sweden
Between 4 and 15 October 2011, a selected group of Ethno Sweden participants are invited to come back after the camp to perform and participate…
Carolina Chocolate Drops and Luminescent Orchestrii to Perform at Duke University on December 2
Carolina Chocolate Drops and Luminescent Orchestrii are set to perform at Duke University’s Page Auditorium in Durham, North Carolina on Friday, December 2, 2011, at…
Roskilde Festival Gives World Music Award to Egyptian Center for Local Music
The board of the Roskilde Festival World Music Award (Denmark) has chosen the El Mastaba Center for Folk Music as the 2011 recipient of the…
Balkan Lusitanians
Mu Casa Nostra Portuguese band Mu continues its global musical travels with its second album titled Casa Nostra (Our House). Mu combines original Balkan-inspired material…
Interview with World fusion Pioneer Matthew Montfort of “Ancient Future”
“World fusion music is a cross-cultural collaboration between master musicians” – Matthew Montfort of “Ancient Future” Formed in 1978, Ancient Future is a long-running “musical…
Renowned Salsa and Jazz Pianist Eddie Palmieri Celebrates 50 Years with DVD
Musician, composer and band leader Eddie Palmieri celebrated his 50th anniversary with a live concert filmed at the Bushnell Memorial Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. Palmieri…
Noah Never Had it so Funky
The Funk Ark From the Rooftops (ESL Music ESL176, 2011) I don’t know what your reminiscences of the good old days are all about, but…
Klezmer Rooted and Reinvented
The Klezmatics – Live at Town Hall (Klezmatics Disc KD2010, 2011) Roger Davidson – On the Road of Life (Soundbrush Records SR1020, 2011) Could New…