Influential Mississippi Bluesman David Honeyboy Edwards Dies
Legendary blues musician David Honeyboy Edwards died this morning Monday, August 29, 2011, about 3:00 am while resting peacefully at home. June 28, 1915 –…
Dub Invasion Festival 2011 to Be Held in New York and Boston
Dub Invasion Festival 2011 will be held in New York and Boston from September 7-16. The festival will include shows by world-class performers, including Lee…
Bay Area Flamenco Festival 2011 to Present Gypsy Star Diego El Cigala
The 6th Annual Bay Area Flamenco Festival: Festival Flamenco Gitano will be held October 22-30, presented by The Bay Area Flamenco Partnership. Direct from Spain,…
New Tuvan Directions
Alash Ensemble Buura (CDBY, 2011) Okay, I just admit a little quirk of mine right here – I can’t help myself when it comes to…
William Kennedy Piping Festival 2011 Program Announced
The 2011 edition of the william Kennedy Piping Festival will which take place in Armagh from the 17th – 20th November. Lúnasa, Guidewires, The Anxo…
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to Release Mickey Hart’s World Music Collection
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings announced that they are going to release the world music recordings known as the ‘Mickey Hart Collection.’ The plan is to preserve…
India.Arie & Idan Raichel Concert at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication Ceremony
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation has invited GRAMMY award-winning artist India.Arie and musician Idan Raichel to perform this Sunday, August 28th…
Polished Desert Blues
Tinariwen Tassili (Anti, 2011) Anyone who has followed CD reviews for any length of time here at World Music Central knows that desert blues is…
Essential Salsa Movie Our Latin Thing Remastered and Reissued in 3 Disc Set
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa) 40th Anniversary Limited Edition (Fania, 2011) Fania Records has reissued the legendary salsa documentary Our Latin Thing on DVD. The…
Cadiz Essence
Tito Alcedo Janda (2010) Spanish guitarist is one of those excellent musicians that deserves more exposure. He was one of the pioneers of flamenco-rooted rock…