Hossam Ramzy Discusses the Sensational Rock The Tabla
“My music is very much part of what is happening in Egypt today” – Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy realizes a 10-year…
Duke Performances to Present Exciting World Music Series for 2011/12 Season
Top World music acts return to Duke Performances in Durham, North Carolina, for its 2011/12 season. Highlights include the extraordinarily talented Anoushka Shankar, who will…
The Late John Martyn’s Blues Legacy
Heaven and Earth is the title of the last album by British musical legend John Martyn, a musician that was admired by fellow musicians such…
Swept Away by Syriana
Syriana The Road to Damascus (Real World, 2011) It’s impossible not to be swept away on the opening strains of Real World’s The Road to…
Salsa Sizzle Comes to Asia: 6th International Salsa Congress kicks off in Bangalore!
Regarded as one of the largest salsa dance events in Asia, the 6th International Salsa Congress kicks off today over a three-day weekend in Bangalore.…
Franco-Spanish Star Manu Chao Launches Long-Awaited United States Tour
Global star Manu Chao’s highly-anticipated return to the United State is set to kick off later this month in Boston and ends with a major…
Indie Distributor PIAS & AIM Establish Fund for Record Labels Affected by Sony DADC Fire
Following the devastating fire on Monday night at Sony DADC’s Enfield facility, which destroyed the stock of hundreds of independent labels, The Association of Independent…
World Music Label Putumayo Launches New Series With African Beat and Latin Beat Albums
World Music record label Putumayo announced the launch of the Putumayo World Beat series with the forthcoming albums African Beat and Latin Beat, to be…
Renovated Dances of Castile and Cantabria
Vallarna Km 90 (Folka Records, 2008) Spanish folk music group Vallarna recently sent us a copy of their album titled Km. 90. vallarna is formed…
Eritrea’s Got Soul
While music lovers around the world have been showing a huge interest in Ethiopian reissues from the 70s, neighboring Eritrea has in a way vanished…