Deliciously Inviting Lal Meri
Lal Meri Lal Meri (Six Degrees, 2009) The hip, savvy sound of Lal Meri sizzles from the outset of their self-titled debut CD. Pooling the…
View More Deliciously Inviting Lal MeriArgentine Accordion Sensation Chango Spasiuk Releases CD in North America
Innovative Argentinean accordion virtuoso and composer Chango Spasiuk’s latest CD is titled Pynandi – Los Descalzos (Barefoot), on World Village. The title comes from an…
View More Argentine Accordion Sensation Chango Spasiuk Releases CD in North AmericaSpanish Roots in 2008
Following their annual tradition, the Fundación Autor and performing rights organization SGAE released the 2008 Spanish music boxed set. The box includes 6 albums: SGAE…
View More Spanish Roots in 2008Brazilian Musical Universe
Various Artists The New Brazilian Music (2007) This double CD sampler was given out at WOMEX 2008 in Sevilla (Spain). The collection was put together…
View More Brazilian Musical UniverseRenowned Roots Festival Festival International de Louisiane Announces 2009 Line-up
Festival International de Louisiane, held in Lafayette (Louisiana, USA), will celebrate 23 years of American roots and world music, art, and cuisine. This year’s line-up…
View More Renowned Roots Festival Festival International de Louisiane Announces 2009 Line-upFolkCuba 2009
Author: María del Carmen Vasallo Havana, Cuba – FolkCuba 2009, the International Folklore Laboratory of Havana started its winter edition, as usual the third Monday…
View More FolkCuba 2009Alluring Rokia
[image1_left]Rokia Traoré Tchamantché (Nonesuch Records, 2009) Singer, songwriter and musician Rokia Traoré has followed up her critically-acclaimed CD Bowmboï with the evocatively rich Tchamantché out…
View More Alluring RokiaTracing the Banjo’s Roots
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Africa to Appalachia (Jayme Stone, 2008) A wonderful string music cultivation, combining the rolling earthy African roots music of Malian…
View More Tracing the Banjo’s RootsMusic of the Sephardic Diaspora with Jordi Savall at Alice Tully Hall in New York
Music of the Sephardic Diaspora will be the focus of a concert in the new Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on Sunday, February 22nd…
View More Music of the Sephardic Diaspora with Jordi Savall at Alice Tully Hall in New YorkBuckwheat Zydeco Performs in a Wisconsin Memorial Union Great Hall Dance Party to Celebrate Mardi Gras
Playing piano since age 9, Buckwheat Zydeco rose to fame in 1984 with "Zydeco Boogaloo," one of the genre’s signature songs. He will be performing…
View More Buckwheat Zydeco Performs in a Wisconsin Memorial Union Great Hall Dance Party to Celebrate Mardi Gras