Øyunn Romtveit Releases Kveding, Traditional Singing from Vinje in Telemark
Norwegian musician Øyunn Romtveit has a new album titled Kveding i heimetradisjon – Traditional Singing from Vinje in Telemark (Etnisk Musikklubb). “I was brought up…
The Great Summer Festival of World Cultures, Pirineos Sur, Returns to the Pyrenees
The 20th International Festival of World Cultures Pirineos Sur 2011 will take place July 14 to 31 at the picturesque Valle de Tena in Huesca…
Esperanza Spalding to Perform at Blaze Festival 2011 in London
Vocalist and bassist Esperanza Spalding is set to perform on Monday, jury 11th, 2011, at 8:00 pm at Barbican Hall in London. Esperanza Spalding is…
Malian Guitar Goodness
Lobi Traore Bwati Kono (Kanga System Krush, 2011) Ditching the summer blues with some kick ass electric guitar blues just got a whole lot easier…
Double CD Celebrates Guy Clark
This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (Icehouse Music) is scheduled for release on November 1, 2011 to celebrate Clark’s 70th birthday. Guy…
Incendiary Cool
Eliane Elias Light My Fire (Concord Picante CPI-32761-02, 2011) The connections between Brazilian music, jazz and pop are longstanding, and Sao Paulo-born pianist/singer/composer Eliane Elias…
Australia’s Ethiopian Music Ambassador
Awareness in Australia of vintage Ethiopian soul music (aka Ethiojazz) has increased exponentially in recent years. French producer Francis Falceto put the idiom on the…
Congotronics vs. Rockers to perform July 3rd in Berlin
The Congotronics vs. Rockers project is set to perform Sunday, Julky 3rd at 8:00 p.m. at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. Big names…
WOMEX 2011 Announces Second Set of World Music showcases
WOMEX 2011 organizers announced today the second set of artists scheduled to perform at the 2011 conference. The essential world music conference, showcase and trade…
In On It
Vieux Farka Toure The Secret (Six Degrees 65703611792, 2011) It’s no longer any secret that the origins of the blues are West African, just as…