From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight
Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…
Sufi Sensation Sanam Marvi to perform at du World Music Festival
Sanam Marvi is an outstanding Pakistani folk and Sufi singer and at her young age she is considered among the finest performers in the Sufi,…
New Festival in Dubai, du World Music Festival 2011
The du World Music Festival 2011 is a new world music festival taking place in Dubai. The line-up includes local and international musicians. Artist Line…
The Rough Guide To African Guitar Legends
The Rough Guide To African Guitar Legends (RGNET1259CD) presents a range of dynamic finger-picking legends. Renowned Malian guitarists Djelimady Tounkara and Ali Farka Touré, whose…
Modern Klezmer Band From Poland KlezmaFour Embarks on North American Tour
After competing against 24 Klezmer bands from 12 countries, the group KlezmaFour from Poland won two awards at the International Klezmer Music Competition in Amsterdam…
Cuban Sensation Danay Suarez Releases Album on Havana Cultura
The first album in a series of Havana Cultura Sessions highlights the vocal talents of Danay Suarez, backed by the masterful Roberto Fonseca and the…
Ghanaian Highlife Guitar Legend Ebo Taylor to Release Life Stories
Following his first international solo release with Afrobeat Academy, Love And Death, Ghanaian highlife guitar legend Ebo Taylor teams up again with Strut Records for…
Master Maskanda Musician from KwaZulu-Natal Shiyani Ngcobo Dies
South African guitarist and singer Shiyani Ngcobo, a master maskanda musician from KwaZulu-Natal, passed away on February 18th of 2011. Born in 1953 in Umzinto,…
Yemen Blues Begins North American Tour
Middle Eastern band Yemen Blues is starting its North American tour this week.Yemen Blues performs traditional Yemenite melodies combined with the world of blues, jazz…
Malick Pathé Sow to Perform at Rainforest World Music Festival 2011
After their successful showcase at Womex 2010, Senegalese singer Malick Pathé Sow and his group are preparing their summer tour with concerts at the renowned…
Video of the Week: Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco Presents La Habana Me Llama
Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, one of the hottest bands form Cuba, made this video titled v (Havana is Calling Me). Founded on February 25,…