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…
Frisell and Cantuária Create Something Extraordinary
Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária Lágrimas Mexicanas (Entertainment One Music, 2011) Guitar guru Bill Frisell and Brazilian singer, musician and songwriter Vinicius Cantuária have teamed…
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2011 Announces Initial Artists
The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2011 announced the first dozen artists confirmed to perform at the festival’s 18th annual gathering taking place June 17-19…
World Music Winners of 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Announced
Winners of the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in the world music categories were announced tonight, February 13, 2011. Mali’s Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté…
KlezmerQuerque in New Mexico Celebrates its 9th Year in 2011
KlezmerQuerque a 3-day festival of concerts, workshops, and dance parties featuring Klezmer (the traditional dance & instrumental music of the Eastern European Jewish people) will…
Global Electronica Portfolio
Banco de Gaia Songs From The Silk Road (Disco Gecko, 2011) Songs From The Silk Road is an excellent introduction to the music of Banco…
Fiddler Eileen Ivers to Bring Immigrant Soul to North American Stages in 2011
Irish-American fiddler Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul will be performing in the United States February-April 2011. Her repertoire connects the Celtic dots from Galicia (Spain)…
Natacha Atlas and Basha Beats Release Video Titled Egypt Rise To Freedom Mix
In the wake of the events in Egypt, Natacha Atlas and her producer/arranger Samy Bishai have created a new remix and a video in solidarity…
Pursuing Radical Rhapsody
Al Di Meola Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody (Concord, 2011) One of the great American guitarists of our time, Al Di Meola, has a superb new…
Bob Dylan to Perform at 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards with Mumford & Sons and Avett Brothers in a Special Salute to Acoustic Music
Ten-time GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Bob Dylan will perform at 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards with current GRAMMY nominee Mumford &…
GondwanaSound Album of the Week January 21, 2009
Welcome to another eclectic round the world music adventure which starts with an Algerian Moroccan collaboration, Karim Said ex Weather Report and his long time…