Italian Powerhouse Kamafei to Bring the Tantalizing Sounds of Pizzica to Rainforest World Music Festival 2011
Italian band Kamafei is scheduled to perform July 8th at the Rainforest World Music Festival 2011. Kamafei is a south Italian powerhouse from Salento, playing…
Handprints of the Southwest
Aaron White and Anthony Wakeman Handprints of Our People (Canyon Records CR-7083, 2011) Handprints of Our People is a richly melodic and evocative album by…
Cheikh Lô’s Jamm Now Available in North America
Cheikh Lô’s new album, Jamm, is now available in the United States and Canada. On Jamm, which means “peace” in Wolof, Cheikh Lô’s mbalax rhythms…
Music and Mexican Immigrant Life in New York
The Museum of the City of New York is set to present Music and Mexican Immigrant Life in New York on Thursday, June 16 at…
Lebanese Hidden Treasures
Charbel Rouhana Doux Zen (Forward Music, 2010) Charbel Rouhana’s Doux Zen, out on the Lebanese label Forward Music, is a bit like following a cat…
Stirring Afrobeat Celebration
Femi Kuti Africa for Africa (Knitting Factory Records KFR1113CD, 2011) With Africa for Africa , Nigerian Afrobeat star Femi Kuti shows us why he is…
LA Phil to Present Big in Japan: Yellow Magic Orchestra & Cibo Matto at Hollywood Bowl
The biggest names in Japanese pop music are set to gather for this once-in-a-lifetime concert on Sunday, June 26, spanning genres and generations. Electro-pop pioneers…
Bobby Sanabria & Friends to Celebrate 100th Birthday of Mario Bauza in New York on June 18th
Havana to Harlem: 100 Years of Mario Bauzá, a special tribute concert to the “Godfather” of Afro Cuban Jazz – Mario Bauzá on Saturday, June…
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2011 Begins Next Weekend
The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival kicks off next weekend, June 17-19, at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds located in Boonville, California. Sierra Nevada features 3…
Extraordinary Persian Alchemy
Loga Ramin Torkian Mehraab (Terrestrial Lane Records/Electrofone, 2011) Multi-instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian has been one of the leading figures in the North American world music…