Embracing Pacifism
Mad Sheer Khan DemoNcracy (2008) The latest recording by Mad Sheer Khan demonstrates the bipolar relationship many people across the world have with the United…
View More Embracing PacifismFolkinvierno 2009 Brings the Best of Spanish Folk Music to Las Rozas
The 2009 edition of Folkinvierno will present Galician piper Cristina Pato on Saturday, February 14. Cristina will give a workshop at noon and the concert…
View More Folkinvierno 2009 Brings the Best of Spanish Folk Music to Las RozasDisabled Congolese Street Band Staff Benda Bilili Will Release Tres Tres Fort in Spring 2009
Staff Benda Bilili are a group of paraplegic street musicians / polio victims who live in and around the grounds of Kinshasa Zoo, DR Congo.…
View More Disabled Congolese Street Band Staff Benda Bilili Will Release Tres Tres Fort in Spring 2009Irish Folk Band Beoga Releases The Incident
Beoga are very tight-lipped about the title of their third album, The Incident. "We are willing to disclose that the so-called ‘incident’ did occur on…
View More Irish Folk Band Beoga Releases The IncidentGetting Chummy With Chamame
Chango Spasiuk Pyandi – Los Descalzos (World Village 468083, 2009) If it’s Argentinean and involves a squeezebox, don’t instantly think tango. Think also chamame, an…
View More Getting Chummy With ChamameLegendary Bassist Cachaito Dies
Many in the music world are mourning the loss of Cuban bassist Orlando “Cachaito” Lopez. Mr. Lopez died Monday, February 9, 2009 in a…
View More Legendary Bassist Cachaito DiesLouder and Faster
Kal Radio Romanista (Asphalt Tango, 2009) Nearly three years after their self titled, debut album, Kal, the boys in black – are back. Louder, faster…
View More Louder and FasterMexican Musical Innovator Jorge Reyes Dies at 57
Iconic Mexican musician Jorge Reyes died of a heart attack on Saturday, February 7, 2009, at his recording studio. Jorge Reyes was 57. Jorge Reyes…
View More Mexican Musical Innovator Jorge Reyes Dies at 57Emmanuel Jal Misses Meals to Raise Funds for Emma Academy in Sudan
The photo that accompanies this article may not look much at the moment but this is the site in Sudan where the Emma Academy will…
View More Emmanuel Jal Misses Meals to Raise Funds for Emma Academy in SudanAcross The Divide, New Recording by Cuban Keyboardist Omar Sosa
Half Note Records will Omar Sosa Sextet’s latest CD, Across The Divide: A Tale of Rhythm & Ancestry on March 24 of 2009. Across The…
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