Beguiling Latin Jazz
Steve Khan Parting Shot (Tone Center TC40702, 2011) Jazz guitarist Steve Khan has always had great interest in Latin jazz and he finally decided to…
Scottish Collective Das Contras to release Album in June 2011
Das Contras are a Scottish collective born in The Kingdom of Fife and bred in Glasgow, comprising some of the country’s best professional musicians. They…
First Roots to Reggae Music Festival in Massachusetts
Bull McCabe’s Pub in Somerville (Massachusetts) will be hosting its first annual “Roots to Reggae” Outdoor Music Festival on June 11th, 2011 from 3:00 PM…
Austrian World Music Band Hotel Palindrone to Release Jodulator 3000
In a few days time Austrian band Hotel Palindrone is set to present its 4th album titled Jodulator 3000 (Pocket Sized Sun Records). The album…
Veena Elegance
Nirmala Rajasekar Into the Raga (Innova Recordings, 2011) Riding the elegance that belongs to the veena, the plucked, stringed instrument of the lute family found…
Kong Audio Launches New Line of Software with Samples of Chinese Musical Instruments
Kong Audio unveiled the latest fruition of the much lauded Chinese instruments product line: Chinee Series QIN Edition. Starting out as a sample content developer…
Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance to Begin North American Tour Next Week
Dead Can Dance founder Brendan Perry will kick off a North American co-headline tour with Robin Guthrie on May 30th in Washington, DC. In addition…
Environmental festival Clearwater Announces Final Line-up for 2011
Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival (Clearwater Festival), the United State’s oldest music and environmental festival, takes place June 18 and 19 at Croton Point Park…
Video of the Week: “Three Little Birds” by International Music Collective Playing For Change
International music collective Playing For Change has released a new video, titled “Three Little Birds,” which is a reinterpretation of Bob Marley’s classic. “Three Little…
Owiny Sigoma Band to Go on Tour in 2011
Following the release of their debut album, Owiny Sigoma Band, announce UK and European live dates this summer. The 7-piece group, made up of British…