Asian fusion jazz kicks off Borneo Jazz Festival in fine style
The Indian jazz-fusion band Dhruv kicked off the four-day Borneo Jazz Festival in fine style. The festival, held in Miri, Malaysia, is now in its…
Masterful Confluence
Amjad Ali Khan and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Samaagam (World Village 468102, 2011) Two of the great classical music traditions of the world come together…
Persian Vocal Master Mamak Khadem & Ensemble with Special Guest Artists in Los Angeles
Persian vocalist Mamak Khadem will be performing with special guests Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Shahrokh Moshkinghalam and Fereidoun Farahandouz on Saturday, May 14 at 8:00 pm…
Vieux Farka Toure Spring Tour 2011 Begins This Week
Vieux Farka Toure’s Spring Tour 2011 will begin on May 13th in Colorado (USA). He will be promoting his third and most accomplished studio album,…
Tuareg Sensation Bombino to Begin Agadez World Tour in June 2011
Starting this June, Bombino and his band embark on a four month world tour in support of his new album Agadez. Beginning in Europe at…
Pat Metheny to release Solo Acoustic Album, What’s It All About on June 14
Nonesuch Records will release Pat Metheny’s What’s It All About, a solo acoustic album, on June 14, 2011. After nearly 40 recordings under his name,…
Africa Oyé Festival 2011 Will Be free
Africa Oyé Festival in the UK announced this week that the festival will again be free and unfenced this year. Oyé have always maintained that…
Putumayo Presents Jazz Classics
Various Artists Putumayo Presents Jazz (Putumayo World Music, 2011) From the opening strains of Nina Simone’s version of “My Baby Just Care For Me,” Putumayo’s…
Video of the Week: JuJu live in Basel
One of the hottest bands in the world music scene is UK-based JuJu. The band includes Justin Adams (electric guitar, bendir, backing vocals), Juldeh Camara…
Hugh Masekela to Celebrate Mama Afrika at Blaze Festival 2011 in London
Sunday 10 July & Monday 11 July 2011 Hugh Masekela: Celebrate Mama Afrika Hackney Empire Produced by Serious The spirit of Africa’s best-known voice, Miriam…