Modern Klezmer Band From Poland KlezmaFour Embarks on North American Tour
After competing against 24 Klezmer bands from 12 countries, the group KlezmaFour from Poland won two awards at the International Klezmer Music Competition in Amsterdam…
Cuban Sensation Danay Suarez Releases Album on Havana Cultura
The first album in a series of Havana Cultura Sessions highlights the vocal talents of Danay Suarez, backed by the masterful Roberto Fonseca and the…
Ghanaian Highlife Guitar Legend Ebo Taylor to Release Life Stories
Following his first international solo release with Afrobeat Academy, Love And Death, Ghanaian highlife guitar legend Ebo Taylor teams up again with Strut Records for…
Master Maskanda Musician from KwaZulu-Natal Shiyani Ngcobo Dies
South African guitarist and singer Shiyani Ngcobo, a master maskanda musician from KwaZulu-Natal, passed away on February 18th of 2011. Born in 1953 in Umzinto,…
Yemen Blues Begins North American Tour
Middle Eastern band Yemen Blues is starting its North American tour this week.Yemen Blues performs traditional Yemenite melodies combined with the world of blues, jazz…
Malick Pathé Sow to Perform at Rainforest World Music Festival 2011
After their successful showcase at Womex 2010, Senegalese singer Malick Pathé Sow and his group are preparing their summer tour with concerts at the renowned…
Video of the Week: Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco Presents La Habana Me Llama
Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, one of the hottest bands form Cuba, made this video titled v (Havana is Calling Me). Founded on February 25,…
More Afro-Peruvian Favorites
Peña Volume II (Secret Stash Records, 2011) Producer and guitarist Cory Wong has released a second set of recordings made during his visit to Peru.…
Naji Youssef: Melkite and Maronite Hymns and Chants at Alwan Festival of Sacred Music
Naji Youssef wil be performing music from the traditional Byzantine Catholic Melkite and Maronite liturgy on Saturday, February 26th, 9pm. A master of expressive vocal…
Honoring Afrobeat
Chopteeth Afrofunk Band – Live (Grigri Discs Grigri003, 2010) Alma Afrobeat Ensemble – Toubab Soul (Amphora Records AR1001, 2010) Two recent Afrobeat releases are by…