Group Doueh Announces European Tour
Group Doueh will be returning to Europe in May 2011. Buoyed by an early invite to play at Animal Collective’s All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP), the…
WOMEX 2011 Call for Conference Speakers
World music conference WOMEX 2011, which will be held in Copenhagen this year, is currently accepting proposals for world music conferences. WOMEX 2011 will be…
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club at London’s La Linea 2011 Festival
Following a series of hugely successful performances in recent years, the twelve-piece Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club which features a number of Buena Vista Social…
A. J. Racy to Perform At Alwan for the Arts Festival of Sacred Music
In his long-awaited Alwan debut, the gifted and versatile Dr. Ali Jihad Racy of Lebanon will give a solo performance Saturday, February 19th in a…
A Call for the Protest Song
I attended to my first anti-war march when I was three years old. Okay, I was in a stroller and was, technically, pushed. I’ve attended…
Live From NY: Una Noche De Musica Canceled Due to Visa Problems
Live From NY: An Evening Of Music/Una Noche De Musica was canceled due to difficulties regarding the reception of the visas required to travel to…
World Music Conference WOMEX 2011 Call for Showcase Proposals
The largest world music conference and showcase WOMEX once again invites artists from all over the globe to showcase at the most important international gathering…
Rockin’ Bhangra
Kissmet Trippin’ the life fantastic! Silks, turbans, tablas and electric guitars. With roots in the Punjab, “Trippin’ the life fantastic!” is possibly the perfect rock…
The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Release American Legacies on April 12th
The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band explore the common ground where bluegrass and jazz meet in their collaborative American Legacies project…
Popular Classics from Bukhara and Beyond
Various Artists Music of Central Asia Vol. 7: In the Shrine of the Heart: Popular Classics from Bukhara and Beyond (Smithsonian Folkways SFW40526, 2010) The…