Fiery Mezcla
Pablo Menendez & Mezcla I’ll See You in Cuba (Zoho ZM201001, 2010) Mezcla, one of the leading Cuban contemporary jazz bands is back with an…
Toronto’s Ashkenaz Festival 2010 Spotlights the Multicultural Morph and Jubilance of Pan-Jewish Culture
All roads lead to Canada’s Ashkenaz Festival, following the twists and turns of a boldly adaptive, constantly evolving Jewish culture. They are highways running from…
Zakir Hussain at World Music Festival Chicago 2010 Opening Concert
World Music Festival Chicago 2010, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, opens on Tuesday, September 21, at 6:00 pm, with a free concert at Millennium Park’s…
Contradanza’s Mediterranean Travels
Contradanza Tentenelaire (Galileo Music/Nufolk NF012, 2010) Sevilla-based Contradanza is one of the leading groups in the new Andalusian folk movement. Together with Jerez’s La Jambre,…
Opinion running with afrobeat Down Under
Afrobeat, the ebullient amalgam of juju, jazz, soul and socio-political commentary created by Fela Kuti back in the 1970s, has enjoyed something of a renaissance…
Ukulele Fire
Brittni Paiva Four Strings: The Fire Within (Talmidim Productions TPCD0909, 2010) Brittni Paiva is a 21 year old ukulele virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist from Hawaii. Her…
Chicago World Music Festival 2010 Program Announced
The largest and longest running festival of international music in the United States returns with over 80 artists at 30 venues throughout Chicago. The City…
Haitian Roots Jazz Ensemble Markus Schwartz & Lakou Brooklyn Release Equinox
Markus Schwartz & Lakou Brooklyn will be having their Equinox CD Release Party with a performance on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at midnight at Iridium…
Roots Country Musician Caleb Klauder Releases ‘Western Country’
The brand-new roots country album from songwriter Caleb Klauder (of Foghorn Stringband) is now available. Titled Western Country, this is Caleb’s second album tapping into…
Afro-Spanish singer Buika’s first major North American Tour to hit 21 cities in 2010
Afro-Spanish singer Buika will be starting her first major North American Tour in the Fall of 2010, including 21 cities October 15 – November 20,…