Egyptian Ensemble Zikrayat Added to globalFEST 2011 Line-Up
globalFEST 2011 has just announced that traditional Egyptian music ensemble Zikrayat will be rounding out the 13-artist lineup for this year’s festival. With a mission…
Celtic Connections 2011 Opening Concert to Feature Zakir Hussain
The Celtic Connections Opening Concert: The Pulse of World featuring Zakir Hussain will take place Thursday, 13 January, at 7:30pm at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall,…
Flamenco Star Enrique Morente Dies at 67
The music and arts world in Spain is in shock. Flamenco maestro Enrique Morente died today in Madrid at Madrid’s clínica La Luz. The legendary…
Flamenco Maestro Enrique Morente in State of Brain Death
Enrique Morente, who is regarded by many as the best flamenco singer since the death of Camarón de la Isla is in a state of…
Interview with Australian Blues Guitar Sensation Claude Hay
On your latest recording Deep Fried Satisfied you kick out some powerfully meaty blues music, but you’ve snuck in some rock, Southern rock, Bayou blues,…
Deep Fried Blues
Claude Hay Deep Fried Satisfied (Ingot Rock, 2010) If I had to guess the only box Claude Hay ever put himself in was one that…
Reggae Event One Love Festival Returns 9th – 21st August 2011
The One Love Festival, the UK’s No1 Reggae and Dub fest will return with an outstanding line-up already confirmed. The organizers have released a limited…
Canadian Bansuri Master Catherine Potter Dies at 52
Canadian musician Catherine Potter lost her battle with breast cancer on December 3, 2010, at the age of 52. She was widely considered Canada’s master…
Flamenco Star Enrique Morente in Intensive Care
Enrique Morente, one great masters of flamenco, is in “stable condition,” according to his family, at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Madrid’s Clínica La…
Mysterious Duality
Jayanthi Kumaresh Mysterious Duality Just Me (EarthSync, 2010) Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh’s Mysterious Duality, out on the EarthSync label, is one giant leap into the ethereal…