Well Worth the Insomnia
V.M. Bhatt & Matt Malley Sleepless Nights (World Village 468097, 2010) Indian master musician V.M Bhatt was in on one of Ry Cooder’s early excursions…
Frigg’s Fiddle Wizardry at Førde Folk Music Festival 2010
One of the highlights of the Førde Folk Music Festival was Finnish-Norwegian band Frigg, which features four young master flddlers. We don’t have footage from…
Impressions of Førde Folk Music Festival 2010, Human Dimensions and Labor of Love
Sunday, July 11th was the last day of the Førde Folk Music Festival. One of the big sensations of the festival was accordion supergroup The Samurai,…
Wisconsin Union Theater Announces Tentative Line-up of Madison World Music Festival 2010
The seventh annual Madison World Music Festival will be held from September 23-25, 2010, in the Memorial Union and at the Willy Street Fair. Several…
Golden Age of Congolese Music
Various Artists African Pearls: Congo – Pont Sur Le Congo (Syllart, 2010) The double CD set Congo – Pont Sur Le Congo is part of…
Legendary Blues Guitarist Phillip Walker Dies at 73
In a press release distributed this afternoon, Delta Groove Music announced the passing of renowned blues musician Phillip Walker. “It is with deepest sorrow that…
Irish Folk-Rockers The Saw Doctors to Begin United States Summer Tour in August 2010
It takes a special kind of mind to leap from Ireland’s recent smoking ban to ancestral bones and urban sprawl in the space of…
Soniquete’s Chocolate Video, the Bright Future of Flamenco Rumba
Soniquete is an exciting new band formed by young Flamenco musicians who met at a series of flamenco workshops in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz…
The Psychedelic Metamorphosis of Cumbia
Various Artists Cumbia Beat Vol. 1 – , Experimental Guitar-Driven Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966-1976 (Vampisoul Vampi 116CD, 2010) The double CD set Cumbia Beat Vol.…
New Book ‘Great Musicians from our First Nations’ Celebrates North American Native Musicians
Great Musicians from our First Nations, written by Vincent Schilling, is the latest book in the First Nations Series for Young Readers from Second Story…