Atlas Not Shrugging
Natacha Atlas Mounqaliba (In a State of Reversal) (Six Degrees Records 657036 1170 2 0, 2010) Natacha Atlas, formerly of groundbreaking fusion band Transglobal Underground…
Paquito D’Rivera to Release Panamericana Suite
Cuban-born alto saxophone and clarinet virtuoso Paquito D’Rivera will release his new CD, titled Panamericana Suite,on the MCG Jazz label on November 2. Recorded live…
Bassist Avishai Cohen to Begin 2010 North American Tour
Legendary jazz bassist Avishai Cohen is embarking on a North American tour to promote his latest release, titled Aurora (EMI Music). The phenomenon that is…
Forro In The Dark to Tour With Gogol Bordello in Fall 2010
New York City’s Forro In The Dark will be touring with Gogol Bordello in October and November of 2010. Forró In The Dark have been…
Seconds on the Chicha
The Roots of Chicha 2, Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru (Barbes Records BR0028, 2010) It was worth the wait, and now what a joy to have…
Spotlight Québec offWOMEX Showcase at WOMEX 2010
Folquébec will present Spotlight Québec on Friday, 29 October of 2010. Spotlight Québec is an offWOMEX Showcase at WOMEX 2010 featuring folk, trad and world…
American Soul Legend Solomon Burke Dies in the Netherlands at 70
The legendary soul, gospel, country and crossover singer Solomon Burke died October 10th of 2010 at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. He was 70 years old. An…
Reggae Album Hi Grade Ganja Anthems 3 to Be Released November 2, 2010
A stellar cast of artists light up Hi Grade Ganja Anthems 3, the third volume in the successful series that celebrates the virtues of marijuana,…
Alternative View of Flamenco
Mixtolobo Frontera (Bujio Producciones BJ-205, 2010) Mixtolobo brings together the passionate worlds of Flamenco and rock music. Mixtolobo is led by two guitarists: Juan Diego…
Dub Colossus to return to London in November 2010
Dub Colossus will perform live in London on Wednesday, 10 November 2010, for the only UK show of 2010. In 2006 Nick ‘Dubulah’ Page, British…