Ryuichi Sakamoto Announces 2010 North American Tour Dates and New Album
Ryuichi Sakamoto will make a rare North American solo tour this Fall, bringing his music to audiences through sustainable and ecologically sound touring. The performance…
Sing Out! Founder Irwin Silber Dies at 84
Irwin Silber, the long-time editor of renowned folk music magazine Sing Out! (from 1950-1977), passed away September 8th at 2:30 pm Pacific Time in in…
Balkan Brass by the Bay
Brass Menazeri Vranjski San (Porto Franco Records PFR018, 2010) You never quite know how it’s going to turn out when a style of music closely…
Karl Seglem Releases Ossicles
For over a decade, Norwegian hornsman Karl Seglem has made expressing things that can not be put into words his goal. He may have come…
Richard Thompson Releases Dream Attic
Richard Thompson, the brilliant guitarist and songwriter known, released his new album Dream Attic this month. The songs were recorded during a West Coast tour…
Afro-Latin Safe Haven
Mukele Quylombo (Chana Records, 2009) Quylombo is the second release by Argentine guitarist and vocalist Mukele. The Buenos Aires native is at the forefront of…
Fiesta des Suds 2010 in Marseilles, a Banquet of the Cultures of the World
The 19th Edition of the Fiesta des Suds festival will be held at Dock de Suds in Marseilles, October 15-23, 2010. The large festival held…
World Music Festival Musicport 2010, a Hot Ticket
Musicport Festival 2010 promises to be yet another feast of top artists and musicians from the international, national and regional stages bringing one of the…
The GondwanaSound Report, September 11
Gondwana Sound’s album of the week, Djitoumou, comes from Idrissa Soumaoro, every one’s side man but a fantastic songwriter and musician in his own right.…
Riad & Takht to Play Chicago World Music Festival 2010
Violinist and composer Riad Abdel-Gawad & Takht will play the Chicago World Music Festival 2010. Concerts will be take place September 25th at the Clark…