Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort
Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…
Highlife Klassics
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley The Klassiks of Ambolley (Simigwa Records, 2009) Guitarist, singer, composer and producer Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, known as the “Simigwa Do Man”, is one of…
Clearwater Announces Complete Line-up for the 2010 Great Hudson River Revival in New York State
Beacon (New York), USA – Clearwater has finalized the line-up for the 2010 Great Hudson River Revival, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday,…
Vieux Farka Toure and Locos Por Juana at 8th Heineken TransAtlantic Festival
Vieux Farka Toure (Mali, West Africa) and Locos Por Juana (Miami, USA) are set to perform Saturday, April 24th, 7:00PM sharp in Miami Beach. Vieux…
Orquesta Anacaona’s Founder Yolanda Castro Dies in Havana
The Cuban Ministry of Culture and the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), announced that Yolanda Castro, founder of Orquesta Anacaona, died…
Blues Music Awards 2010 to Include Live Performance by Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Buddy Guy on May 6, 2010
Memphis (Tennessee), USA – The Blues Foundation confirmed that the legendary blues musician Buddy Guy will perform at the 2010 Blues Music Awards on Thursday,…
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Matt Malley of Counting Crows Release Sleepless Nights
Sleepless Nights (World Village 468097) is an unexpected collaboration between Indian guitar slide guitar virtuoso Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Matt Malley, the former bassist of…
San Francisco Free Folk Festival 2010
The 34th annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival (SFFMC) will once again be held at Presidio Middle School at Geary and 30th Ave. on June…
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba to perform at Glastonbury 2010
Mali’s ngoni superstars Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba will be returning to the UK to perform at this year’s Glastonbury festival (on the West Holts…
Taking Good Care
Very Be Careful Escape Room (Barbes Records, 2010) Be very careful that you don’t label Los Angeles-based Very Be Careful a world music band. They’re…
National Pride
Razia Zebu Nation (Cumbancha CMB CD 16, 2010) It would be a dirty shame to see an environment and ecosystem as unique as that of…