Interview with Aslak Oppebøen of Music Information Centre Norway
As a complement to World Music Central’s series of articles about Norway, Angel Romero interviewed Aslak Oppebøen, Head of Information Department at Music Information Centre…
Los Cenzontles Are Joined by Ry Cooder, David Hidalgo and Pete Sears on New Album ‘Raza De Oro’
On October 12, California-based Mexican folk ensemble Los Cenzontles will release ‘Raza De Oro’ (‘Golden People’), a collection of Mexican roots music that pays tribute…
Global Tribute to Bob Marley
Various Artists Tribute to a Reggae Legend (Putumayo PUT 303-2, 2010) Putumayo has released Tribute to a Reggae Legend as a tribute to Bob Marley,…
Iraqi Oud Master Rahim AlHaj Talks About his New Album Titled Little Earth
In the dry mountains of New Mexico (United States of America), Iraqi oud (lute) master Rahim AlHaj raises homing pigeons. Persecuted for a single potent…
Rupa & the April Fishes Announce 2010 Fall Tour
World music sensation Rupa & the April Fishes will be hitting the road in the fall of 2010. Rupa & the April Fishes had been…
Renowned Piper Xosé Manuel Budiño Releases CD & DVD Set Titled Volta
Volta, Xosé Manuel Budiño´s new album, is a roundtrip documentary, a ‘road movie’ of sorts, covering four continents, ending with a live concert at the…
New Video from Jah Sun’s single ‘Ganjah Don’
Reggae artist Jah Sun has a new video titled “Ganjah Don”. The video is a single from the new album, Battle of the Dragon, coming…
M.O.D. Technologies To Release Albums by Method of Defiance
Method of Defiance will release three albums in the next months. First, the immediately accessible Jahbulon (October 5th) featuring ten songs with vocalists Dr. Israel…
Umeya at Festival Frigiliana Tres Culturas on Friday, 27th of August 2010
Umeya will be at the prestigious Festival Frigliana Tres Culturas, in that fantastic enclave, in the Axarquía region of Malaga province, that was one of…
Basin Street Records Signs the Iconic Rebirth Brass Band
On this 5th anniversary week, as we remember the devastation and flooding that occurred after Hurricane Katrina due to poorly built levees, Basin Street Records…