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…
Erykah Badu Releases New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
Erykah Badu’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh has arrived. It is the multi-platinum selling, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/actress’ follow-up…
Delicate Beauty Recovered
Tomoko Sugawara Along the Silk Road: Ancient and Modern Music for the Kugo (Motema Music, 2010) The type of harp that Tomoko Sugawara plays on…
Rokia Traoré Kicks off Seven-City 2010 U.S. Tour April 10
New York City, USA – Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rokia Traoré returns to the U.S. this spring in support of her most recent album, Tchmantché.…
Renowned Singer-Songwriter Jorge Drexler Releases Amar La Trama
One of the most important creative forces in the Spanish language field, Jorge Drexler, has a new album titled “Amar La Trama,” which debuted at…
Tommy T Ethiopian Beat Podcast Available
A Podcast compiled by Tommy T, bassist of Gogol Bordello, with music from his recent solo release, ‘The Prester John Sessions‘ (Easy Star Records), plus…
Vallenato Star Diomedes Díaz Releases Listo Pa’ La Foto
Miami, USA – “Listo Pa’ La Foto”, the new landmark release by popular Colombian artist Diomedes Díaz, marks the artist’s return to the recording studios…
Spirited San Patricio
The Chieftains San Patricio (Blackrock Records/Hear Music HRM-31321-02, 2010) The Chieftains’ latest recording, San Patricio (Saint Patrick in Spanish), celebrates the music of Mexico and…
The Original Country Music
Willie Nelson Country Music (Rounder Records, 20120) Whether you’re looking to two step across the carpet, have a good nostalgic weep into your beer or…
Mulatu Astatke Steps Ahead
Following his acclaimed collaboration on Strut with The Heliocentrics, the Father of Ethio jazz presents his brand new studio album, Mulatu Steps Ahead for 2010.…
Ancient Indulgence Made Modern
Gaida Levantine Indulgence (Palmyra Recordings, 2009) It was overlapping pre-dawn calls to prayer from the mosques of Damascus and the sounds of Arabic pop on…