Polynesian Sensation Te Vaka to Begin 2010 North American Tour
Te Vaka, which means “The Canoe”, is due to embark on its first major tour of the United States in August 2010. Led by award-winning…
Interview with Mauritanian Griot Malouma
Mauritanian singer Malouma will be performing this week at the Førde Folk Music Festival, on Friday, July 9th at 15.30 at Festsalen, Førdehuset. World Music…
Mande Enchantment
Bako Dagnon Sidiba (Syllart Productions/Discograph, 2010) Bako Dagnon’s Sidiba is one of those feel good CDs out of Mali that shimmers with West Africa’s rich…
First set of WOMEX 2010 World Music Showcases Announced
WOMEX 2010 organizers revealed the first set of artists selected to showcase at the world music conference. With over 700 proposals to squeeze into a…
The Apocalyptic Intimacy of Charming Hostess’s Bowls Project
Writhing sea monsters and demon divorces. Magical amulets and secret sexual desires. Black metal and Blind Willie Johnson. The Bowls Project (Tzadik; CD release July…
Bassist, Vocalist and Composer Esperanza Spalding Releases Chamber Music Society
Centuries ago, long before the advent of radio or recording technology, chamber music was the music for the masses – the music in which people…
Gypsy Fishtank
Fishtank Ensemble Woman In Sin (Fishtank Ensemble, 2010) Fresh and flirty, clever and quirky, Fishtank Ensemble’s Woman In Sin is a veritable boatload of fabulous.…
Capleton’s I-Ternal Fire
On July 6 VP Records releases I-Ternal Fire, the newest album from the “King of Fire” Capleton. The legend and career of Clifton Bailey a.k.a.…
The Winnipeg Folk Festival 2010 Launches with Free Public Concert
The 37th Winnipeg Folk Festival kicks off next week, with more than 80 acts ready to be discovered over five days at Birds Hill Provincial…
Michèle Choinière Gives New Voice to Long-Lost Franco-American Songs on La Violette
Michèle Choinière, who lives in the northwestern Vermont woods, along the borderlands between the United States of America and Canada, continues a once thriving…