Reggae Gets a Stretch
Jason Wilson – The Peace Maker’s Chauffeur (Wheel Records/Raspberry Jam Music, 2009) Edward II – The Definitive Collection (E2 Music E2CD1001, 2009) Despite the very…
Authenticated
Keletigui et Ses Tambourinis The Syliphone Years (Sterns Africa STCD 3031-32, 2009) Independence from France in 1960 meant that the West African nation of Guinea…
Breezily Eclectic Flamenco Jazz
Jerez-Texas Sun (2009) Sun is the title of the new recording by Spanish Flamenco-jazz trio Jerez-Texas. The Valencia-based group includes French cellist Matthieu Sagglio, Flamenco…
End Times of the Grand Master
Franco and Le TPOK Jazz Francophonic, Vol. 2: 1980-1989 (Sterns Africa STCD 3046-47, 2009) The first of this two-volume series came earlier in 2009, the…
Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival 2010 Performers Announced
Performers currently confirmed for the Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival 2010 Festival include: The Neville Brothers, Ani Di Franco, Steve Earle, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience,…
South Africa Will Be Country of Honor at MIDEM 2010
MIDEM 2010 organizers announced at a press conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, details of the events that will form South Africa’s ‘Country of Honour’…
The New Calypso Royalty
King Selewa & his Calypsonians Calypso: Back to Mi Home (ARC Music EUCD 2231, 2009) Calypso music has been a vehicle for shrewd social commentary,…
Dominican Folk and Rock Legend Luís Días Dies at 57
Dominican folk and rock guitarist, singer and composer Luís Días Portorreal, better known as Luís Días and Luis "El Terror" Dias, died December 8 of…
Magnificent Silk Road
The Silk Road Ensemble Off the Map (World Village, 2009) With a worldwide network of master musicians spanning cultures and genres, an innovative musical outreach…
Orquesta Aragon: An Eternal Charanga Screened in Cienfuegos
By: Rafael Lam The full-length film Orquesta Aragon: La Charanga Eterna (Aragon Orchestra: The eternal Charanga), by filmmaker Ileana Rodriguez had its premier at the…