Tango Master Rubén Juárez Dies in Buenos Aires
Rubén Juárez, a leading Argentine tango singer and bandoneon player, died May 31 of 2010 in Buenos Aires of colon cancer. He was 62. Rubén…
Charmed Sweetness of Africa
Lokua Kanza Nkolo (World Village, 2010) World Village has an uncanny knack for finding the hottest tickets in world music and Nkolo, the latest recording…
Going For It
Etran Finatawa Tarkat Tajje / Let’s Go (Riverboat Records/World Music Network TUGCD1055, 2010) Don’t assume that this album’s built-in title translation or the exclamation point…
Salsa Seeds
Willie Colon & Ruben Blades – Siembra (Fania/Código Music 463 950 7078-2, 2010) Willie Colon & Ruben Blades – Siembra Live (Fania/Código Music 463…
Clearwater Announces Final Line-up and Stage Schedules for the 2010 Great Hudson River Revival
Clearwater has finalized the line-up for the 2010 Great Hudson River Revival, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20 at…
Pablo “Mezcla” Menéndez & Mezcla to Perform in Seattle Direct from Havana
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley will present the Afro Cuban band Mezcla for two nights, June 1 – 2, 2010. The group…
Newfound Intimacy
Avishai Cohen Aurora (EMI, 2010) Most music fans know Avishai Cohen as a top jazz bassist. His latest album, Aurora, however, is full of twists…
Afro-Latin Reggae Nomadic Band Sarazino Will Tour North America in Summer of 2010
Currently based in the high Andean mountains of Quito (Ecuador), Sarazino is the brainchild of Lamine Fellah, a musician, songwriter and producer whose nomadic life…
Bruce Molsky & Ale Moller Show Review
If you’ve ever heard old-time music–not oldie music by the Splatter Sisters–but old Appalachian music, you probably came away from the experience forever marked. That…
Genuine Humor and Poetry
Richard Julian Girls Need Attention (Compass Records, 2010) Confident and clever, slick and slyly savvy, Richard Julian’s Girls Need Attention is everything that you could…