Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars Rise & Shine Available Now
The new album from Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars is out now in the Americas and will be available worldwide on April 26. Rise &…
The U.K’s Leading World Music Event WOMAD Festival 2010 Announces Line-up
WOMAD returns this summer to Charlton Park in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, from 23 to 25 July 2010 with an exciting and diverse line-up of world artists.…
Essential Laxmikant Pyarelal
One of the essential duos of Bollywood music gets a well deserved tribute in the new compilation titled Bollywood Remembers Laxmikant Pyarelal. The double CD…
Japanese Dub In Every Sense
Jah Wobble and the Nippon Dub Ensemble Japanese Dub (30 Hertz Records; 30hzcd31, 2010) The great British world beat and global electronica innovator Jah Wobble…
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…