Poets and Prophets: Rosanne Cash and Mark O’Connor to Perform at Duke
Rosanne Cash and Mark O’Connor will be performing at Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) on Thursday, April 15 of 2010 at 8:00 pm at Page…
Paris Celebrates Bait Al Oud from Abu Dhabi
Bait Al Oud Al Arabi, the music teaching initiative that is founded and sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), held…
Up With Downs
Lila Downs Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en Paris – Live a FIP (World Village WVF479027, 2010) Words like “eclectic” and “versatile” don’t begin to…
Ethiopia’s Head Man
Mulatu Astatke Mulatu Steps Ahead (Strut 056CD, 2010) Ethiopian music has seen quite a resurgence in recent years and many good things have resulted. For…
Last Call for WOMEX 2010 Program Proposals
Friday, April 16th is the deadline for all WOMEX ’10 world music program proposal submissions: Showcase, Conference and Film Screenings. All showcase proposals have to…
First Lady of Latin Jazz Graciela Perez Grillo Dies
Afro-Cuban singer Graciela Perez Grillo died Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in New York City at the age of 94. Ms. Perez Grillo had been ill…
Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures Octet Saturday, April 10 at City Winery in New York City
Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures Octet will perform on Saturday, April 10 of 2010 at City Winery in New York City at 10:00 PM. The venue…
Angelique Kidjo Releases Album of Songs That Inspired Her Growing Up in Benin
Angelique Kidjo’s new album, Oyo, is a collection of covers of songs that inspired her growing up in Benin: Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, James…
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.…