Red Stick Ramblers to Bring Cajun Spice to Wisconsin Union Theater
Red Stick Ramblers will perform at Music Hall on Friday, February 26 at 8 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. The Red…
Scottish Specialists in All Styles
Bellevue Rendezvous Salamander (Journeyman Records, 2010) Bellevue Rendezvous demonstrate that they are specialists in all styles with their second album Salamander. Original tunes written for…
Orlando’s Journey
Bizantina – Orlando Tarantato (Italian World Music, 2009) Orlando Tarantato is the music created by bassist and composer Michelangelo Zorzit for a theater show which…
Funky Samba
Sambadá Gente! (Sambadá, 2010) On Gente!, Sambadá explores the vibrant and captivating music of Bahia (Brazil). The large group provides some of the finest and…
The Legend of Prester John
Tommy T The Prester John Sessions (Easy Star Records, 2010) Enjoy a musical road map of Ethiopia, and discover a musical Eden full of treasures…
Fernando Otero’s Vital
Fernando Otero – Vital (World Village, 2010) I’m not sure how to describe Argentine pianist Fernando Otero’s “Vital”. Various nods and references appear in the…
Binder und Krieglstein’s Reconstructions
Binder und Krieglstein New Weird Austria (Essay Recordings, 2010) With a distinct departure from his debut album, Alles Verloren, produced by Shantel, the opening track…
Puerto Rican Beats at Duke Performances’ Jazz Saxophone Festival WAIL!
Duke Performances’ jazz saxophone festival WAIL! opens this Thursday, February 11, at 8 pm in Reynolds Theater in Durham (North Carolina) with Grammy-nominee Miguel Zenon…
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Begin North American Tour to Promote I Speak Fula
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba’s second album, I Speak Fula, was released on February 2nd in North America. Bassekou plays on the title track of…
San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival 2010 Line-Up
The 11th annual San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival (SFBOT), a 10-day festival occurring at various locations around the Bay Area, will occur February 12-21,…