Major coup for Celtic Connections 2010 Education Programme as Bobby McFerrin signs up to give free concert for school children
The ten-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin will give a free concert for school children on 19th January of 2010 in a major coup for…
Blue Highway to Headline Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Show at Celtic Connections 2010
A top line-up of Rounder Records acts will assemble at the Celtic Connections 2010 festival for a one-off show celebrating the 40th birthday of one…
Griselda’s Reels
Hot Griselda Hot Griselda (Appel Rekords, 2009) Although most people associate Celtic music with Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany (France), Galicia (Spain) and Asturias (Spain), Celtic…
Rebellious Guitars
Group Bombino Guitars from Agadez (Music of Niger), Vol. 2 (Sublime Frequencies, 2009) Hisham Mayet, the man who compiled and edited the tracks of Guitars…
Brighton Dome Returns in 2010 with a Wide-Ranging World Music and Folk Program
The 2010 spring season at Brighton Dome (Brighton, UK) has an incredible mix of events to please event the widest of tastes. The music program…
Yolanda Duke Releases Many Moods with Tito Puente’s Orchestra
Amigos Music announced the release of Yolanda Duke’s Many Moods. The album is the culmination of a long-standing dream which Yolanda shared with her dearly-departed…
Amparo Sanchez Returns as a solo Artist after Amparanoia
‘Tucson-Habana’ is Amparo Sanchez’s first solo album. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because of Amparanoia, the band that she formed in 1997. However, in…
Reinvigorating Trova
Marta Topferova Trova (World Village, 2009) Marta Topferova, the passionate Czech singer-songwriter with a Latin American heart has a new recording titled Trova. The new…
Alan Lomax Presents Haitian Impressions
Alan Lomax in Haiti (Harte Recordings, 2009) In December of 1936, a young Alan Lomax arrived to Haiti to collect music. Lomax, accompanied by his…
Tibet House US 20th Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall to Feature Baaba Maal, Philip Glass and Other Renowned Musicians
Tibet House U.S. will hold its 20th Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Friday, February 26th of 2010. Philip Glass, the concert’s Artistic Director,…