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,…
World Music Event Mondo Mundo Festival Returns to New York in 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010 marks the third annual Mondo Mundo Festival in New York City with another stellar line-up of “world music” from the…
World Music Star Baaba Maal to Speak About Climate Justice at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
In a special event to mark the closing stages of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Senegalese star Baaba Maal will be…
Reggae Gets a Stretch
Jason Wilson – The Peace Maker’s Chauffeur (Wheel Records/Raspberry Jam Music, 2009) Edward II – The Definitive Collection (E2 Music E2CD1001, 2009) Despite the very…
Authenticated
Keletigui et Ses Tambourinis The Syliphone Years (Sterns Africa STCD 3031-32, 2009) Independence from France in 1960 meant that the West African nation of Guinea…
Breezily Eclectic Flamenco Jazz
Jerez-Texas Sun (2009) Sun is the title of the new recording by Spanish Flamenco-jazz trio Jerez-Texas. The Valencia-based group includes French cellist Matthieu Sagglio, Flamenco…
End Times of the Grand Master
Franco and Le TPOK Jazz Francophonic, Vol. 2: 1980-1989 (Sterns Africa STCD 3046-47, 2009) The first of this two-volume series came earlier in 2009, the…