Diyarbakir Yenisehir Children’s Chorus at San Francisco World Music Festival 2007
Fourteen members of the Kurdish Children and Youth Music Group are coming to San Francisco World Music Festival this year. Currently living in Diyarbakir (Amed),…
View More Diyarbakir Yenisehir Children’s Chorus at San Francisco World Music Festival 2007Maria Rita Searches Samba in new CD
After putting out two highly-acclaimed, jazz-laced pop discs that made her an international star, Maria Rita turned her considerable artistic sights toward that most Brazilian…
View More Maria Rita Searches Samba in new CDRobert Plant and Alison Krauss Collaborate on Raising Sand
Boston (Massachusetts), USA – Two legendary figures in popular music, rock singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) and bluegrass star Alison Krauss have recorded an album…
View More Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Collaborate on Raising SandThe Funky South Asian Sound
Funk ‘n Gandhi Funk ‘n Gandhi (Radical House Records, 2005) This CD has an intriguing colorful cover. It shows a character that looks like a…
View More The Funky South Asian SoundAndy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective in Minneapolis
Parts of this article first appeared in Mshale newspaper . Andy Palacio is on a mission to save himself. Or rather, to save his culture,…
View More Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective in MinneapolisLucky Dube in Minneapolis, Minnesota
(parts of this story first appeared in Mshale newspaper) I’m sitting on a barstool sipping lemon water. Before me on an oversized screen, bigger than…
View More Lucky Dube in Minneapolis, MinnesotaSweet Mediterranean Essence
Julio García Ser (Escalera, 2007) Not all Spanish guitarists play Flamenco. Madrid-based acoustic guitarist Julio García performs creative and esthetically beautiful acoustic music that combines…
View More Sweet Mediterranean EssenceThe Rough Guide to Innovative Latino Nuevo
Various Artists The Rough Guide to Latino Nuevo (World Music Network, 2007) Often it is the flash and dazzle that takes center stage in the…
View More The Rough Guide to Innovative Latino NuevoNorthern Cree Receives Two Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Nominations
Phoenix (Arizona), USA -The Ninth Annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) has announced the nominations for this year’s awards and Canyon Records recording artists have…
View More Northern Cree Receives Two Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards NominationsMandingo Trio at Semeltedigelen Jazz and Blues Festival in Mo i Rana, Norway
Mandingo Trio is to perform at Semeltedigelen Jazz and Blues Festival in Mo i Rana, Norway, 12th October this year. The trio, consisting of highly…
View More Mandingo Trio at Semeltedigelen Jazz and Blues Festival in Mo i Rana, Norway