Bringing Ethiopian Grooves to the Rest of the World
Tommy T The Prester John Sessions (Easy Star Records, 2009) The Prester John Sessions is the debut album of Tommy T, one of the most…
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba North American Tour 2010 Announced
Malian sensation Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba will be touring North America to promote the release of their second album. Since 2005, Bassekou has led…
New Sharon Shannon CD Available in January 2010
Irish accordionist Sharon Shannon has a new album titled Saints & Scoundrels (Compass Records) that will be available at all major retail outlets in the…
Preserving the Essence of Zanzibar
Culture Musical Club Shime! (World Village, 2009) The first thing that you’ll notice when you see Culture Musical Club’s photos in the CD booklet is…
Strides of March
March Fourth Marching Band Rise Up (MarchFourth Music, 2009) You can pretty much forget everything you think you know about how a marching band should…
More Acts Added to Celtic Connections 2010 Program
Ticket sales for Celtic Connections 2010 are going well, with festival fans snapping up tickets faster than ever before. Top selling shows so far include…
Mediterranean Celts
Loreena McKennitt A Mediterranean Odyssey (Quinlan Road, 2009) The great Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt has a new beautifully packaged two-CD set titled A…
Double Focus – New music and poetry CD by Ras Nas
The long awaited CD “Double Focus” by the Tanzanian poet and musician Ras Nas aka Nasibu Mwanukuzi is set for release in Oslo, Norway, in…
Latin Rock Storm
El Chicano was formed in Los Angeles in 1970 and was characterized by its long jams, full of fiery guitar work, spectacular electric organ improvisations…
Indie Rock Label Sub Pop Records Will Release Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba’s ‘I Speak Fula’ in U.S.
After conquering Europe, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba are now moving on to the United States of America. Their debut album Segu Blue had already…