Bayawan, the Precious Dolan Muqam
Mekit Dolan Muqam Group – Bayawan (Old Heaven Books & B10 Live, 2014) The Mekit Dolan Muqam Group presents a distinctive manifestation of Muqam music…
Jai Uttal Dial M for Mantra (True Sounds, 2007) World music veteran Jai Uttal was one of the American pioneers in fusing Indian music with…
View More Uttal for the Club SceneIndia is a nation (among other things) of great festivals. A common factor among the myriad of festivals is lots of fun and bonhomie marked…
View More The Vinayaka ChaturthiThe first day activities for the nine participants in the Comprador e Imagem project was a set of showcases in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous…
View More Comprador e Imagem, Part I: Sao Paulo, Brazil’s Melting PotFrank London A Night in the Old Marketplace (Soundbrush, 2007) Klezmer musician Frank London (The Klezmatics) explores the darker side of music on A Night…
View More Innovative Jewish Ghost MusicOlatia is the title of Te Vaka’s new CD. The first Te Vaka album was described as “a stereotype smashing glimpse into the true soul…
View More The Long Awaited 5th Album from New Zealand World Music Group Te Vaka Is Out NowVarious Artists Tropicalia, A Revolutionary Movement of Sound (Universal Music Latino, 2007) The Tropicalismo (also known as Tropicalia) movement in the late 1960s was short…
View More Essential TropicalismoBrooklyn (New York), USA – From the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone’s biggest recording artists, Dry-Yai’s Pupa Bajah and the Baw-Waw Society landed amid New…
View More West African Stars Dry Yai Debut in U.S. with Free SingleZap Mama Supermoon (Heads Up, 2007) The popular Belgian world music group Zap Mama is back with a new album titled Supermoon. Zap Mama has…
View More Zap Mama’s Many WaysIn its fourth year the Madison World Music Festival again brings extraordinary artists from all over the world for free performances on the Terrace, in…
View More Madison World Music Festival 2007 Lineup AnnouncedLast year the ¡Globalquerque! world music festival broadcast much of the festival live on local community radio station KUNM. This year, organizers will be broadcasting…
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