First Roskilde Festival World Music Award to Rokia Traoré’s Passerelle Foundation
The Roskilde Festival World Music Award worth 30,000 euros goes to Rokia Traoré‘s organization that works on professionalizing Malian music culture. The Roskilde Festival Charity…
Clubbing In Dakar
Daby Balde Le Marigot Club Dakar (World Music Network/Riverboat Records TUGCD1052, 2009) Daby Balde’s debut CD from a few years ago remains one of the…
All-Star Lineup of International Musicians, Filmmakers, and Ambassadors to Celebrate United Nation’s Day
Culture Project will be celebrating the UN Day Concert: A Tribute to Peacekeeping. This celebration, through live music performances and documentary film clips, will commemorate…
London International Festival of Exploratory Music Opens in November 2009
Kings Place will play host to innovative musicians from around the world in November 2009. The very first London International Festival of Exploratory Music (LIFEM)…
Top African Talent in London at Mama Africa: Celebrating Miriam Makeba
Mama Africa: Celebrating Miriam Makeba is an all-star celebration of the life of Africa’s best-known voice, who died last year at the age of 76.…
Don’t Need No Cure For The African Blues
Samba Toure Songhai Blues: Homage to Ali Farka Toure (World Music Network/Riverboat Records TUGCD1054, 2009) The words were right there, in smallish print on the…
King Coya Releases Electro-Folklorica Cumbias De Villa Donde
King Coya’s new album, ‘Cumbias De Villa Donde,’ is now available at all digital stores via Nacional Records. King Coya is part of the critically-acclaimed…
Hamed Nikpay on the Road
By: Artin Amirian Los Angeles, California Wednesday, October 07, 2009 On Saturday, Oct 3 2009, I walked into the Ebell Theatre to see “Hamed…
Turiya Mareya and Javier Cabanillas Perform Latin Jazz at El Dragon Rojo Bar in Tijuana
Veteran Latin jazz pianist Turiya Mareya is collaborating with percussionist Javier Cabanillas in a new project being presented at El Dragon Bar in Tijuana Mexico.…
Exploring the Foundations of Rumba and Vallenato
Jesse Cook The Rumba Foundation (Koch Records, 2009) Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook was interested in recording an album that captured the history of rumba. Back…