Traditional Mongolian Music of the Tsuur Declared Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
The Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), identified the traditional music of the…
A Slice of Spain
Various Artists Putumayo Presents: España (Putumayo, 2009) Putumayo’s most recent release focuses on the music of Spain. The compilation’s producer has chosen to focus on…
The Rough Guide To Tango Revival
The Rough Guide to Tango Revival features new tango from the clubs and dance floors of Argentina and beyond, where the next generation of musicians…
Toronto-based Afrobeat Collective Mr. Something Something Releases Shine Your Face
On the new Mr. Something Something record the band members wanted to capture, as much as possible, the energy and the improvisations that characterize their…
Free Download by Samba Mapangala in Support of Endangered Mountain Gorillas
The MP3 for "Les Gorilles des Montagnes" by Samba Mapangala will be available for listening and downloading at myspace.com/sambamapangala and drop.io/GorillaSong/page. The song is a…
Argentine Folk Music Legend Mercedes Sosa Dies at 74
One of the most popular Argentine folk singers, Mercedes Sosa, died today in Buenos Aires of liver disease. She was 74. Mercedes Sosa was born…
Cuba in a Funk and Funky
Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba, Vol. 2 (Waxing Deep Records WAX003, 2009) When Castro’s Cuban regime was at its most repressive,…
Corsican Cantu in paghjella Declared Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
The UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), identified The Cantu in paghjella…
Throat Singing, Tango, Radif, Candombe and Other Music and Dance Traditions celebrated by UNESCO
The Tango of Argentina and Uruguay, The Radif of Iran, the Mongolian art of Khoomei singing, and the traditional Ainu dance of Japan are among…
A Passage From India
Kailash Kher and Kailasa Yatra (Nomadic Souls) (Cumbancha CMB-CD-14, 2009) My office mate, who was born and raised in India and revisits there yearly, smiled…