Lay Down Your Arms; Pick up Guitars–Conversation with Playing for Change filmmaker Jonathan Walls
The question remains, will music transform the world and bring lasting peace? Grammy award-winning producer/recording engineer Mark Johnson’s and filmmaker Jonathan Walls’ “Playing for Change”…
WOMEX Announces Top 10 World Music CDs in 2009
WOMEX, the leading international world music organization, announced today the list of top world music CDs in 2009. The number one spot goes to Oumou…
WOMEX Reveals Top World Music Label Award 2009
WOMEX, the leading international world music organization, announced today the winner of the WOMEX Top Label Award. The award in 2009 goes to Crammed Discs…
World Music Festival Chicago 2009 Concerts at Old Town School of Folk Music
The Old Town School of Folk Music will host several concerts of the renowned World Music Festival Chicago. The concerts will held at the Gary…
Brazilian Vocalist Ithamara Koorax Pays Tribute to João Gilberto’s Prodigious Talents as a Composer
In honor of bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto, Brazilian vocalist Ithamara Koorax, in collaboration with top contemporary Brazilian guitarist Juarez Moreira, has recorded Bim Bom:…
Small World Big Community at The Small World Music Festival 2009
The Eighth Small World Music Festival will be held September 24 – October 4 in Toronto, Canada. The focus of the organizers is firmly on…
Beyond the Pale Explores Klezmer and Balkan Music in Postcards
Toronto-based acoustic group Beyond the Pale has released a new recording titled Postcards (Borealis Records), which explores Jewish and Balkan music combined with jazz, rock, …
Middle Eastern and North African Music Stars to Unite With Western Celebrities in Las Vegas for Benefit Concert
MGM Grand and Dawn Elder World Entertainment will present the world premiere of Sahra on Saturday, November 21, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena…
Back to the Mountain
Eddie Palmieri Vamonos Pa’l Monte (Fania, 2009) Vamonos pa’l Monte (Let’s go to the Mountain) is the reissue of a fabulous recording by Eddie Palmieri,…
¡Globalquerque!’s Statewide Celebration Starts September at New Mexico State Fair
¡Localquerque! will take place on September 20, 2009, 12pm – 8pm at The Pavilion at The New Mexico State Fair. ¡Localquerque! is a day of…