Folk Music Explorers Väsen Take Swedish String Music Global
Vasen Street(NorthSide), the new recording by Swedish contemporary folk music band Väsen is out today in North America. Väsen Street is a playful global byway…
Khaled’s Electrifying Vibrancy
Khaled Liberté (Wrasse Records) Khaled, the King of Raï, is back with an emotional explosive collection of songs. Liberté, set for release on August 25…
Tuvan Throat Singing Masters Huun Huur Tu Release Eternal
For Huun Huur Tu’s latest album, Eternal (Electrophone Music/Green Wave Music; August 2009) the legendary Tuvan band recruited electronic musician and producer Carmen Rizzo (Niyaz,…
Brazil’s Manguebeat Pioneer Otto Releases New Album in September 2009
Innovative Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Otto, one of the most compelling figures of the new generation of young rock musicians exciting fans in…
Woody Guthrie Limited Edition Boxed Set My Dusty Road Out in August 2009
The Woody Guthrie boxed set My Dusty Road
Czech Rapper Gipsy.cz Releases Animated Video Reprezent
Michael Jackson, Barack Obama, Jiøí Paroubek, Canada, Ziguli, BM DoubleW and other well known figures appear in the new video of Gipsy.cz group. The animated…
Piranha Remixed
Dunkelbunt Raindrops and Elephants: Piranha Re: Interpretations (Piranha, 2009) German DJ and remixer Dunkelbunt (Ulf Lindemann) was asked by Berlin-based Piranha Records to remix some…
Maasai Community Goes Digital with High-Tech Support from UN Agency WIPO
[image1_left]The Maasai people of Laikipia in Kenya have received digital recording equipment, marking a milestone in a United Nations-backed pilot-project aimed at helping indigenous communities…
Latvia’s Shortest Night
Iļģi Īsākās nakts dziesmas [Songs of the Shortest Night] (Platforma Music, 2009) You know what your problem is? You don’t have enough Latvian folk in…
Jazz Musician and Guitar Inventor Les Paul Dies
Guitarist and inventor, known throughout the musical world for changing the very sound of music with the electric guitar and innovative recording techniques, Les Paul…