The Mughams of Sari Gelin Ensemble
Sari Gelin Ensemble Music from Azerbaijan (ARC Music, 2009) Elegantly intricate as the most extravagantly patterned embroidery, the CD Music from Azerbaijan by the Sari…
Banna’s Blossoms
Rim Banna April Blossoms (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2009) Palestinian poet, singer and songwriter Rim Banna is back with a new CD entitled April Blossoms. Admired for…
¡Globalquerque! 2009 Adds String Wizards, Bluegrass Legends, Brazilian Honky-Tonk and Native American Stars to Impressive Bill
Bluegrass mandolin monsters, Native American Peyote singers and Brazilian hoedowns join the cultural mash-up at the Fifth Annual ¡Globalquerque! Celebrating five years of mixing global…
SGAE Members Donate Guitars for Saharawi Musicians
A few weeks ago, SGAE, the main collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers in Spain, put out a call to its members to…
Complete List of WOMEX 2009 Showcases
WOMEX 09 announced in three installments the list of world music artists (see list below) selected to showcase in Copenhagen this Fall. The WOMEX 09…
The Chase Latino Cultural Festival 2009 Showcases the Diversity of Hispanic Arts in New York
The Chase Latino Cultural Festival, held July 30-August 9, 2009, now in its thirteenth year, brings a chorus of voices and perspectives on Latin music,…
Manu Chao Releases La Colifata Benefit Project
Manu Chao announced the release of the “La Colifata” benefit project. La Colifata is a unique Buenos Aires-based radio station, broadcast from a psychiatric hospital.…
London Undersound
Nitin Sawhney London Undersound (E1 entertainment, 2009) The grand master of world music atmospheres, multi-instrumentalist, club DJ and producer Nitin Sawhney, is back with London…
DJ Cheb i Sabbah Replaces DJ Shantel in Madison World Music Festival
Following the recent cancellation of DJ Shantel’s US tour in September, the Madison World Music Festival booked the Algerian DJ Cheb I Sabbah to replace…
Infectious Café
Various Artists Putumayo Presents: Brazilian Cafe (Putumayo, 2009) Just in time for the dog days of summer is the sultry Putumayo Presents Brazilian Café. Ripe…