WOMEX 2009 Announces First Showcases
WOMEX 09 announced today the first list of artists selected to showcase in Copenhagen this Fall. "We are extremely happy to announce the first WOMEX…
Malian Star Oumou Sangaré Performs Free Concert in Chicago
Oumou Sangaré, one of West Africa’s most admired and outspoken artists, will perform a free concert at Millennium Park in Chicago on July 2. Oumou…
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Raises The Tempo in 2009 With Urban Village Monday Night Music Series
The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival completes its summer score with the premiere of the Urban Village Monday Night Music Series, July 13 through Aug. 17.…
Senegal’s Queen of Hip Hop Speaks Against Injustice with Sarabah
Sister Fa is Senegal’s Queen of hip-hop. But getting to the top wasn’t an easy road – for a woman to break through in an…
No Travel Restrictions for Rainforest World Music Festival in Malaysia
Rainforest World Music Festival organizers assured international world music fans that there are no special travel requirements. "For those travelling from outside Sarawak, please note…
Essential Collection of Blues Pioneer Charley Patton
Charley Patton and Various Artists The Definitive Charley Patton – 75 Year Anniversary Edition (Proper Records, 2009) Considered as one of the fathers of the…
Lincoln Center Pop & World Music Concerts July 2009
The music lineup at Lincoln Center Festival 09 includes US debuts by Algerian music icon Idir and Moroccan Chaabi singer Najat Aatabou; a double bill…
Coba Coba Reconfigured
Novalima with Various Artists Coba Coba Remixed (Cumbancha, 2009) For those music junkies out there looking to kick up their summer sounds with some explosive…
Everlasting Barretto
Ray Barretto Indestructible (Fania Masterworks Series, 2009) Ray Barretto’s Indestructible originally came out in 1973 on Fania Records. This explosive salsa classic, produced by Ray…
Delicious Global Blend
Kartick & Gotam >Business Class Refugees (EarthSync, 2009) The back story of EarthSync’s latest offering,Business Class Refugees, centers on Kartick (Patrick Sebag) and Gotam (Yotam…