Shemekia Copeland to Perform in Seattle in July 2009
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents for two nights July 7 – 8, 2009, the powerful blues vocalist, and winner of seven…
Toni Braxton and Neyo Added to Reggae Sumfest 2009
Singers Toni Braxton and Neyo are among the top performers added to Reggae Sumfest. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards and has sold over forty…
Peyote Awakening
Cheevers Toppah and Kevin Yazzie Awakening of Life (Canyon Records CR-6458, 2009) Native American performers Cheevers Toppah and Kevin Yazzie continue their mesmerizing explorations of…
Haitian Stars at Kreyolfest 2009 in New York
The biggest names in Haitian music will appear in Kreyolfest 2009. The musical fare includes: CaRiMi, Djakout Mizik, Barikad Crew, Rockfam Lame A, Boukman Eksperyans,…
Free World music Concerts at Detroit’s 2009 Concert of Colors
The 2009 Concert of Colors – metro Detroit’s beloved free diversity-themed music festival – will present rising and established acts, bring back past favorites, and…
Olatunji’s Lasting Legacy
Babatunde Olatunji Olatunji! Drums of Passion: Legacy Edition (Columbia/Legacy, 2009) Celebrating the Nigerian drummer and percussionist Babatunde Olatunji, Columbia/Legacy has released the two-CD set Olatunji!…
Chicago Afrobeat Project Adds Dates to 2009 Summer Tour
Winner of the "Best African Artist" award in the 2009 Chicago Music Awards, Chicago Afrobeat Project adds new dates to its 2009 Summer Tour which…
A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada Coconut Rock (ESL Music ESL151, 2009) This second collaboration between multi-instrumentalists and modern-day musical Renaissance Men Martin Perna and…
Ali Akbar Khan’s 80th Birthday Concert
by Jeff Kaliss (This article was originally published in 2000) His 80th birthday is being feted tomorrow with a day-long tribute from teachers and students…
Influential Sarod Maestro Ali Akbar Khan Dies at 88
One of the masters of Hindustani classical music, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, died June 18 in San Anselmo (California) of a kidney ailment. The sarod…