Lithuanian ‘Be2gether’ Festival Seeks to Open Border with Belarus
The largest music and art festival in the Baltic States ‘Be2gether’ which takes place in Norviliskes (Lithuania), 50 metres to Belarusian border, is going to…
Cumbancha’s Craft
Various Artists Hear Globally: A Cumbancha Collection (Cumbancha, 2009) Regular World Music Central readers will recognize many of the artists on the clever sampler Hear…
Colombian Remix Master DJ Rodrigo Puts his Spin on Indigenous Resistance with IR18
The Indigenous Resistance label releases Bogota’s DJ Rodrigo’s new take on crucial tracks from the IR archive in two formats; the full 48 minute head-tripping…
Samba Mapangala & Virunga Summer 2009 Concert Dates
Samba Mapangala & Virunga have announced live appearances scheduled for summer and fall 2009. In February, Samba headlined the Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar,…
A Tavares Triple
Sara Tavares Sara Tavares – Alive in Lisboa (Times Square Records/World Connection TSQCD 9068, 2008) Portuguese-born Sara Tavares has a new release coming out soon,…
Argentina’s Bajofondo at Summer’s First Portuguese Music Festival
The Med Festival in Loulé (Portugal) returns from 24 to 28 June, 2009. For this year’s edition of the Med Festival, the organizers are once…
Spanish Sensation Buika Will Perform July 9th 2009 at Gusman Theater, Downtown Miami
Following Buika’s sold-out US debut concert in Miami in 2007, South Florida audiences have been anxiously awaiting the return of Latin music’s most acclaimed new…
Putumayo Releases Italia
Putumayo World Music focuses on Italy in it latest release titled Italia. The album features well-known singer-songwriters Giorgio Conte and Gianmaria Testa, who combine poetry…
Kind of Blue
Music from the Blue Nile (ARC Music EUCD 2212, 2009) Most mentions of Sudan nowadays are likely to be about the ongoing conflict there and…
Global Sounds at Urban Village Monday Night Music Series During Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
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.…