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.…
Leadbelly, the Ultimate Road Rambler
Huddie William Ledbetter “Leadbelly” The Definitive Leadbelly: 60th Anniversary Edition (Proper Records, 2009) It never fails that someone in the crowd points out that Huddie…
King Sunny Ade at Bonnaroo on June 12
Nigerian juju icon King Sunny Ade will be performing at Bonnaroo on Friday, June 12th. Audiences will have a chance to witness contagious 40-minute grooves…
Last of His Kind
Mamane Barka Introducing Mamane Barka (World Music Network INTRO114CD, 2009) Will every instrument originating on African soil eventually be heard by the rest of the…
Femi Kuti and Nitin Sawhney Headliners at Glade Festival 2009 in the UK
Glade Festival 2009 announced headliners and additional talent scheduled for this year’s festival. The line-up includes Underworld, Juan Atkins, Femi Kuti, Nitin Sawhney, The Qemists,…
Legendary Vallenato Composer Rafael Escalona Dies in Bogotá
Colombian vallenato maestro, Rafael Escalona, died Wednesday, May 13th in Bogotá, Colombia. He was one of the greatest composers and singers of vallenato music. Rafael…
Coumba Sidibe, Queen of Wasulu Music Dies in New York
Malian singer Coumba Sidibe died on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at her home in the Bronx, New York. Coumba Sidibe, whose first album was the…
Beoga on Anabolic Steroids
Beoga The Incident (Compass Records, 2009) One of the hottest bands in Irish folk music has released its latest recording, The Incident (Compass Records 4499),…