Musical Workshop Labyrinth Reinstated
In recent weeks, the organizers of Musical Workshop Labyrinth announced the end of the popular musical instrument workshops due to lack of government funding. Now,…
Pepo Rocks
La Banda del Pepo Tanto por Hacer (Galileo/Nufolk, 2009) La Banda del Pepo means Pepo’s band, and what a band. Pepo Sanchez is a singer-songwriter …
Colombian Coastal Fire
Pacifico Colombiano: Adventures in Afro-Colombia (Otrabanda Records OTB09, 2008) The Colombian port city of Buenaventura is an entry point for many goods into the country’s…
Pierce Pettis Talks About That Kind of Love
Omar Faruk Tekbilek Ensemble: Sacred Music of Turkey and the Middle East Will perform in San Francisco
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Public Programs will presents Omar Faruk Tekbilek Ensemble: Sacred Music of Turkey and the Middle East on Thursday, April…
Get On Board
Empty Boat Waitless (Poo Productions PPLCD002, 2006) I came late to Poo Productions other CD release, the superb 2006 album Bumping by Mozambique’s Massukos, so…
Niyireth’s Colombian Portraits
On Musica Colombiana Andina: Music from Colombia, Niyireth paints a picture of life in Colombia’s Andean region, from its crop fields and rolling hills to…
Los Muñequitos in Cubadisco with De palo p’rumba
Author: Bárbara Vasallo Vasallo Matanzas, Cuba – The recognized Cuban folk group, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, shows up again in the list of the nominees…
28th IRAWMA – Intenational Reggae & World Music Awards
The 28th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) returns to New York City on Sunday, May 3, 2009. The ceremony will host the…
Offbeat Yet Spot On
Nation Beat Legends of the Preacher (Modiba MP 0007, 2008) Brazilian bluegrass? Country candomble? Okay, I’m either generalizing too much or not specifying enough, but…