The Samba Effect–Conversation with Brazilian Musician Jovino Santos Neto
I discovered the healing effects of Brazilian music, samba in particular back in the early 1990s when I began listening to Astrud Gilberto classics. Even…
Toronto Welcomes The Seventh Annual South Asian Music Series
The Seventh Annual South Asian Music Series, presents by Small World Musi, which will burst onto the scene from April 12 to May 30 at…
Nomadic Chalaparta
Oreka TX Nomadak Tx (World Village, 2009) In 2006, two musicians from San Sebastian in Spain’s Basque country, Harkaitz Martínez and Igor Otxoa (who use…
Trinidad Carnival 2009 Featuring Desperadoes the Finest Steel Orchestra in the World
Review by Mighty Jamma The first time I saw Despers, I was with my brother Norman in 1981. They were performing at the Birmingham Odeon,…
Jake Shimabukuro at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents solo ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro for one night only. Set time on Monday, April 13th is…
Nigeria’s Definitive Golden Age Revisited
Nigeria 70 – The Definitive Story of 1970s Funky Lagos (Strut Records STRUTO35CD/LP, 2009) Strut Records is one of those labels that have a knack…
Internationally Acclaimed Folk Music at Glasgow’s Concert Halls in Spring 2009
Glasgow’s Fruitmarket Folk series returns this spring with an eclectic line-up of Scottish and international folk talent taking to the stage at one of Glasgow’s…
Debo Band and Khan Jamal in Philadelphia
On Saturday, April 11, Crossroads Music presents a double bill featuring the ensemble of Philadelphia vibraphone legend Khan Jamal and Boston’s Debo Band, the first…
Cuba´s EGREM Record Company Turns 45
Havana, (Cuba – The 45th anniversary of Cuba´s oldest recording company, EGREM, was celebrated on March 31st amid a process of boosting the island state’s…
Van Van Concert in Zurich
Bern, Switzerland – Van Van, considered a legend in Cuban salsa music, had a presentation at the Volkhaus hall of the industrialized city of Zurich.…