World Music Central’s 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are soon upon us. With the economy on shaky ground and folks feeling edgy, World Music Central has worked especially hard in finding…
World Music Central’s Best World Music CDs of 2008
World Music Central’s contributors have released the editor’s top world music picks of 2008: Angel Romero, World Music Central/Músicas del Mundo (USA) Various Artists – Big…
Timeless Elegance
Omara Portuondo Gracias (World Village, 2008) All it takes is a single vocal line by Ms. Omara Portuondo and it’s clear that you are helpless.…
Reggae Rewind by Freddie McGregor Reissued
Mr. Mcgregor, produced by Niney The Observer, is the successful debut from one of Jamaica’s most beloved singers, Freddie McGregor. Debuting on CD for the…
Campaign in support for an American Secretary of the Arts
Musicians, artists and numerous arts lovers are participating in a campaign to support the creation of a Secretary of the Arts in the United States.…
Los Van Van Mixing New CD Arrasando
Havana, Cuba (PL) – Cuban musician Juan Formell, director of the Los Van Van band, is working on an album in which his children, Samuel…
Farewell to Ñico
Author: Radamés Giro The death over the weekend in Havana of Jose Antonio Rojas (Ñico), 87, deprives Cuban music of one of its main…
Bending the Blues
Various Artists Entre Dunes Et Savanes Desert Blues 3 (Network, 2008) I have often wondered whether there is a correlation between music and landscape, physical…
Reggae Anthology Focuses on Niney The Observer
Reggae Anthology – Niney The Observer: Roots With Quality is a ‘best of’ collection that captures some of the greatest material and encapsulates momentous history…
Horrid Swell of Sad Music
Recently I settled myself down to watch the PBS program Nature. This particular documentary was entitled “Lobo, The Wolf That Changed America.” Telling the story…