Global Fulas
A Fula’s Call Liingu (LLR 022, 2008) Paris watch out, one of the finest contemporary West African CDs came out of The Netherlands. Liingu is…
Grupo Fantasma Releases Sonidos Gold
Grupo Fantasma and Aire Sol Records announced the North American release of their new album Sonidos Gold in conjunction with High Wire Music and Fontana/Universal…
Sufi Inspired World Beat Band Niyaz Returns with Nine Heavens
Six Degrees Records announced the new album from Niyaz, titled Nine Heavens. Nine Heavens will be released as a double CD (featuring one disc of…
Haris Alexiou at Pops Goes Hellenic in Boston
Boston (Massachusetts), USA – On June 7, the world-famous Boston Pops Orchestra, led by Keith Lockhart, will perform well known Greek songs, as well as…
51ST Annual GRAMMY Awards to Hail from Los Angeles’ Staples Center, February 8, 2009, on CBS
[image1_left]Santa Mónica (California), USA – The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards, will air live on CBS at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) from Los Angeles’ Staples Center on…
Pirca Andean Memories
Grupo Chalas Memorias de una Pirca (Suramusic, 2005) From Argentina comes this superb band that specializes in music from the Quebrada de Humahuaca mountain valley,…
Vengo Venenoso
Antonio Carmona Vengo Venenoso (Universal Music Latino, 2008) Antonio Carmona used to sing in the groundbreaking Flamenco hybrid band Ketama, which was renowned in world…
15th International Istanbul Jazz Festival Features World Music and Jazz Stars
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts under the sponsorship of Garanti Bank, the International Istanbul Jazz Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this…
Sonny Okosuns Dies at 61
Famed musician, freedom fighter and evangelist Sonny Okosuns died Saturday, May 24 at Howard University Teaching Hospital, Washington, D.C., at the age of 61. Considered…
Lau Announces Canadian Tour Summer 2008
Nashville (Tennessee), USA – Celtic music powerhouse will be touring Canada this summer. Lau is a formidable union of three of the finest and most…