Celtic Connections 2008 Announces Additions and Changes to the Program
The Celtic Connections 2008 produces several changes in the festival program. American fiddle, banjo and guitar player Bruce Molsky has joined the bill for the…
Fifth Annual globalFEST Brings Twelve World Music Acts to Influential New York Showcase
New York (NY), USA – The fifth annual globalFEST will be held on Sunday, January 13, 2008, starting at 7 pm on three stages at…
Trendsetters from the Land of Cork Oaks
Acetre Desehario (Galileo Music, 2007) This CD arrived recently and immediately became a candidate for best world music CD of the year. Acetre is frequently…
Correction to Carolina Chocolate Drops article
Recently I reported that the Carolina Chocolate Drops had received a National Endowment of the Arts grant. The article that I read (www.sacksco.com/roster/ccd/ccd_rls.html) stated clearly that…
Cheb i Sabbah Releases Seventh CD, Devotion
Cheb i Sabbah has returned to India for Devotion, his seventh album on Six Degrees Records. India, a country Cheb i Sabbah vsited several times, …
Liberian Music in the 1950s, Songs of the African Coast Available on CD
The CD Songs of the African Coast: Cafe Music of Liberia includes music recorded in 1948-49 by the noted ethnomusicologist, Arthur Alberts. Don’t expect traditional…
Raucous Gypsy Disco Partisans
DJ Shantel – Disko Partizani (Crammed, 2007) Ready for a raucous Gypsy party? DJ Shantel has recorded a CD that will thrill Gypsy music and…
A Longing for Stockholm and Lisbon
Stockholm Lisboa Project Sol (Nomis Musik, 2007) As the name of the group suggests, there is a connection between Portugal and Sweden in Stockholm Lisboa…
Latin Alternative Innovators Breaking Boundaries
A new breed of musicians is breaking barriers in the Latin music field. Cuba is exporting some of the most creative rap in the world.…
Winter seminars 2008 by Musical Workshop Labyrinth
Musical Workshop Labyrinth is traveling to Lefkada and Corfu islands (Greece) for the winter! Seven seminars will take place at these beautiful islands from January…