The Kite Runner Soundtrack Distills the Sound that is Afghanistan
Composer: Alberto Iglesias The Kite Runner – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music, 2007) Marc Forster, director of The Kite Runner, based on the…
Zhalman: African hip hop with an African message
The scars surely run deep into his psyche. As a young child, he watched his homeland of Liberia torn apart by civil war; his mother,…
Ky-Mani Marley Brings Reage to Rock Fans Opening for Van Halen
Los Angeles (California), USA – Ky-Mani Marley has been bringing rock audiences to their feet and earning rave reviews opening the news making Van Halen…
Marcel Khalife’s "Taqsim" Wins Prestigious L’Académie Charles Cros Award
Lebanese composer, ‘ud master and singer Marcel Khalife was awarded the 2007 Grand Prize of the prestigious L’Académie Charles Cros in the World Music Category.…
Dead Can Dub
Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Dub Qawwali (Six Degrees 657036 1137-2, 2007) Pakistan’s late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan may have specialized in the ecstasy-inducing…
World Music Central’s Holiday Gift Guide for 2007
It’s that time of year again where we sift through all the CD reviews from the past year and give you our top picks, as…
Best World Music CDs of the Year in 2007
World Music Central presents the best picks of 2007 selected by our editors at World Music Central, our sister Spanish-language site Músicas del Mundo and…
Former Wilson Pickett Guitarist Paul Zunno Releasse Solo Acoustic Album
New York (NY), USA – Paul Zunno, a self-taught guitarist, grew up studying the recordings of Wilson Pickett and Gary U.S. Bonds. He later became…
Beth Nielsen Chapman Releases Prism: The Human Family Songbook Focused on World Devotional Music
Nashville (Tennessee), USA – Beth Nielsen Chapman’s newest project, an impressive double CD set titled Prism, seamlessly weaves her voice through an eclectic mix of…
Conga Maestro Carlos "Patato" Valdés Dies at 81
Cuban conga master and Latin jazz legend Carlos "Patato" Valdés died Tuesday, December 4th, in Cleveland (Ohio) of respiratory failure. Born to a musical family…