African and Brazilian Acts Top World Music Grammy Nominees
Santa Mónica (California), USA – Nominations for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy. The contemporary world music category did…
Renowned Celtic Acts at Christmas Celtic Sojourn in Boston and New York
Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas, Solas, Dougie Maclean, Aoife O’Donovan, and Kieran Jordan will participate in WGBH’s A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan, an intimate…
Afro-American Group Sweet Honey in the Rock Releases Experience…101
Sweet Honey in the Rock, the world-renowned, award-winning female African American ensemble, which performs a cappella (except for percussion), has released a new CD, Experience…101…
Footprints: A IIIrd Tyme Out Collection
Footprints (Rounder Records) is the best of IIIrd Tyme Out: a definitive collection from the quintessential modern bluegrass band. Winner of an unprecedented seven consecutive…
Global Grooves and Dreamscapes 2007
Global electronica musician Gaudí has taken the music of legendary Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and has added dub reggae beats. While Dub Qawwali…
Top World Music and American Roots Acts Make Savannah Music Festival a Hot Ticket
Savannah (Georgia), USA – The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) unveiled its ambitious 2008 program, a 17-day musical arts marathon featuring nearly 100 events that comprise…
Salsa Evolutions
Some of the best Afro-Latin music in recent months is coming out of Venezuela on the Cacao label. Venezuelan vibraphonist Alfredo Naranjo combines Latin jazz…
American Afrobeat Musicians Aphrodesia Go to Afrobeat Birthplace by Bus
Bloomington (Indiana), USA – Watching a large van of gesticulating American musicians in hot pursuit of Nigerian soldiers is an uncommon site in the city…
2007 Brazilian Releases Available in North America
If you wonder what Seu Jorge was up to in the 1990s, check out Farofa Carioca’s fiery album Moro No Brasil (Universal Music Latino).…
Winners of the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMAs) 2007
Toronto, Canada – The 9th annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMAs) gala last evening was a star-studded night with Canada’s Native celebrities and performances by…