Guinean Guitar Elegance and Dexterity
Les Virtuoses Diabate African Virtuoses – The Classic Guinean Guitar Group (Sterns Africa, 2007) Pooling the 1972 Discotheque 70 and the 1975 Virtuoses Diabate La…
Mizero Children’s Troupe Visit U.S. to Raise Awareness about Rwanda’s Orphaned Youth
Asheville (NC), USA – This fall, a group of Rwandan children will go to the U.S. as cultural ambassadors to take audiences on a journey…
Composing Arabic Music in Real-time
Coinciding with the recent release of his latest album, El Tarab El Aseel, World Music Central interviewed Egyptian violin virtuoso Riad Abdel-Gawad. When did you…
Mandolin Recipes
Mike Marshall & Hamilton de Holanda – New Words / Novas Palabras (Adventure Music, 2007) Two remarkable instrumentalists join forces on a mandolin fest. American…
Oliver Mtukudzi & Black Spirits with Special Guest Max Wild in New York
New York (NY), USA – On October 17th, S.O.B.’s presents Afro-pop icon, Oliver Mtukudzi, in his first New York area appearance since the August 2007…
Illuminating Sounds
Various Artists Caravan of Light (Quango Music/Lua Productions LUA 110, 2007) Nothing too pretentious here, just a selection of global music (subtitled Incantation) mixing the…
Ras Nas at Oslo World Music Festival, Norway
Ras Nas a.k.a. Nasibu Mwanukuzi, a musician and poet from Tanzania, is one of the artists at this year’s Oslo World Music Festival. The Festival,…
Ojos de Brujo Releases Techarí Live
Barcelona, Spain – Ojos de Brujo has a new album available. The CD and DVD set titled Techarí Live was recorded live at the band’s…
The Saint Thyagaraja Park, an Important Cultural Space in Delhi
Author: Ms Lakshmi Wow! There is a splendid, enchanting, spacious park – lush green – well maintained – a botanical garden, quite and a lovesome…
Fiddler’s Advocate
Christ Stout Devil’s Advocate (Greentrax, 2007) Scottish fiddler Christ Stout is one of the best players of his generation within the UK. He is part…