A Carnatic Music Fan – Thyagaraja Park Rediscovered
[image1_left]Author: Mr R. Srinivasan “Thyagaraja Park” – Rediscovered. Landmark Site Commemorating The Great Carnatic Music Composer, Saint Thyagaraja, In The Center Of The Busy Metropolis.…
Garifuna Passion
Various Artists From Bakabush, The First Ten Years Of Stonetree (Stonetree, 2005) If you heard about Garifuna music, but do not know how to get…
Skatalites Lost and Found Plus a Taste of Pie
The Skatalites – On the Right Track (Aim AIM1092 CD, 2007) The Skatalites – Rolling Steady: The 1983 Music Mountain Sessions (Motion Records FAST CD019,…
The Gathering of Fiddles
Various Artists Best of Scottish Fiddle (ARC Music EUCD2098, 2007) The beauty of the Scottish fiddle is represented in Best of Scottish Fiddle. The compilation…
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…