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…
Sublime Namgyal Lhamo
Namgyal Lhamo Pure (Silk Road/Le Maquis/Harmonia Mundi) One is often confused when listening to a genre for probably for the first time. Especially, when it…
The Kalaimamani Award
Author: Ms Lakshmi However gifted and talented an artist may be and however rich or poor he or she may be – the real Gift…
Brazilian Funk Collective SambaDá to Release New Album, Salve A Bahia
California’s own Brazilian sensation, SambaDá, is set to release its new CD, Salve A Bahia , due in stores October 9th, with a record release…
Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards 2007 Announce Nominees
Canada – The 9th annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards announced today the 2007 nominees in 24 categories, representing the top Aboriginal artists and music industry…
Astounding Global Percussion
Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo – Global Drum Project (Shout Factory, 2007) Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart and Indian tabla virtuoso, Zakir…
Kantele Intimacy
Sinikka Langeland – Starflowers (ECM Records, 2007) Although Sinikka Langeland is a Norwegian folk singer, don’t expect an album of virtuoso hardanger fiddles. Instead, Starflowers,…