Scottish Celtic Sensation Bodega Tours the United States
Glasgow, Scotland – One of the hottest Scottish bands will be touring the United States in September. Bodega are Gillian Chalmers from Fraserburgh on pipes,…
They Call Him Johnny Coolman
Toots and the Maytals – Light Your Light (Concord Music, 2007) On Light Your Light, Toots and the Maytals return to their roots, singing classics…
Canyon Records Receives Two Indian Summer Music Awards
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – The 4th Annual Indian Summer Music Awards announced the winners for this year’s awards and Canyon Records, of Phoenix, Arizona, received…
9th Annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2007 Begins This Week
Chicago (Illinois), USA – Chicago showcases the best of international music at the 9th Annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2007, Friday, September 14 through Thursday,…
Ready, Set, Gwoka
Jacques Schwarz Bart Soné Ka-La (Emarcy/Universal BOOO9204-02, 2006) Guadeloupe’s Jacques Schwarz-Bart didn’t start seriously playing the saxophone until the age of 24, making up for…
Splendid Electric Violin
Chris Murphy Luminous (Kufala, 2007) I have to admit that I am sucker for electric violin. In my teenage years I fell in love with…
Smt. Bhanumathy Vishwanath’s concert exceeds Expectations
Author: Ms Lakshmi It was a remarkable concert by Smt Bhanumathy Vishwanath on the 09th Sep. at the Subha Sidhivinayaka temple in connection with…
Dub, Electronica, Dub Step, Bhangra Meet on Kush Arora’s From Brooklyn to SF
New York (NY), USa – Bubbling out of the San Francisco underground, From Brooklyn to SF is an adventure in Dread Bass/Dub Step/Dub and Desi…
Horn of Africa
Manu Dibango Lion of Africa (Global Mix GMCD/DVD01, 2007) Like several of his African peers (such as Hugh Masekela), Cameroon’s Manu Dibango was a superstar…
Comprador e Imagem IV: Salvador da Bahía, the Land of Afro-Brazilian Grooves
The fourth and final stage of the Comprador e Imagem project took the international guests to Salvador da Bahía. Salvador is a city with a…