The Vinayaka Chaturthi
India is a nation (among other things) of great festivals. A common factor among the myriad of festivals is lots of fun and bonhomie marked…
Comprador e Imagem, Part I: Sao Paulo, Brazil’s Melting Pot
The first day activities for the nine participants in the Comprador e Imagem project was a set of showcases in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous…
Innovative Jewish Ghost Music
Frank London A Night in the Old Marketplace (Soundbrush, 2007) Klezmer musician Frank London (The Klezmatics) explores the darker side of music on A Night…
The Long Awaited 5th Album from New Zealand World Music Group Te Vaka Is Out Now
Olatia is the title of Te Vaka’s new CD. The first Te Vaka album was described as “a stereotype smashing glimpse into the true soul…
Essential Tropicalismo
Various Artists Tropicalia, A Revolutionary Movement of Sound (Universal Music Latino, 2007) The Tropicalismo (also known as Tropicalia) movement in the late 1960s was short…
West African Stars Dry Yai Debut in U.S. with Free Single
Brooklyn (New York), USA – From the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone’s biggest recording artists, Dry-Yai’s Pupa Bajah and the Baw-Waw Society landed amid New…
Zap Mama’s Many Ways
Zap Mama Supermoon (Heads Up, 2007) The popular Belgian world music group Zap Mama is back with a new album titled Supermoon. Zap Mama has…
Madison World Music Festival 2007 Lineup Announced
In its fourth year the Madison World Music Festival again brings extraordinary artists from all over the world for free performances on the Terrace, in…
¡Globalquerque! radio broadcasts
Last year the ¡Globalquerque! world music festival broadcast much of the festival live on local community radio station KUNM. This year, organizers will be broadcasting…
The United State’s Polka King Jimmy Sturr Shares the Wine
Burlington (Massachusetts), USA – Polka bandleader and entertainer Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, winner of 16 Grammy awards, returns with a new album on Rounder,…