The Golden Era of Sudanese Music, Volume 1
For hundreds of years Sudan has been an important crossroads between African and Arabic cultures. With over 750 ethnic groups of its own, and attracting…
Kassav at S.O.B.’s New York July 31
On Tuesday, July 31st, S.O.B.’s, will present Kassav , the creators of zouk music. Zouk means “party” in creole and is a rhythmic style of…
An African Soul from the North
Ashley Maher Flying Over Bridges (Spin Wild, 2007) Ashley Maher is Canadian, but her musical passion is West African music. The singer-songwriter combines jazzy English…
Legendary Gypsy Band Taraf de Haidouks Presents New Studio Recording After a Six Years Hiatus
San Francisco (California), USA – The world’s leading Balkan Gypsy band returns after six years of studio silence with Maskarada, an album that tackles classical…
Grooving’ to Electro Vodou
Erol Josué Régléman (Mi5 Recordings, 2007) The Haitian diaspora has been introducing western audiences to different forms of Afro-Haitian music in the past decades. Although…
The Latest by the Muse of Celtic Pop
Cara Dillon After the Morning (Compass Records, 2007) Irish singer Cara Dillon has one of the best voices in the contemporary Irish folk…
Sufi Trance Music by Turkish Dervishes
Gulizar Turkish Music Ensemble Music of the Whirling Dervishes: 800 Years of Mevlana Rumi (ARC Music EUCD2086, 2007) Some music, like movie soundtracks, is meant…
Balkan Hipsters
Balkan Beat Box Nu Med (JDub Music, 2007) American band Balkan Beat Box is generating a lot of interest in the North America and Europe.…
Vira Lozinsky releases new album of Yiddish songs
Vira Lozinsky has released a new album of Yiddish songs Distant stars – Vayte shter. Lozinsky is a leading voice among a new generation of…
Don’t Mess with the Ozo
Ozomatli Don’t Mess With The Dragon (Concord Music Group, 2007) Los Angeles multicultural band Ozomatli has become one of the most exciting world music acts…