Brown Indian band lounges around
Lotus Cafe regulars consider the Brown Indian Band part of the furniture even though, they haven’t been playing here that long. Maybe it’s because the…
Oliver Mtukudzi Releases Tsimba Itsoka
Oliver Mtukudzi, the Zimbabwean Afro-pop icon who joined the Heads Up International label with the 2005 release of Nhava, examines the lasting effect of gentle…
Flamenco’s New Generations
Various Artists The Rough Guide to Flamenco (World Music Network RGNET1189CD, 2007) One CD does not do justice to Flamenco. However this Rough Guide compilation…
Kassav’ at Emancipation Day Zouk Concert Toronto
Toronto, Canada – Caribbean band Kassav’ makes its first concert appearance in Toronto on Wednesday August 1, 2007, 8pm at Danforth Music Hall, located at…
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…