Vieux Farka Toure at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago
Review by: Terry O’ I saw Vieux Farka Touré last night in Chicago at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. He opened for Toumani…
Latin Rock Band deSoL Releases New Album and Tours North America
Over the course of their six years together, deSoL has scored notable successes both on stage and on radio. With Rock, Pop and Latin influences…
Outside Assistance
Baka Beyond and Baka Gbine Baka Live (March Hare Music MAHACD 26, 2007) Beginning in the early ’90s as a melding of acoustic U.K. melodies…
In Search of the Sacred at the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music (Part I)
Our invitation to the 13th annual Fez Festival of World Sacred Music came just a few short weeks before the opening ceremonies June 1, 2007.…
Confluence of Instrumentalists Recreates Era of Tolerance
Orchestre Andalou d’Israel [Israeli Andalusian Orchestra] Ashdod-Yam (Magda, 2006) The Israeli Andalusian Orchestra specializes in Arab-Andalusian music, the music that was played in Medieval Muslim…
A New Master of Batuque
Tcheka Nu Monda (Lusafrica, 2006/Times Square 4Q, 2007) The small country of Cape Verde produces some mesmerizing artists. Although a lot of the recent Cape…
World Music at Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance 2007
Over 85 bands from 15 countries will be performing at this year’s GrassRoots Festival, including legendary South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, bluegrass-rock trio The…
WOMEX 07 Announces Third and Final Set of Showcase Selections
Berlin, Germany – The WOMEX office has announced the third and final group of artists that have been selected to showcase at WOMEX 2007 in…
Experience UB40 Live
UB40 Live at Montreux 2002 (Eagle Records, 2007) UB40 is a legendary name in reggae music. The pioneering British band has had a stable line-up…
First Annual Sudanese Music and Dance Festival
This summer, an unprecedented gathering of musicians from the East African nation of Sudan will come together in New York to accomplish something politicians, war…