Morocco’s Acclaimed Fez Festival of World Sacred Music Announces 2007 Program
New York, USA – Now in its 13th year, the he extraordinary Fès Festival of World Sacred Music brings together celebrated artists from Muslim, Jewish,…
Zephyr in the Confetti Factory
The highly anticipated duo album of violinist, Jamie Laval, and mandolinist/cellist, Ashley Broder, is now available to the public. Here’s what they have to say…
Brazilian Beauties, Musical Marvels
Bebel Gilberto – Momento (Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees 657036 1133-2, 2007) CeU – CéU (Urban Jungle Records/Six Degrees 657036 1129-2, 2006) No one needs to bring sexy…
WOMAD Taormina in Sicily, July 2007
WOMAD will be returning to the spectacular Teatro Antico on the Mediterranean hillsides of Taormina in Sicily for three evenings of concerts this July 13-15,…
Descriptions of Temple of Sound’s Pieces on its New CD
British band Temple of Sound recently released their fifth studio album Globalhead. The following is the artist’s description of the music on the recording. The…
The Occidental Purists
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International (Self-Released, 2006) You could easily believe the tracks on this very sharp CD were recorded in Kinshasa or Accra years…
The Fascinating Side of the Accordion
Mike del Ferro, Stian Carstensen and Azerbaijani Traditional Musicians – Jazz-Mugham Bridges (American Voices Association, 2006) Motion Trio – Play-Station (Asphalt Tango, 2006) Jazz Mugham…
Indian Ocean Hybrids
Various Artists Musiques Metisses – Océan Indien (Marabi 46816, 2006) This compilation takes a look at the cross-cultural sounds coming out of several islands in…
Turtle Island Quartet Celebrates the Music of John Coltrane
Some music is so finely crafted that the genre in which it is conceived becomes irrelevant to the music itself. Such was the case with…
Gnawa Beats from the North
Michy Mano The Cool Side of the Pillow (Justin Time/Enja, 2006) Moroccan musician Michy Mano has been living in Oslo (Norway) for a few years.…