Cape Verdean Singer-Songwriter Tcheka Emerges with his Own Sound
Following the recent eruption of great women singers from Cape Verde, along comes a new sound from a young man named Tcheka. Having penned the…
WOMEX Call for Photographers 2007
Berlin, Germany – Last year was another first for WOMEX organizers. "With WOMEX having grown so big and with so much taking place simultaneously, we…
The Wailers Embark on a World Tour and Introduce Their Newest Member Yvad
The Wailers are the most celebrated reggae outfit of all time having sold over 250 millions records worldwide. No other reggae group has so many…
Call for Proposals: WOMEX Guide Essays
Berlin, Germany – For the first time this year, WOMEX is opening its Guide essays to new writers with fresh new perspectives. The writers of…
WOMEX Jury Meets Next Weekend
Berlin, Germany – The members of the 2007 WOMEX jury, known as the 7 Samurai will meet 25-27 May to listen to the over 550…
Evocative Danes Release Tusind Tanker
Zar Tusind Tanker (Tame, 2006) Denmark is producing excellent contemporary folk bands lately. Zar recreates Danish folk and mixes it with Irish-style arrangements and other…
Cesaria Evora Returns to North America for a June/July 2007 Tour
Cesaria Evora will return to the United states and Canada in June and July 2007. Her North American tour will include music from her most…
Markku Lepisto and Idan Raichel World Music Winners of the IAP’s Best CD of the Year Awards
The Indie Acoustic Project announced the winners of the IAP’s "Best CDs of 2006" Awards. The winners in each of 15 categories were selected from…
Champion Musicians Find New Style in Ancient Music
The fateful meeting last year of two widely known Celtic performers produced a frenzy of creative inspiration resulting in a colorful, exciting, and completely unique…
Calling Out Around the World
Various Artists Putumayo World Party (Putumayo PUT 263-2, 2007) The various-artist collections from the prolific Putumayo label can be built around the lightest of concepts,…