Trivia in Honor of Artists in Number 1’s CD Collections
Norwalk (Connecticut), USA – This summer of phenomenal release for Number 1’s CD Collections, WikiMusicGuide comes up with a tribute to the artists whose songs…
Kidjo and Co.
Angelique Kidjo Djin Djin (Razor and Tie/Starbucks Entertainment 7930182967-2, 2007) Albums featuring an array of guest stars are certainly nothing new in mainstream pop music,…
The Rough Guide To African Blues
San Francisco (California), USA – Nowadays it is almost universally accepted that the DNA of the blues can be traced back to Africa. Featuring significant…
World Music Visionaries Temple of Sound Release GlobalHead
UK – One of the most creative British world music acts, Temple of Sound, is releasing their fifth studio album Globalhead on May 8th 2007…
Hutchy Combines Electronic Elements with Classic Dancehall and Reggae on New CD
Washington D.C., USA – Jamaican musician Hutchy has released My Time, the first full-length release on Ruff Cut Records. Michael Hutchinson a.k.a Hutchy is the…
Ivory Coast’s Dobet Gnahoré Crosses and Cultures on Na Afriki
When she was a young girl in the Ivory Coast, Dobet Gnahoré knew she wanted to devote her life to the arts. At age 12,…
Silver Lake Film Festival to Premiere Dengue Fever Documentary "Sleepwalking Through the Mekong"
Dengue Fever will be headlining The Echo Plex beneath the night before the screening (Friday May 4, 2007) as part of the Silver Lake Film…
Dubai Lime Sparks UAE Music Scene
[image1_left]Dubai, UAE – Dubai’s visionary leaders are building a city unlike any other. In vying to become a global and financial business hub, Dubai is…
A Jazz Beat in Goa (From the archives-Jazz in Goa)
It was a satisfying and stunning day at the third edition of the Heritage Jazz Yatra at Gonsalves Mansion simply because of the quality of…
Well Deserved Juno
The McDades Bloom (FRCD05, 2006) It is not surprising that this CD by the excellent Canadian band The McDades won the Juno Award (the most…