Unbeatable Bokoor
Various Artists Bokoor Beats: Vintage Afro-beat, Afro-rock and Electric Highlife From Ghana (Otrabanda Records OTBO8, 2007) British musician and music scholar John Collins’ affinity for…
Marcio Faraco Is Back with His Fourth Studio Album Invento
Paris, France – Born in a small town in the South of Brazil, Marcio Faraco has flirted since childhood with the different cultures of his…
Stephanie P. Ledgin to receive international award for long career in country music journalism
In recognition of her more than thirty-year career, writer-photographer Stephanie P. Ledgin will receive the 2007 Charlie Lamb Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism…
The Festival of a Thousand Stars Arba Minch 2005
Various Artists The Festival of a Thousand Stars Arba Minch 2005 (March Haire Music, 2006) More than 500 performers traveled into the desert to Arba…
Black Rhythms of Peru: A Fascinating Look at the Resurgence of Afro-Peruvian Music
Heidi Carolyn Feldman Black Rhythms of Peru (Wesleyan Wesleyan University Press, 2006. ISBN: 0819568147) In the past years there has been a growing interest in…
Flamenco Summit Festival Returns to Madrid
From May 7 through May 26, Madrid will host the second edition of the Suma Flamenca (Flamenco Summit) festival. Most of the performances will be…
Ferengistan Ambience
Banco de Gaia Farewell Ferengistan (Six Degrees, 2006) Banco de Gaia has been making some of the best electronic music to have come out of…
Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces World Music Acts for Biggest Festival Ever for 6th Edition
Rochester (New York), USA – The sixth annual Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by Heluva Good Quality Foods announced the lineup for its biggest and…
Juan Carmona Releases Sinfonia Flamenca and Tours the US
Paris, France – Sinfonia Flamenca, Juan Carmona’s sixth album, is the follow up to Orillas released 5 years ago. This opus has been recorded with…
Slovak Folk Rockers Recreate Live Concert Feel
Družina Tragare (Indies Records, 2006) Družina (The Suite) is a Slovak progressive folk band formed by folklorists, jazzmen and rockers. Their first CD, self titled…