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…
Gimmie That Old Time Juju
King Sunny Ade – Gems from the Classic Years 1967-1974 (Shanachie SH66041, 2007) Sometime in the summer of 1983 I walked into Main Street Records…
First U.S. Tour for Argentine Bandoneon Master Dino Saluzzi with German Cellist Anja Lechner
New York (NY), USA – Dino Saluzzi will be touring the United States to promote his new recording. The new CD, Ojos Negros, is a…
Soaring Ney
Omar Faruk Tekbilek Tree of Patience (Alif Records, 2006) Multi-instrumentalist and ney master Omar Faruk Tekbilek has returned with a new solo recording accompanied by…
Life by Ijahlar, Roots Reggae
Ijahlar Life (2007) For most of us here in North America, Spring is here and soon the weather will be turning to fair skies and…
Afro-Latin Round Trips
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca – Isabela (Mopiato Music MOPI-2, 2007) Papa Noël – Cafe Noir (Tumi Music TUMI 141, 2007) With the symbiosis between…
S.O.B.’s Kicks off a New Series Called Global Jams
New York (NY), USA – On April 23rd, in its 25th year, S.O.B.’s continues to innovate and introduces a new monthly series, Global Jams. "Jam…