Scottish Americana, This is Roddy Hart
Nashville (Tennessee), USA – For a kid from Glasgow, twenty-six year old Scotland native Roddy Hart has produced an incredibly fresh piece of American sounding…
The Edgy Sounds of the Abruzzi
Nuova Agricola Associazione Nuova Agricola Associazione (Radici Musicali, 2006) After several EPs, Italian band releases its first full album, Nuova Agricola Associazione. The result is…
The Rough Guide To World Music: Africa & Middle East
The Rough Guide To World Music: Africa & Middle East (RGNET1181CD) highlights the dynamic and everchanging world music scene, and is released in conjunction with…
Peter Cole…. a Possibility of Liberian Music
By Aaron B. Weah In this contemporary time music have come to define culture and perhaps even the sociology of a people. More so, it…
Starbucks Launches Hear Music Record Label
Los Angeles and Seattle, USA (BUSINESS WIRE) – Starbucks and Concord Music Group announced today the formation of a new record label, Hear Music, which…
Come to the Water
Tinariwen Aman Iman: Water is Life (World Village 468067, 2007) I first saw Mali’s Tinariwen live in April of last year, at the Houston International…
Peter Cole Releases Stay Alive
This album is something one would long to hear over and over again. The expression of the lyrics is accompanied by an array of instruments…
Benjamín Escoriza, the Voice of Radio Tarifa Releases Debut CD in North America
Alevanta! is the debut solo album of Granada-born vocalist and lyricist Benjamín Escoriza, one of the three core members of the famed Madrid-based Spanish band…
Reggae on the River Music Festival
Humboldt County (California), USA – The Mateel Community Center Inc., a non-profit organization and 2b1 Multimedia, Inc. together, announced the 24th annual Reggae on the…
The fifth Annual Heineken TransAtlantic Festival
The fifth edition of the annual Heineken TransAtlantic Festival will feature Aterciopelados, The Pinker Tones, CeU, Fela Kuti film, Salif Keita, Chambao, and Martirio. The…