Ali Farka Touré’s Successor, Vieux Farka Touré, Talks About His Debut Album
Mali’s bluesman Ali Farka Touré has passed the torch onto his son Vieux Farka Touré, whose self-titled first album, Vieux Farka Touré, on World Village…
Golden Horn Releases Ahenk Volume 2 by Derya Türkan & Murat Aydemir
Golden Horn announced its newest release by Ahenk Duo, a musical union of Derya Türkan (kemence -three stringed fiddle) and Murat Aydemir (tanbur – long-necked…
FCC’s Media Ownership Studies Come to an End
With the deadline for posting online public comments on the rules for media ownership to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set to come to an…
Lifetime Achievement Awards to Earl Scruggs, Dave Van Ronk and Manny Greenhill at Folk Alliance 2007
Memphis (Tennessee), USA – The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance) announced banjo legend Earl Scruggs, blues revivalist the late Dave Van…
Sanjay Mishra Releases Chateau Benares, Combining World Sounds and Ambient Electronica
Bethel (Connecticut), USA – As in his earlier collaborations with Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia and Funkadelic drummer Dennis Chambers, Sanjay Mishra creates new connections…
All That Jazz
Source with Abdoulaye Diabate – Tonight’s African Jazz Band (CompletelyNuts Records CTN 001, 2006) Tribaljazz – Tribaljazz (Hidden Beach Recordings HBRCD 00001, 2006) Having the…
Michigan-based Muslim Record Label Seeks to Make a Difference with Its World Music Releases
Grand Blanc (Michigan), USA – Unity One Investments LLC, a Michigan-based investments Company, announced yesterday the official launch of its new World Music record label:…
Ojos de Brujo North American Release of New CD “Techarí” with bonus CD-ROM
The long-awaited album by Ojos de Brujo, Techarí, is set for release in North America on February 20th, 2007 on Six Degrees Records. It is…
World Music Profiles: New WOMEX Director Gerald Seligman
Gerald Seligman is the new director of WOMEX, the organization that puts together the largest and most important world music convention. WOMEX includes a trade…
The Spirit of Goa (Archives 2005)
Many years ago when on visit to the Continent, and more specifically the south of France, I realized what really made Goa tick. Natural beauty…