Tipitina’s Foundation Commemorates Katrina One-Year Anniversary By Delivering New Instruments to New Orleans Schools
New Orleans (Louisiana), USA – PRNewswire- On Tuesday, August 29th, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Tipitina’s Foundation will host a ceremony at the…
WOMEX/IMZ World Music Film Screenings Announced
Berlin, Germany – WOMEX announced the world music films that will be screened at the annual world music conference. 1) Accordion Tribe (Documentary, 2004, Switzerland);…
Madison World Music Festival Features Talks About World Music, Musicians
Madison (Wisconsin), USA – The Third Annual Madison World Music Festival, with a line-up of a dozen international musicians performing September 21-23, will kick off…
Listen to "Congo Square": Yacub Addy & Wynton Marsalis
This week on Nick Spitzer’s “American Routes” series on Public Radio International, you can hear portions of the New Orleans premiere of Wynton Marsalis and…
Legendary Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson Dies at 78
Ojai (California), USA – Walter “Maynard” Ferguson, one of the most influential musicians and band leaders in the history of Jazz, passed away August 23,…
Flamenco Legend Fernanda de Utrera Dies at 83
Spain – Flamenco singer Fernanda de Utrera died of heart failure at her home in Utrera (Seville province). She was 83. Her wake will be…
Oklahoma Round Dances
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – The last of Canyon’s newest round dance recordings, True Lies From The Road, comes from Glen Ahhaitty of the Kiowa and…
The Wind Cries Cody
Robert Tree Cody and Will Clipman Heart of the Wind (Canyon Records CR 7072, 2006) I first listened to this CD after returning home from…
Songs from Tibet, The New CD from Techung
UK – Tibetan instrumentalist and singer has a new recording of titled Songs from Tibet. Most of the music is traditional, based on Tibetan folk…
An Interview with Albert Kuvezin of Yat-Kha
Albert Kuvezin is the leader of Tuvan group Yat-Kha. The Central Asian band has taken Tuvan folk music to uncharted territories, crossing musical boundaries.…