Songs of the Lark: Folk Sounds from the Past
The Lark in the Morning (field recording, 1955), folk songs and dance from the Irish countryside (Tradition Records) The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem (1959),…
Legendary Recordings from Spanish National Radio Archives
Various Artists – Nuestro Flamenco, Vol. 1 (RTVE Música, 2004) Antonio Mairena – Actuaciones históricas (RTVE Música, 2005) Spanish National Radio (RNE) and Spanish National…
Exploring the New Sounds of Brazil
Brazil is a country with an incredibly rich variety of music and World Music Central has received a large number of new CDs from the…
African Convergence
Nuru Kane Sigil (Riverboat Records/World Music Network TUGCD 1041, 2006) This dynamic disc was recorded in a Scottish country cottage and a Paris studio, but…
Máilbmi – Indigenous Music on Swedish Radio
This spring there will be a new music show at Swedish National Radio on Channel P2. The name of the new show is Máilbmi (World…
Land of Fiddlers
Scandinavia is a land of excellent fiddlers. In the past months, a new batch of recordings featuring top folk violinists from the Nordic countries…
Hugh Masekela Added to Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival Line-up
Silk Hope (North Carolina), USA – The Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance has announced the addition of Hugh Masekela to the…
Niyaz Remixed Digital EP
San Francisco (California), USA – On a new Remixed EP that is available exclusively in digital format, the Persian electronic music by Six Degrees Records’…
Latest texts in Karnataka Classical Music
Karnataka Sangeetha Darpana, Part I and Part II by Thirumalai Sisters Gaanakalaabhooshana Dr. T. Sachidevi & Karnataka Kalaashree, Vidhushi T. Sharada (Retired Professors of Music).…
The National Dance Company of the Republic of Guinea in Seattle
Seattle, Washington–The UW World Music Series presents Les Ballets Africains, The National Dance Company of the Republic of Guinea, a celebration of West-African folk history…