The Way of Taiko: New Book Introduces the Art of Japanese drumming
The Way of Taiko By Heidi Varian (Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley, California. ISBN-13:978-1-880656-99-0, 2005) Billed as the first book exploring Japanese spiritual drumming written in…
Busy Schedule at Celtic Fest in Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland – On January 12th, The Celtic Connections festival begins with 14 events taking place across Glasgow. as a prelude, over 100 torchbearers were…
Seck Gets his Bearings
Thione Seck Orientation (Stern’s Africa STCD 1100, 2005) Senegalese vocalist Thione Seck has always been a versatile guy, a hereditary griot whose skills include singing…
The Soundtrack to the War That Made America Series
New York (New York), USA – Composer and producer Brian Keane has created the soundtrack to the January PBS special, The War That Made America…
Celtic Connections Opening Concert Cancelled
Glasgow, Scotland – Celtic Connections has announced in a press release the cancellation of its opening concert by piper Carlos Núñez tomorrow, January 11th, 2006.…
An Interview with Native American Musician Joanne Shenandoah
World Music Central recently interviewed musician and award-winning Iroquois artist Joanne Shenandoah. The Native American singer and guitarist has been very visible in the news…
Bajo! – The Great Tradition of the Latin Bass
New York (New York), USA – Celebrating a Grammy nomination for their debut album, Una Noche Inolvidable (An Unforgettable Night) in the Best Traditional Tropical…
Africa Calling
Various Artists Live 8 at Eden Africa Calling (Real World/Rhino R2 970505, 2005) Live 8 at Eden – Africa Calling was part of the Live…
Reporter Klive Walker Investigates the Reggae Underground
Tontonto, Canada – Insomniac Press has published Dubwise (ISBN 1-894663-96-9), a book by Toronto-based music writer Klive Walker. On Dubwise Walker takes a fresh look…
Babble Brook: Sui Vesan
Sui Vesan Merging with the Brook (World Village, 2006) Sui Vesan might be called a contemporary Persephone, you know, the Greek underworld priestess that gained…