Sonni Balli – Back from the cold
All the time that music enthusiasts have been asking the whereabouts of Sonni Balli, the young musician has been in the UK honing his skill…
Child Soldier’s Hope for Peace
Emmanuel Jal and Abdel Gadir Salim Ceasefire (Riverboat, 2005) There used to be a lot of rappers from the world music realm that were just…
Kora Pioneer Madina N’Diaye Releases Debut Album
Madina N’Diaye’s first album will be available in January 2006 in the UK and US, on the Sound of World label (distributed by Harmonia Mundi).…
John Teye School band thrills at first Ghana Jazz Festival
The Rev John Teye Memorial School band – comprising teenage musicians – has thrilled the audience at a concert as part of the first Ghana…
Emma Kate Tobia, a New Irish Talent
Ireland – Aisling na nGael Aisling na nGael (An Irish Dream) is the debut CD from Emma Kate Tobia. The CD comprises 12 tracks from…
A Different Kind of a Dance
A different kind of a dance comes to life in Lágbájá’s home ‘motherlan’. A Different Kind of a Dance is a yearly concert celebrating conscious…
World Music Rocks The Kasbah
Author: Yvonne Mitton Various Artists – Rock The Kasbah (EMI 864 7912, 2004) Compilation albums can sometimes be a bit of a risk, and in…
Rabbit Dance Songs of the Lakota Available for the First Time on CD
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Rabbit Dance Songs of the Lakota by William Horncloud is now available on compact disk. This recording is the newest addition…
With a Bang
Zarbang Persian and Middle Eastern Percussion (ARC Music EUCD 1969, 2005) I first heard of the percussion-oriented group called Zarbang some months ago and became…
World Music Central’s Christmas Gift Giving Guide
Have you turned into a parking space stalker at the mall? You know the ones who creep along at two miles-per-hour down a long…