Salif keeps up the momentum
Salif Keita – M’Bemba [Ancestor] (Universal Jazz, 2005) Salif Keita’s Soro is one of the few Afro-fusion releases to truly cross over into the mainstream.Soro…
Rolas de Aztlan: Songs of the Chicano Movement
Washington (District of Columbia), USA – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings recently released Rolas de Aztlan: Songs of the Chicano Movement, a compilation of 19 tracks recorded…
Kiran, Ghazals To Die For
Kiran Ahluwalia – Kiran Ahluwalia (Triloka Records, 2005) It’s a long time since we’ve heard ghazal in a crossed-over format as good as this. The blend…
Are you listening? Jazz in Goa
Author: Armando Gonsalves Isn’t music the surest way to being alive? If the God’s are happy with music, can mortals be far behind? To ‘see…
Straight from the Heart
Author: Armando Gonsalves The second Jazz monsoon session at Gonsalves Mansion, Campal was all from the physical realm. Everything else that followed was from the…
Jazz it up, Classical style!
Author: Armando Gonsalves In just a few weeks, Jazz in Goa has got itself firmly in the saddle of the live music platform in Goa.…
Jazz Goers at Jazz Goa
Author: Les Menezes Jazz Goa had its fifth concert on Friday October 14 evening at Campal that stretched into the night and spilled over into…
Bob Marley’s’ 60th birthday to be staged in Ghana
History will be made come February 6, 2006 as the late Bob Marley’s 60th birthday is staged in Ghana. Being the first of its kind…
Tagoe Sisters, Praye Nominated For Kora Awards
The pacesetters of gospel music in Ghana, Tagoe Sisters and Praye, winners of the Nescafe African Revelation contest in West Africa, have been nominated to…
Reshaping of South African Classics
FJ & Living Souls Ambient Africa (Eagle Records ER20079-2, 2005) In 2003, Mike Howell and Brian Adams, both of Eagle Records, got the bright idea…