A DVD Portrait of Croatia’s Ibrica Jusic
Ibrica Jusic & Elvis Stanic Group Amanet & Best of HNK (Dancing Bear Records, 2005) This DVD, produced by Dancing Bear in Zagreb (Croatia) includes…
Trumpet Festival in Guca
Guca, Serbia – The annual Trumpet Festival in Guca (Serbia) will be held August 1st – 7th, 2005. There will be 20 juniors’ orchestras and…
WOMADness Returns to Singapore
Singapore – The world of WOMAD returns to Singapore as the passion and color of musicians from around the globe explodes in the historical Fort…
Rachid Taha Concert at Bowery Ballroom in New York
Review Author: Robert Weisberg Bowery Ballroom (New York), July 6, 2005 Rachid Taha really does put on a great, fun show – the vibe is…
Hero Worship
Christopher Hedge The New Heroes (Triloka/Artemis TRI-CD-82056) I haven’t seen the Robert Redford-hosted PBS documentary that this is the soundtrack for. Still, perhaps it’s an…
The Stimulating Malian Grooves of Djoss Diabaté
Djoss Diabaté Haklima (Goin’ Native, 2005) New York-based Malian singer Djoss Diabaté has recorded one of the most inspiring recordings of contemporary Malian music in…
Pirates of the Caribbean
Ska Cubano – ¡Ay caramba! (Phantom, 2005) This is the one where Ska Cubano really seal their reputation and emerge as a band who may…
A DVD of the Qawwali Master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan World Music Portraits: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Shanachie, 2004) This is an depth documentary about the life of the late Qawwali…
Musical Pollution: When You Stumble Upon Unwanted Music
Unwanted music has become an insidiously pervasive nuisance whenever one ventures outside the home. It is ubiquitous and yet another overbearing marketing scheme. In the…
New diva in the Malian firmament
Kokanko Sata Kokanko Sata (Honest Jons HJRCD12, Mali) For anyone like myself, a European intrigued and mesmerised by the power of the Wassoulou sound, this…