Cuban Essentials 1 Ibrahim Ferrer Ay, Candela
New York city, USA – The first release of the Cuban Essentials collection is Ay, Candela by Cuban legend Ibrahim Ferrer. Ay, Candela is fully…
Tracing Her Cuban Roots
Jessie Márquez Sana Locura (independent, 2004) Puerto Rican singer Jessie Márquez is a well known Latin music performer in the Pacific Northwest of the United…
The Fire of the Sitar
Irshad Khan and Anindo Chatterjee Fire, Grace, Passion (New Dawn Productions, 2004) Ustad Irshad Khan, a master of the sitar (and the bass sitar, surbahar)…
Contemporary Chinese Pipa
USA – Dance is the second album by Chinese pipa virtuoso Jian Ting. More accessible than her solo debut on MA Recordings, Voices of the…
The Rough Guide To Astor Piazzolla
The Rough Guide To Astor Piazzolla cherry picks tracks from the Argentine master’s vast back-catalogue. By 1957, after 10 years of recording and playing in…
JVC Jazz Festival – New York Presents Concerts at Rose Hall featuring Latin and flamenco Jazz
New York, NY, USA – Don’t miss An Evening with Chick Corea & Touchstone featuring Tom Brechtlein (drums), Carles Benavent (bass), Jorge Pardo (sax/flute) and…
Shashmaqam (Tajikistan-Uzbekistan) & Tengir Too (Kyrgyzstan) at Musical Workshop Labyrinth
Choudetsi, Crete, Greece – Musical Workshop Labyrinth presents Central Asia Project, featuring Shashmaqam (Tajikistan-Uzbekistan) & Tengir Too (Kyrgyzstan). the concert takes place June 17, 2005.…
Concerts and Seminars at Musical Workshop Labyrinth
The new Concerts and Seminars program of Labyrinth has been scheduled: Concerts at Labyrinth Musical Workshop, Choudetsi, Crete, Greece June 17, 2005 Opening Time: 9:00/…
The Lama’s Chants
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – A tenth-anniversary edition of The Lama’s Chants by Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel is now available. In 1994, Lama Gyurme met…
A Rousing Revival
Hugh Masekela Revival (Heads Up International HUCD 3093, 2005) South African horn player/singer/composer Hugh Masekela hardly needs an introduction. He’s been a world music legend…