MerleFest 2005 Starts Thursday, April 28
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA – Wilkes Community College will present MerleFest 2005, the 18th annual festival in celebration of the music of the late Merle…
Tribal Chants from the Dakotas
United Tribes, International Powwow Home of the Champions (Makoché MM0194D, 2004) Every year, drum groups from various American Indian nations in the Dakotas get together…
The African Xylophone Festival in New York
New York City, USA – On April 29-30, 2005, New York City will play host to the African Xylophone Festival (AXF), the first-ever American festival…
Smithsonian Global Sound Is Launched
Washington, District of Columbia, USA – The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage has announced the launch of its highly anticipated web site, Smithsonian…
Choro Ensemble Album Released in USA
New York City, USA – Circular Moves has released the new album by Choro Ensemble, Choro Ensemble (CIM 7017). The instrumental genre of Brazilian music…
To Protect and Serve: An Interview with I Nyoman Cerita of Sanggar Çudamani
Contributed by Lela Chapman. All photos by Jorge Vismara. Interviewer’s notes: On May 1, the 31 young virtuosi of Gamelan Çudamani will cap their first…
Yiddish Music from the Ghettos and Concentration Camps
The Netherlands – Under the title Shtil, di nakht iz oysgehsternt (Quiet, the night is full of stars) a remarkable CD will be re-released under…
A Moment with Rokia Traoré
by Susan Budig [this article first appeared in Mshale newspaper] One might expect a bigger, louder, brassier woman to be the one who breaks down…
Mining the Depths of the Spirit
The Ultimate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Early Years Vol. I (Narada 70876-19221-2-7, 2005) The Ultimate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Early Years Vol. II…
Winners of Spanish Music Awards
Madrid, Spain – The Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias de la Música (Music Arts and Sciences Academy) celebrated last night, April 21, the…