A Cakewalk on the Latin Side
Charanga Cakewalk Loteria de la Cumbia Lounge (Triloka/Artemis ARTCD-256, 2004) Being a hardcore fan of global music shouldn’t preclude a person from possessing a working…
Afro Cuban Master X Alfonso Presents New Album
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – An experimentalist of Prince, Brian Eno and David Byrne-caliber, Equis Alfonso, Grammy nominee in 2002 for the album X Moré,…
The Best of José Merce DVD
Madrid, Spain – The Best of José Merce DVD (EMI, 2004) features footage by one of Flamenco’s greatest living singers. The DVD’s menu offers several…
The Real Revolutionaries
Tinariwen Amassakoul (World Village 468026, 2004) A lot of musicians fancy themselves rebels and freedom fighters. The members of Tinariwen truly were. Their heritage is…
Malawi hosts the 6th InterRegional Music Crossroads Southern Africa Festival, 20-23 January 2005
Brussels, Belgium – Young musicians from Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe will soon be packing up their instruments and heading for Blantyre, Malawi’s largest…
Music from the Chocolate Lands
New York City, USA – Putumayo will release Music from the Chocolate Lands on November 9, 2004. In the spirit of the best-selling Music…
Music of Tunisia – Ez Zouhour
London, UK- Austrian-based band Ez Zouhour has a new recording on the ARC Music label. Music of Tunisia – Ez Zouhour (EUCD1890 ) presents traditional…
Pablo Ziegler tours Europe and the US
Argentina – Pablo Ziegler and Quique Sinesi will be touring with guest Walter Castro in Europe [see dates below]. Pablo Ziegler´s Quartet will also be…
Feasts of Fusion
Lo’Jo – ce soir la… (World Village 468027, 2004) Global Village Orchestra – Globalistics (Random Chance Records RCD-19, 2004) As vague as a phrase like…
Papa Ladji
The Elephant has come and taken back the spirit left 81 years ago. We say an elephant never forgets. The elephant waited for Papa Ladji…