Buena Musica: The Independent Spanish Music
Various Artists Buena Musica, The Independent Spanish Music (BOA, 2003) This CD compilation celebrates the 10th anniversary of BOA Records. BOA is a company dedicated…
Souad Massi Band & Hicham Chami Trio
Chicago, Illinois, USA – Souad Massi Band and Hicham Chami Trio will be performing live on Friday, July 2, 2004. the performance will take place…
Agnes Cunningham, Founder of Folk-song Journal Broadside, dies at 95
Agnes “Sis” Cunningham, a founder of the influential folk-song journal Broadside, died on Sunday, June 27, at a nursing home in New Paltz, N.Y. She…
Sadza Marimba & Mbira Band
Santa Cruz, California, USA – Sadza, a seven-member marimba and mbira band based in Santa Cruz, California, has recently released their first CD, entitled Mukonde…
Review of Pan Jazz Concert
Contributed by By Wanda McCrae Now that I’ve relocated to New York City, I felt it would be a crime against myself to not attend…
Plena Libre on Tour Summer 2004
New York, USA – Puerto Rican band Plena Libre will spend their summer touring up and down the eastern half of North America. On their…
Under the Olive Tree, Sacred Music of the Middle East
The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring Najwa Gibran Under the Olive Tree, Sacred Music of the Middle East (Magda MGD043, 2004) The music of Under the…
Travel the World with Putumayo DVD
The first in a series of DVDs, Travel the World with Putumayo features music videos and concert performances by some of the label’s favorite…
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Legend, Tau Savea Moe, Dies at 95
Tau Savea Moe, who learned steel guitar from the instrument’s inventor and brought Hawaiian music to dozens of countries starting in the 1920s, died Thursday,…
Ugandan Musician Samite Releases Tunula Eno
New York, USA – Samite ‘s latest album, Tunula Eno is out on Triloka/Artemis Records. Ten of the 14 songs on Tunula Eno were written…