The Batá Drums
By Mark Corrales, LAFI The clave beat, which lies at the heart of not only Latin music but also so much popular music around the…
Carlos Santana Records Charity CD
Thousand Oaks, California, USA – To celebrate his birthday, July 20th, guitarist Carlos Santana has been selling his new album exclusively at all 300 Baja…
Johnny Clegg Live DVD
New York, USA – Eagle Rock Entertainment has released Live! And More, the first live DVD of Johnny Clegg with Savuka & Juluka. It includes…
Brazil at Home and Abroad
Various Artists – Brizzi Do Brazil (Amiata Records ARNR 0304, 2004) Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Brazil: Bahia (World Music Network RGNET 1135…
Sines Hosts The 6th Festival Músicas Do Mundo
Sines, Portugal – The 6th edition of FMM – Festival Músicas do Mundo (World Music Festival) will take place in Sines (southwestern Portugal) next 29th,…
Omiala: A Festival of New Black Culture in Toronto
Toronto, Canada – Harbourfront Centre presents the first Omiala: A Festival of New Black Culture from July 23 to 25, highlighting all disciplines of creative…
Tarika, Beasts, Ghosts and Dancing With History
New York, USA – Tarika 10: Beats, Ghosts and Dancing With History is a ten-year retrospective of one the most important bands in Afropop. The…
Alan Lomax’s Southern Journey Remixed
Tangle Eye Alan Lomax’s Southern Journey Remixed (Rounder, 2004) This CD has generated a lot of controversy because of its use of samples. New Orleans-based…
Missing Latin America
Various Artists World 2003: Music without Frontiers (Narada World 72435-90071-2-0, 2003) This is Narada’s annual sampling of “World Music” favorites from the hands of the…
Ethnoambient Salona 2004 Explores the Sounds of Greece and the Persian Gulf
Solin, Croatia — This year, Ethnoambient Salona celebrates its seventh anniversary. The annual festival takes place August 13 in Solin, Croatia. The musical guests this…