Yalla Miku Bend Borders On 2
Yalla Miku – 2 (Bongo Joe Records, 2025) Geneva-based collective Yalla Miku released their second album, aptly titled 2 on Bongo Joe Records. They continue…
Cuban ‘Sonero’ Ibrahim Ferrer Celebrates his 77th Birthday
[image1_left](Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Veteran Cuban musician Ibrahim Ferrer was paid tribute at his home by family, musicians and friends on his…
Biography soon to be released on Singer Polo Montáñez
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Pinar del Río, Cuba – Memorias de un Guajiro (Memories of a Farmer,) a book about the private life of singer-composer…
World Music Guide to Seattle
This report was made by Patty-Lynne Herlevi with additional information provided by Gypsy Cruz. Also known as the "Emerald City," Seattle remains an enigma to…
Tanzanian “Oya Theatre Group” wins 5th Interregional Music Crossroads Festival
Brussels, Belgium – For the second year running Dar Es Salaam, the bustling Tanzanian seaport by the Indian Ocean, hosted the Music Crossroads Interregional Festival…
The Best of Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso – The Best of Caetano Veloso (Nonesuch 79808 2, 2003) I’m usually very skeptical of “Best of…” recordings, but this collection by Caetano Veloso,…
Awards for World Music 2004
Various artists – BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2004 (Manteca MANTDCD224, 2004) Here we go ‘round again. This year’s finalists from the third…
Harmonia ‘Music of Eastern Europe’
Harmonia – Music of Eastern Europe (Traditional Crossroads CD 4313, 2003) It’s always been the case that the various ethnic immigrant groups traveling to the USA…
All Joking Aside
Warsaw Village Band People’s Spring (World Village 468028, 2003) I was just a kid back in the early ’70s, but I vividly remember that at…
Dirk Powell’s Time Again
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Dirk Powell releases his new album today. Time Again (Rounder 0519-2) features multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell exploring the heart of Appalachian tradition…
Urban Beat Reggae: Dancehall Massive Culture
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – The Heartbeat label releases today a compilation titled Urban Beat Reggae: Dancehall Massive Culture (Heartbeat 116 617 755-2). It features top…