Synergy, a double CD by Shahid Parvez and Kumar Bose
UK – Sense World Music has released Synergy, a double CD by Shahid Parvez and Kumar Bose. In this performance Shahid Parvez has chosen to…
Pyrovates
Pyrovates means firewalkers in Greek and is the title of a new world music CD. In Pyrovates Michalis Michaleris combines contemporary and traditional Greek music…
Singing in the Streets: Scottish Children’s Songs
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Rounder Records releases today Singing in the Streets: Scottish Children’s Songs (Rounder 1795-2), which is part of the Alan Lomax Collection.…
Ben Shabalala of Ladysmith Black Mambazo Killed in Durban
[image1_left]South Africa – According to the US record label for Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ben Shabalala, brother of Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder and leader Joseph Shabalala,…
Philadelphia Folk Festival Presents its 43rd Edition
Philadelphia, USA – The Philadelphia Folk Festival will take place August 27-29 at the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. It is a three-day extravaganza…
New music reality show
USA – Spike TV, the first network specifically designed for men, and Sugar Ray have teamed up with Kia for a new reality TV series…
Alpha Blondy, Radical Roots From The Emperor Of African Reggae
London, England – Alpha Blondy – Radical Roots From The Emperor Of African Reggae (MANTCD050)is a new Alpha Blondy compilation released by British label Manteca.…
Canadian Folk Music Festival Pioneer Estelle Klein Dies at 74
Estelle Klein, artistic director emeritus of the Mariposa Folk Festival, died in Belleville, Ontario, on June 17, after a brief battle with cancer. She was…
Nonesuch Releases Youssou N’Dour’s Egypt
New York, USA – On his latest release, Egypt, Youssou N’Dour combines his native Senegalese traditions with Egyptian and Arabic sounds in this musical exploration…
Bala-bing
Keletigui Diabate Sandiya (Contre Jour CJ012, 2004) The balafon (or simply bala, if you prefer the non-Francophone name) is a West African gourd resonator xylophone…