The Rough Guide To The Music Of Kenya
San Francisco, USA – The Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya spans styles such as classic benga, new taarab and Kenya’s hip hop generation.…
Merlefest 2004 Draws Record Audience of 82,500
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA – An extraordinary line-up greeted record crowds to MerleFest 2004, the 17th annual festival in celebration of the music of the…
Founding Father of Reggae Music Clement S. Dodd, Passes Away
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, owner and producer of reggae’s most legendary record label, Studio One passed away in Jamaica on Tuesday, May…
The Sound Of Fashion, World Beats for Catwalks
Lisbon, Portugal – Difference Music (Portugal) continues the original concept of its Fashion recordings. Sound of Fashion is far beyond a seasonal soundtrack. It includes…
Music For a Global Gathering
Hamsa Lila – Gathering One (BRG/In The Pocket BRG 1268 2424701262 2, 2003) If a good fusion band is one that knows how to combine the…
The Rough Guide To Italia Nova
San Francisco, USA – The Rough Guide To Italia Nova focuses on the technological developments and a growing club culture in Italy that have inspired…
Howard Parker and his Hot Take-out Band Recording Live Album
(Beatwire) Howard Parker and his Hot Take-out Band will be recording live on Saturday night May 15,2004 at The Sarah Street Grill in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.…
Boukman Eksperyans, European Tour
Germany – Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans will be touring Europe in late May. Theodore Beaubrun, the lead singer of the band, has been fighting for…
Triskalia
Triskalia, Friday February 27th, 2004 At 9:00pm Bar O’Shea’s 5202 Queen-Mary Rd. Montreal, Que. 514-484-5557 Orcasound reviews show I caught up with Triskalia last night…
The Divas of New Fado
Lisbon, Portugal – Portuguese label Difference has released Divas Do Fado Novo, a compilation of female fado singers. It includes famous voices that coexist with…