Sounding Out . . . The San Francisco Bay Area
Written by Jeff Kaliss Lovely, charming, and irrepressible, San Francisco has long extended an enticing embrace to creative wanderers from other parts of the United…
Shoghaken Ensemble
Shoghoken Ensemble Seattle debut/US tour Preview The octet Shoghaken (Show-gah-ken) Ensemble from Armenia makes its Seattle debut on its second stop of its 17-city U.S.…
Ballet Flamenco Eva Yerbabuena
Ballet Flamenco Eva Yerbabuena UW World Series March 5, 2004 Seattle, WA The scratchy sound of guitar and strings echoed from a Victrola while the…
The Armenian Navy Band Presents Sounds of Our Life
Germany – The Armenian Navy Band has a new recording. The title is Sound of Our Life – Part One: Natural Seed and it is…
World Music in San Diego
San Diego is California’s second largest city and the seventh largest in the United States. It includes several attractive neighborhoods and communities, including downtown’s historic…
Sydney Carter
Sydney Carter, probably best known in the United States for his composition, “Lord of the Dance,” died on March 16. He was 88. Carter…
The Rough Guide to Gypsy Swing
Various Artists The Rough Guide to Gypsy Swing (World Music Network RGNET 1138 CD, 2004)The Rough Guide to Gypsy Swing is so crammed with such…
Straight Ahead Jazz from India
Goa, India – Goa-based record label Angel AV has released an album by Jazzy Joe. Joe Pereira popularly known as ‘Jazzy Joe’ has come a…
Six Degrees Anniversary Compilation
San Francisco, USA – Six Degrees Records celebrates its 100th release with a specially priced compilation. Six Degrees 100 features all of the label’s most…
Everywhere You Want to Be
Lucky Dube – The Other Side (Heartbeat 11661-7770-2, 2003) Nasio – Living in the Positive (Higher Love Music, 2003) Mounia Sahara – I’ve Got A…