Hurdy-gurdy meets jazz
Trame (Gilles Chabenat & Alain Bonnin) Bethany Lutheran Church Seattle, WA September 24, 2003 A year ago, I didn’t even know what a hurdy-gurdy looked…
Wellstone World Music Day
Paul Wellstone, a US Senator from Minnesota, was killed nearly a year ago, along with his wife, daughter, and three of his campaign workers, when…
The Chieftains Continue their Exploration of Americana
The Chieftains’ latest album, Further Down The Old Plank Road (Victor/BMG), continues the groundbreaking collaboration between The Chieftains and some of country and bluegrass music’s…
Doin’ the Hip-Hop Horah
Solomon and Socalled Hiphopkhasene (Piranha CDPIR1789, 2003) If it had been made strictly to milk laughs, this disc could have been a disaster rather than…
Songs of Freedom
Kabul Workshop – Trigana (Tinder Records, 2002) Imperialism in all its guises and current world politicking have created a new diaspora with many of the…
Mísia, New Fado CD and German Tour
Germany – Fado singer Mísia has recorded a new album titled Canto. The album will be in stores October 10th. To promote the album, Mísia…
More Fun in the Desert
Justin Adams – Desert Road (World Village, 2002) During the Victorian era many French and English adventure seekers headed to Imperialist Africa to escape Victorian…
EMI Group plc Entering into non-exclusive Discussions with AOL Time Warner Inc
London, England – In view of speculation in the weekend press, EMI Group plc announced today that it has now entered non-exclusive discussions with AOL…
WOMEX News – September 22, 2003
Berlin, Germany – By the Guide Rate deadline on Friday, 12 September, there have been as many pre-registrations for WOMEX 2003 as there had been…
Face the Music
John Wubbenhorst and Facing East – Facing Beloved (Facing East Productions 03050541, 2003) A lot of fusion music has been based on and around the…