As Far As
dj Cheb i Sabbah As Far As (Six Degrees Records) dj Cheb i Sabbah has returned with a recording that blends organic instrumentation along with…
World Musician
By Louis Werner The teeming, neon-lit streets of Tokyo are a long way from the mud-walled village he once called home along the Nubian reach…
Global Grooves
Global Soul (Putumayo, 2002) Euro Lounge (Putumayo, 2002) Putumayo’s Global Soul features an array of interesting personalities including France’s controversial R & B artist, Doc…
The Nightingale Sings
Emil Zrihan UW World Series University of Washington Seattle, WA October 11, 2003 Many vocalists have been compared to songbirds and singing like a songbird…
WOMEX 2003 Inaugural Concert
Seville, Spain – Flamenco pianist David Peña Dorantes, from Lebrija (Seville), has a new show, with new pieces, which will be presented at WOMEX 2003.…
European Sounds Head East, West, Every Which Way
Orkestina – Transilvania Express (World Village 498002, 2003) Harmonious Wail – Gypsy Swing (Naxos World 76056-2, 2003) Nadya Giga and Their 101 Candles Orchestra (no…
Better Check Your Pulse
Pulse – A Stomp Odyssey – Soundtrack from the Imax Film (Six Degrees Records, 2002) There’s a lot of passion behind this global drum extravaganza,…
2004 Annual Conference of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology
London, England – The Elphinstone Institute and the Music Research Group at the University of Aberdeen will host the 2004 Annual Conference of the British…
Pianist Hernán López-Nussa Prepares Album in Dominican Republic
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Cuban pianist Hernán López-Nussa disclosed here that he is currently working in the Dominican Republic, in…
Brazil Up to the Minute
Various Artists – Brazilian Groove (Putumayo PUT 216-2, 2003) Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Brazilian Electronica (World Music Network RGNET 1123 CD, 2003)…