Don’t Pardon My French
Various Artists French Caribbean (Putumayo PUT 211-2, 2003) Musically, some Caribbean islands bear strong marks of having been former colonies of Spain, England or The…
Mali Lolo! Stars of Mali
Washington, D.C., USA – This year’s Smithsonian Folklife festival will be dedicated to Mali. To celebrate the event, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released a compilation…
GUCA Dragacevski Sabor Trubaca Brass Bands Music Festival
Guca, Yugoslavia – The annual festival GUCA Dragacevski Sabor Trubaca (Brass Bands Music Festival) will be taking place August 8-10. In its 40th year, it…
Susheela Raman’s Love Trap
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – Love Trap (Narada World) is the new album by Anglo-Indian singer Susheela Raman. The recording features Indian music woven with Western…
Alpha Yaya Diallo\’s European Tour
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Award winning Guinean musician Alpha Yaya Diallo will be touring Europe this summer. Alpha Yaya Diallo is a formidable guitar player.…
Galaris.com and CDstands.com team up to offer affordable CD Display Boxes to the music industry.
Hamilton, New Jersey, USA – Galaris.com, creator of “The Galaris Musicians Directory” , has teamed up with CDstands.com an will offer Counter CD display boxes…
Noche Flamenca in the San Francisco Bay Area
Berkeley, California, USA – One of the world’s foremost flamenco companies and a sensation in its 2000 Bay Area debut, Noche Flamenca takes the stage…
Cartagena Caribe: Major Caribbean Festival in Colombia
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia – Cartagena de Indias, the Colombian city located in the South American country’s Caribbean coast, will host a new festival called…
New Album by Tibetan Nawang Khechog
Boulder, Colorado, USA – Universal Love (Sounds True) is the title of Nawang Khechog’s new recording. This is his first major recording project in five…
Guinean Sax Master Momo “Wandel” Soumah Died June 15
Guinea – Sunday, June 15, Momo “Wandel” Soumah, musical director of the troupe Circus Baobab, died. The Guinean singer, composer, and alto saxophonist was considered…