Northwest Folklife Festival
Seattle, Washington, USA – Memorial Day Weekend means two things in the Pacific Northwest–the beginning of summer and the annual Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle.…
Giramondu, New Corsican Band
Paris, France – Giramondu’s third album “A Nostra Accolta” was released in March by Inca Music and has already received good reviews from as far…
Abdelli – Among Brothers
Abdelli Among Brothers (Real World Records, 2003) Algerian musician Abderrahmane Abdelli (known simply as Abdelli), presents songs of an artist in exile. Every note he…
Barbican: Ethnic and Urban Music from the former Eastern Bloc
London, England – Barbican Centre will present X-Bloc Reunion, May 23-31. It is a revolutionary mix of ethnic and urban music from the former Eastern…
Madama, New Galician Folk CD by Leilía
Coruña, Galicia, Spain – Leilía, the innovative Galician folk group has released a new recording titled Madama. Leilía is the old name given to traditional…
Newly Discovered Music by Bob Marley
Jamaica – Family members of famed reggae singer Bob Marley have reportedly discovered a number of eight-track recordings by the late singer. The previously unheard…
New Recording by Serj Tankian & Arto Tunçboyaciyan
USA – Serart is a collaboration between System of a Down’s Serj Tankian and world class multi-instrumentalist Arto Tunçboyaciyan. Serart will be released by Serjical…
Cubadisco Returns to Pabexpo
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The most important event for the Cuban record industry returns to it former venue in Pabexpo, on the…
Guem, Percussion Virtuoso on Tour with his New Album
Paris, France – Algerian, of Nigerian origin, Guem, is one of the major percussionists on the scene at the moment. The master of a multitude…
Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble
Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble Por Mi Camino (Piram) The sounds of nuevo flamenco in Europe and Latin America have created roots in the American Latin…