Ancient and Modern
Various Artists – The Rough Guide To The Music Of Pakistan (World Music Network RGNET 1116CD, 2003) This comparatively young country has musical roots and traditions…
Ravikiran enthralls at Richmond
Chitravina N Ravikiran, prodigy since two, living legend since 22 and the world’s greatest slide player, if you go by the opinion of Radio Australia,…
Tribute to Cuban Singer in New York
(Prensa Latina -Cumbancha) New York, USA – Legendary Cuban singer Graciela Pérez, who performed with the orchestra of Latin jazz forerunner Machito will be paid…
The Rough Guide To South African Gospel
San Francisco, USA – This new installment of the Rough Guide collection focuses on South African Gospel. Today, gospel music remains one of the populist…
Second Generation, First-Rate Reggae
Morgan Heritage – Three In One (VP Records VPCD 1656, 2003) After bringing reggae to the punk rock massive with their participation in the Warped…
Celtic Fusion Has Begun
Down, Northern Ireland – The annual Celtic Fusion International Music Festival began today and will run until August 10. This year there was a special…
Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC)
Los Angeles, USA – The biggest event in the world for Latin Rock & Hip Hop will be held in Los Angeles, August 14th -16th.…
Pedaling tabla beats
Autorickshaw (Tala-Wallah Records, 2003) The word autorickshaw sums up this Toronto quintet’s musical repertoire. When I used the search wordautorickshaw, I found a handful of…
28th New York Salsa Festival at Madison Square Garden
New York, USA – A large gathering of salsa artists will take place September 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The salsa…
Puerto Rican Salsa Legend Tite Curet Dies at 77
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rican composer and journalist Catalino ” Tite” Curet died at age 77 at St. Joseph Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland,…