Celebrate Toronto Street Festival
Toronto, Canada – The Celebrate Toronto Street Festival transforms five major intersections along the world’s longest street, Yonge Street, into a world-class, free one-of-a-kind festival.…
Faraualla
Faraualla Faraualla (Amiata Records, 1999 Recording/released in the US in 2001) Often times I discover incredible recordings when perusing the public libraries music shelves. On…
Zambia Roadside – Music from Southern Province
Zambia Roadside – Music from Southern Province (SWP, 2003) SWP is a small label doing great work. Quite apart from the mammoth task of compiling…
Oscar D’León Recuperating After Heart Attacks
Los Angeles, CA, USA – According to booking agency SalsaArtists.com, last week, on Friday, Venezuelan salsa legend Oscar D’León suffered 3 heart attacks while performing…
Donkeys, Music and the Rest of the World
Before we were married, before we were even engaged, my husband gave me a wonderful gift. He bought me a trip to Spain. The purpose…
Klezmatics on the Rise
The Klezmatics Rise Up! Shteyt Oyf! (Rounder Records 11661-3197-2, 2003) The venerable Jewish roots music called klezmer has seen peaks and valleys of popularity, and…
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…