Missing You-Mi Yeewnii, New Baaba Maal CD
London, England – Missing You….Mi Yeewnii is the new album by Senegalese singer Baaba Maal. It sees Baaba Maal focusing on the acoustic, poetic side…
DJ Smash Remixes Jazz and World Music
New York City, USA – Remix pioneer, DJ Smash, has recorded an album of remixes titled Phonography: a Blue Note Mix. The 14-track remix album includes…
Bosavi, Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea
Washington D.C., USA- Smithsonian Folkways has released a beautifully packaged 3-CD collection of music from the island of Papua New Guinea. The boxed titled Bosavi:…
Flamenco Jazz Meets Cuban Son
Málaga, Spain – The finest jazz pianist in Spain, Chano Domínguez, known for his deep Flamenco roots, has recorded songs by one of the leading…
New Album by Cesaria Evora
Paris, France – The Cape Verdean diva Cesaria Evora has recorded a new album for her new record company, BMG France. The new CD is…
Third Album from the Fes Festival
Louisville, Colorado, USA – On April 10, Sounds True will release the third volume in its series of recordings from the Fes Festival of World…
Chucho Valdés at Barranquilla Carnival
Barranquilla, Colombia- Cuban pianist, arranger and orchestra director Chucho Valdés, Grammy award winner this year at Latin Jazz category, was given the title of president…
IndigeDisc debut CDs
New York City, USA- The first two releases on the new Indigedisc label will be out the first week of April. One of the releases…
Tower Records Opens World Music Store in New York
New York City, USA – Tower Records, the world’s largest independent music retailer opened its first store exclusively dedicated to world music. The new store…
U.S. Debut CD by Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
New York City, USA- On April 17, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan will release his self-titled album, Rahat, in the United States, bringing qawwali music…