Labyrinth Musical Workshop in Crete Announces Summer Seminar Program 2016
Labyrinth Musical Workshop, one of the most respected series of seminars and master classes in Europe, has announced its Summer Seminar Program 2016. The workshops…
Bel Ochan for Michel Lamartiniere Honorat
In the history of Haitian dance, and thus of Haitian music, there is a name that few people know but that signifies conviction: Michel Lamartiniere Honorat.…
Accordionist Kepa Junkera Announces New Album, Maletak
Diatonic accordion virtuoso and composer Kepa Junkera has announced the release of his new album titled Maletak. The album will be available June 3rd. Kepa…
Klezmer Americana
Yom – Songs for the Old Man (Buda Musique, 2016) French Klezmer clarinetist and composer Yom dedicates Songs for the Old Man to his father.…
The Nile Project to Present Top East African Musicians in London
Top musicians from 6 Nile River countries (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi and Tanzania) will present a dynamic collaboration on Sunday, June 19th, 2016 at…
La salsa tiene mi son by Elito Revé y su Charangón Wins the Cubadisco 2016 Grand Prize
La salsa tiene mi son by Elito Revé y su Charangón won the Popular Dancing Music at Cubadisco 2016. Other winners include Vamos pa’l monte…
Artist Profiles: Acetre
Acetre is one of the most experienced groups in the Extremadura (western Spain) contemporary folk music scene. Acetre was formed in 1976 and has gone…
Austria’s Glatt&Verkehrt Festival Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Austrian music festival Glatt&Verkehrt will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year July 1-31, 2016. The festival takes place in Krems, in the beautiful Wachau…
Explosive Fertility of Haiti’s Musical Legacy
Various Artists – Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyou, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore from Haiti (1960-1981) (Ostinato Records, 2016) Occasionally some crank will go…
Tejano Music Singer Emilio Navaira III Dies at 53
Tejano and country music singer-songwriter and musician Emilio Navaira III passed away May 16, 2016 in New Braunfels, Texas. Emilio was also one of the…