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…
Country and folk musician and songwriter Guy Clark Dies at 74
American country and folk music singer-songwriter and musician Guy Clark passed away May 17, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Guy Clark was born November 6, 1941…
The Heart Speaks In Songs
Corinne Bailey Rae’s new album The Heart Speaks In Whispers belongs to a crop of what we may call artistry devoid of “collective era”; it…
Spanish Flamenco Fusion Guitarist Alberto Carrión to Perform in New York
The second concert of the last season of ‘The Flame Series’ will feature Spanish flamenco fusion guitarist Alberto Carrión. The concert will take place next…
Evora Sightseeing During EXIB 2016
During my recent stay in Evora, Portugal, for the 2016 Ibero-American Music Expo (EXIB), I had the opportunity to visit some of the monuments in…
EXIB 2016 Conferences and Trade Show
The Iberoamerican Music Expo 2016 turned out to be a great opportunity to catch up with Portuguese music and some of the album releases from…