16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
The Latin Recording Academy revealed today the nominations for the 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, Nov.…
Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba Release “Musow Fanga” Video
Malian world music sensation Bassekou Kouyaté has released a new music video titled “Musow Fanga”. The track appears in Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba’s…
Dizzyingly Good Gnawa Music
Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa Mazal (World Village, 2015) Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa return for another musical dip into the fiery depths…
Strange, Wonderful and Essential Reggae
Yabby You – Dread Prophecy (Shanachie Entertainment, 2015) My first encounter with the music of Yabby You was back in the vinyl days of…
Rhiannon Giddens to Perform at Duke
Celebrated American roots vocalist Rhiannon Giddens is set to perform on Friday, September 25 at Page Auditorium, Duke University. In February 2015, Giddens released…
Orlando Julius & The Afro Soundz with Underground System at Le Poisson Rouge in New York
Orlando Julius & The Afro Soundz are set to perform on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Nigerian…
Music reminds us of our common humanity – interview with Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town
Founded by award-winning Trinidadian/Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town is named after the historic neighborhood in Port-of-Spain where calypso was born. Gonsalves grew up…
Rebirth of Boogaloo
Spanglish Fly New York Boogaloo (Chaco World Music, 2015) Spanglish Fly bring back the spirit it of bugalú (boogaloo), the musical genre created in the…
Having Fun with Jewish Roots Music
Big Galut(e) Big Galut(e) (Pastromele Records, 2015) This new klezmer group of virtuoso musicians has created a set of unconventional and bold musical pieces rooted…
Indian Violin Maestro L. Subramaniam to Perform at Duke
L. Subramaniam, one of the greatest Indian violinists, is set to perform on Friday, September 18 at 20:00 (8:00 pm) in Baldwin Auditorium at…