Artist Profiles: Acho Estol
Argentine musician Acho Estol started playing the guitar at eight and the electric guitar at ten, then he took up various instruments during the teenage…
Songhoy Blues, They Will Have to Kill Us First
Auditorium at University of Sheffield Student Union 26 February 2016 Where were the blues born? Were its rough-hewn riffs formed from the mud of the…
Zelalem
Mikael Seifu – Zelalem (RVNG International, 2016) Ethiopian artist Mikael Seifu’s album Zelalem, Amharic for ‘eternity’, is his debut album. However, it doesn’t sound like…
Bio Ritmo Releases Oriza Music Video
Salsa and tropical music band Bio Ritmo has released a new music video featuring its single “Oriza.” The video was made by Nate Griffith…
Toronto to Host the 14th Annual Asian Music Series in April and May
Small World Music has announced the lineup for the 14th Annual Asian Music Series, a set of concerts that celebrates Asian and South Asian Heritage…
Resilient Ethiopian Grooves
Debo Band – Ere Gobez (FPE Records, 2016) Ere Gobez is the title of the new album by Debo Band, a large multi-ethnic American world…
British Red Cross Releases The Long Road Benefit Album
The British Red Cross has released The Long Road, a concept world music album featuring Robert Plant, Scroobius Pip, the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars,…
Fiddler Trevor Stuart Dies at 47
American fiddler Trevor Stuart passed away suddenly at his home on March 2, 2016 at the age of forty-seven. Trevor Stuart was a member of…
Tucson Chicha
Southern Arizona-based band Xixa performs a mix of pop and rock inspired by chicha and even Tuareg desert blues. Most of their Bloodline album features…
Canadian Festival du Bois Reveals 2016 Program
The 27th edition of Festival du Bois will take place March 4-6, 2016 at Mackin Park in Maillardville/Coquitlam, British Columbia. Festival du Bois celebrates French-Canadian…