Transglobal World Music Chart for February 2016
Senegalese artist Baaba Maal’s new album The Traveller is the number one album of the Transglobal World Music Chart in February 2016. The Traveller was…
Sierra Hull Releases Weighted Mind
Mandolinist Sierra Hull has a new album titled Weighted Mind (Rounder Records). Weighted Mind includes folk-pop, bluegrass, and new acoustic music. The instrumentation is comprised…
Baraka Honors Nargis Bandishoyeva
Baraka – Tribute to Nargis (Sketis Music SKMR-099, 2013) Ethno-jazz band Baraka dedicates this album to Pamir singer Nargis Bandishoyeva. During the Soviet era, Nargis…
Les Moncada Remembers Latin Trumpet Legend Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros Sr.
When it comes to the Latin music world, the living legend of trumpet players was Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros Sr., who passed on January 6, 2016…
Delightfully Incandescent Divanhana
Divanhana – Zukva (ARC Music, 2016) As a 2012 participant in the 12 Points Jazz Festival in Porto, Portugal and at the World Music Expo…
Bulgarian Folktronics
Oratnitza – Folktron (Fusion Embassy, 2015) Oratnitza delivers a contemporary acoustic music vision of Bulgarian traditional music. On Folktron the band performs original pieces that…
John Prine to perform at Merlefest 2016
Country and American folk singer-songwriter John Prine is set to perform MerleFest 2016. This will be his first appearance in a decade at the festival.…
The Healing Power of Music
Manish Vyas – Atma Bhakti – Healing Sounds of Prayer (New Earth Records, 2015) Let me say at the outset you not only want Manish…
Roma Brass Meets Klezmer
Cocek! Brass Band is a 5-piece brass band led by composer, vocalist and trumpeter Sam Dechenne. The group plays original music inspired by Balkan Gypsy…
Senegal Got the Blues
The West African Blues Project brings together Senegalese vocalist and percussionist Modou Toure (son of Toure Kunda singer Ousmane Toure) and British blues guitarist Ramon…