Traveling Pipa
Gao Hong and Friends – Pipa Potluck, Lutes Around the world (Innova, 2015) Chinese pipa master Gao Hong currently lives in Minnesota and gathered a…
Scythian to perform at Merlefest 2016
Celtic rock band Scythian is set to perform at MerleFest 2016. Based in Washington, D.C., Scythian merges classical ability with thunderous energy to give crowds…
The Birth Of British Blues Boxed Set
Proper Box has released a 4CD box set titled The Birth Of British Blues. The collection highlights the pioneering artists who laid the groundwork for…
Radio Friendly Idan Raichel
Although Israeli composer and singer-songwriter has collaborated with world music artists like Vieux Farka Touré, his solo works have very few connections with roots music.…
Tuareg Musician Bombino to Release New Album: Azel
Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter Bombino has a new album titled “Azel” scheduled for release on April 1, 2016 on Partisan Records. The Nigerien artist has…
Mystic Revealers Release “Herb Must Legalize Now” Song and Music Video
Jamaican band Mystic Revealers has released its all-star song “Herb Must Legalize Now (420 High-Grade Remix)” on VP Records’ label Dub Rockers. The remix includes…
Carminho to Perform at Udaipur World Music Festival
Fado star Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade, better known as Carminho, is set to perform at the Udaipur World Music Festival. The event…
Phenoms at Celtic Colours Live
Various Artists – Celtic Colours Live – Volume 3 (2015) The Celtic Colours Live – Volume 3 contains 14 tracks recorded during the nine days…
Influential Garifuna Artist Aurelio Martinez to Perform at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle
Garifuna guitarist and singer-songwriter Aurelio Martinez is set to perform on February 2 – 3, 2016 at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle. The lineup for…
An Ingenious Cornucopia of Celtic, Flamenco, Gypsy, Arabic, Cuban and South Asian
Sultans of String with Anwar Khurshid – Subcontinental Drift (Century Media, 2015) With releases like Symphony (2013), Move (2011), Luna (2007) and Yalla Yalla! (2013)…