Ethno India 2016 Announces Program
Ethno India 2016 announced the program for next year’s edition. The event will take place March 6-14. An Ethno is an assembly of young…
Celebrated Flamenco Singer Manuel Agujetas Dies at 76
One of Spain’s best known flamenco vocalists, Manuel de los Santos Pastor, better known as ‘Agujetas’ or ‘Agujetas de Jerez’, passed away December 25…
The Captivating Songstress of Somaliland
Sahra Halgan Trio Faransiskiyo Somaliland (Buda Records, 2015) Sahra Halgan Trio is an act from Somaliland, an independent nation (unrecognized internationally) in eastern Africa that…
NYC South American Music Festival and showcase Announces 2016 Program
The NYC South American Music Festival, a showcase organized by El Colectivo Sur, has announced the names of the artists set to perform on…
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands to Release The Hazel and Alice Sessions
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands celebrate the work of pioneering bluegrass duo Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard on their upcoming album The Hazel…
Bengali Music with a London Sound
In brief, this CD sounds like what would have happened if Pete Townshend had gone to India with the Beatles. It is full of…
Couleur Café 2016 Announces First Acts
Belgian festival Couleur Café has announced the first batch of artists scheduled to perform in 2016. The festival will take place July 1-3, 2016…
Interview with Vocalist and Songwriter Somi
Somi, an eclectic jazz and Afro-Roots singer-songwriter born in Illinois to immigrants from Rwanda and Uganda, is set to perform on January 17, 2016 at…
Italian Cradle of Emotions
Louisa Baileche Terra mia (Mix et Métisse, 2015) French singer-songwriter Louisa Baileche dedicates ‘Terra mia’ to her Italian side of her family. As a child,…
Interview with Johnny Kalsi of The Dhol Foundation
The Dhol Foundation is one of acts selected to perform at the influential globalFEST showcase. Johnny Kalsi, the band’s founder and a former member…