Transglobal World Music Chart for December 2015
The results are in. This is the Transglobal World Music Chart for December 2015. Brazilian band Bixiga 70 tops the chart this month. Bixiga…
Senegalese Treasure Trove
Various Artists Senegal 70: Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Recordings from the 70’s (Analog Africa AACD 079, 2015) Analagog Africa has been releasing some of…
Interview with Stelios Petrakis Quartet
The Stelios Petrakis Quartet is one of the international acts scheduled to perform at globalFEST on January 17, 2016. The influential North American world music…
Les Moncada Chats with Latin Percussion Legend Pablito Rosario
There are great percussionists in Latin Music. Some Latin percussionists styles can be copied, some cannot. Some musicians flocked to Cuba to see a…
Christmas Music for 2015
It’s that time of year and I am completely strung out on caffeine and Christmas music, so much so that I giggled so hard…
Zik, a Musical Journey from the Mediterranean Sea to the Depths of the Sahara
Idirad Zik (Soundfact, 2015) Zik is the first album released by Idirad, an Amazigh (Berber) trio with Algerian and French band members, established in Brussels…
globalFEST on the Road – Creole Carnival at Soka Performing Arts Center
Several international world music/roots music artists part of globalFEST on the Road – Creole Carnival are set to perform on Sunday, April 3, 2016…
Elida Almeida Wins the Prix Découvertes RFI 2015
Cape Verdian artist Elida Almeida has won Radio France Internationale’s Prix Découvertes RFI 2015 for her debut album “Ora Doci, Ora Margos.” The album…
Akameyimoh Baby Boy
On Akameyimoh Baby Boy (Canyon Records CR-6513, 2013), Young Spirit performs pow-wow music recorded live at Red Mountain. Unlike other pow-wow groups that feature an…
The Spellbinding Sounds of Dizu Plaatjies
Dizu Plaatjies and Friends Ubuntu – The Common String (Mountain Records Mou4554, 2015) Ubuntu – The Common String is the new solo album by one…