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…
Vocal Exploration Beyond The Familiar
Bayarbaatar Davaasuren The Art of Mongolian Khoomii (ARC Music, 2015) Sometimes it is not so easy to step out of our comfort zone. That being…
Stars at Sounds of Reggae 2015 in New York
Sounds of Reggae will return for Part 2 featuring “Shaggy & Friends” on Sunday, December 13th. The concert will take place at Kings Theatre…
Celebrated Irish Musician Mick Moloney to visit the Cuban National School of Arts
Irish multi-instrumentalist and scholar Mick Moloney, a leading figure in the world of Irish Traditional Music, will visit the Cuban National School of Arts, (Escuela…
Sex, Therapeutic Drugs and Music at Cap-Fest in Canary Islands
The Festival de las Capacidades 2015 (Capabilities Festival), a new festival also known as Cap-Fest is scheduled for December 4 and 5, 2015 in…
A Chat with Latin Percussionist and Writer Les Moncada
Interview by Marco Moncada The person behind the Latin music interviews for World Music Central and one of the co-creators of 10 Facebook Latin…
Global Fusion Artist Eljuri to Perform at Mundial Montreal 2015 This Week
Ecuadorian guitarist and vocalist Cecilia Villar Eljuri, better known as Eljuri, is set to perform this week at the influential Mundial Montréal world music…
Celebration of Strings of the Mediterranean and Beyond
Efrén López El Fill del Llop (Buda Musique, 2015) Spanish multi-instrumentalist Efrén López has released his first solo titled El Fill del Llop (the son…