The 30th Annual fRoots Critics Poll Announces 2015 Nominees
British publication fRoots magazine announced this morning the nominees for Album of the Year in the fields of folk, roots and world music. The…
New Orleans Legend Allen Toussaint Dies in Madrid at 77
Pianist, singer-songwriter, composer and producer Allen Toussaint passed away this morning, November 10, 2015 in Madrid after a live performance. Shortly after his concert…
Chucho Valdés: Irakere 40 American Tour Celebrates Legendary Afro-Cuban Jazz Band
Iconic Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Irakere, the seminal Afro-Cuban fusion band he founded in Havana with a North…
Country & Eastern Releases Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and Pandith Taranath: Live In Stockholm 1969
Country & Eastern has released Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and Pandith Taranath: Live in Stockholm 1969 (CE36). The material here is Raag Chandrakauns in a Dhrupad…
Chucho Valdés’ Irakere 40 to Perform at Page Auditorium in Durham
Jazz and Latin music star Chucho Valdés will present the latest incarnation of Cuba’s famed Irakere jazz fusion band on November 16th, 2015 at…
A Little History of the tritikitixa
Kepa Junkera & Sorginak Trikitixaren Historia Txiki Bat – Una Pequeña Historia de la Trikitixa (Fol, 2014) After several recordings fusing Basque accordion music with…
Mamak Khadem Releases “Those Eyes” Music Video
Mamak Khadem has released a music video titled “Those Eyes” made with Dzambo Agusev Orkestar Macedonian Brass Band. Mamak recorded and directed the video…
Interlaced Sufi Musical Soundscapes
Karavan Sarai Woven Landscapes (Narayan Sijan, 2015) Woven Landscapes is an independent release by a project called Karavan Sarai developed by American musical explorer and…
Superb Aka Moon World Jazz Explorations
Cassol, Hatzigeorgiou, Galland & Friends Aka Balkan Moon and AlefBa, Double Live (Instinct, 2015) The double CD set Aka Balkan Moon and AlefBa, Double Live…
The Extraordinary Beat of Polynesia
Opetaia’s Te Vaka Amataga (Warm Earth Records, 2015) Polynesian band Te Vaka continues to delight with its wonderful mix of propulsive Pan-Pacific rhythms, folk-rock and…