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…
Savannah Music Festival Reveals 27th Annual Season with Most Wide-ranging International Lineup to Date
The 2016 Savannah Music Festival (SMF) lineup will include folk, traditional, popular, and classical music by renowned artists from across the globe. The 2016…
Mardis Gras Brasileiro
Nation Beat featuring Cha Wa Carnival Caravan (Nation Beat Music, 2015) Carnival Caravan brings together two hybrid carnival traditions from the Americas, Brazilian maracatú and…
Top Percussionist Raul Rekow Dies in California
American percussionist Raul Rekow passed away November 1st, 2015. Rekow was a member of the Carlos Santana band from 1976 through 2013 (with a…