World Music Expo WOMEX to Return to Santiago de Compostela in 2016
WOMEX, the leading international gathering for world music professionals announced today that the 22nd edition will take place October 19-23 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain…
Negotiating Difference in French Louisiana Music
Sara Le Menestrel Negotiating Difference in French Louisiana Music, Categories, Stereotypes, and Identifications (University Press of Mississippi, 2015) Those of us who work in the…
The Dolomites’ Japanese Balkanalia
The Dolomites Japan Years, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (Dolomites Music, 2015) The Dolomites has released three volumes of recordings that took place in Japan…
Roots Rock from Los Lobos and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Two recent albums demonstrate how rock music and American roots genres are combined effectively, generating timeless songs. Celebrated band Los Lobos from East Los…
The West Bridge Band Releases Kibera Esbera [Kenya]
The album Kibera Esbera [Kenya] by Kenyan act The West Bridge Band is now available in digital format. Kibera Esbera [Kenya] was originally released by…
Lindisfarne Guitarist Simon Cowe Dies in Canada
Lindisfarne announced the passing of Simon Cowe in their official web page: “It is with great sadness that we have to tell you that our…
Transfixing Sufi Music
American Sufi Project Vol. 1 (Ammi Media, 2015) American Sufi Project is a new ensemble focusing on the Sufi musical traditions from Turkey, Iran and…
Impeccable Hybridization of Clarinet and Indian Music
Shankar Tucker Filament (Shrutibox Music Records, 2015) American clarinetist Shankar Tucker explores Indian music on his new album titled Filament. The clarinet is rarely found…
The Transglobal World Music Chart Releases its First Chart October 1, 2015
The newly created Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) released today, October 1st, 2015 the first list of its history. The Transglobal World Music Chart…
Kassé Mady Diabaté featuring Ballaké Sissoko at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kassé Mady Diabaté, one of Mali’s finest vocalists is set to perform on Thursday, October 1, 2015, 7:00 p.m. at The Metropolitan Museum of…