Outstanding Armenian Flamenco
Vahagni Imagined Frequencies (Vahagni Music, 2015) Imagined Frequencies is an extraordinary album by Los Angeles-based Armenian guitarist Vahagn Turgutyan, better known as Vahagni. The recording…
Maestro of Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz
Papo Vázquez and the Mighty Pirates Troubadours Spirit Warrior (Picaro Records, 2015) American trombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vázquez celebrates his Puerto Rican roots on…
Federspiel to Perform at WOMEX 2015
Austrian band Federspiel will be showcasing at world music expo WOMEX 2015. The band will be part of the Regional Stage in Club Duna…
The 17th Annual World Music Festival Chicago Begins This Week
World Music Festival Chicago, the largest world music festival in North America begins September 11 and will run through September 22, 2015. This year,…
Toronto Salsa Explosion
Lula All Stars Salsa de la Buena (Lulaworld Records, 2015) The Lula All Stars is an ensemble of some of the finest Toronto-based performers of…
Perfectly Synchronized Nordic Folk Ensemble Capture Live
Väsen Live på Gamla Bion (NorthSide DS01322NORT, 2014) Through years of hard work and touring, Swedish band Väsen has become one of the leading Nordic…
Latin Music Artists Celebrate Michael Jackson
Tony Succar Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson (Universal Music Classics, 2015) Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson takes some of Michael Jackson’s…
Acclaimed Persian Music Artists Dastan Ensemble & Mahdieh Mohammadkhani to Perform in New York
Dastan Ensemble & Mahdieh Mohammadkhani are set to perform in New York on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 20:00 (8:00 PM) at Roulette. Dastan is…
‘I am a gypsy child of History, A gypsy Indian’ – interview with Josefina Gómez Llorente (La Jose)
Spanish singer-songwriter Josefina Gómez Llorente, better known as La Jose, has a wide repertoire spanning Iberian music, flamenco songs, Sephardic melodies and Indian classical…
Smooth Borders Crossings
Randy Armstrong & Volker Nahrmann Beyond Borders (UMP Records, 2015) As the title indicates, this collaboration between American multi-instrumentalist Randy Armstrong and German bassist Volker…