La Musgaña – 20 (Mad River Records) Although Castilian music is not as well known as flamenco or Spanish Celtic music from Galicia and Asturias,…
La Musgana Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Tag: world music
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara Tell No Lies
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara Tell No Lies (Real World Records, 2009) The sinewy strains of the riti, Gambia’s one-string spike fiddle, stretched tight over…
Leadbelly, the Ultimate Road Rambler
Huddie William Ledbetter “Leadbelly” The Definitive Leadbelly: 60th Anniversary Edition (Proper Records, 2009) It never fails that someone in the crowd points out that Huddie…
Baaba Maal Turns the Table on Television
Baaba Maal – Television (Palm Pictures, 2009) Hang on to your hats music fans because Baaba Maal’s got a new CD that is set to…
Vieux Farka Toure Releases 2nd Album
Six Degrees Records has announced the signing of Vieux Farka Touré, the fast rising Malian guitarist/singer/songwriter, and son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré. Vieux…
Mulatu Astatke with the UK’s Heliocentrics Album Out Now
The third in Strut’s ‘Inspiration Information, Vol. 3‘ studio collaboration series, out now, brings together an intriguing pairing between one of Africa’s great bandleaders, Mulatu…
WOMAD UK 2009 World Music Festival Adds Orishas, Eliades Ochoa and Schlomo to Line-up
WOMAD UK 2009 has announced additional names that have been added to the spectacular annual world music festival that will be held this summer in…
Celebrating Food and Roots Music at Taste of Durham Festival 2009
Delicious food and excellent roots music will be showcased May 23th, 2009 at the Fifth Annual Taste of Durham Festival 2009 in North Carolina. The…
Kitka to Perform The Rusalka Cycle in Poland, Germany and Ukraine
Kitka is about to embark on a three and a half week tour to Poland, Germany, and Ukraine to perform its vocal-theater work, The Rusalka…
Bollywood Whirlwind
A.R. Rahman with Various Artists – The Best of A.R. Rahman – Music And Magic From The Composer Of Slumdog Millionaire (Legacy Recordings, 2009) Capitalizing…