Incognito – Tales from the Beach (Heads Up International, 2008) The Mauritius-born musician, songwriter and leader of the group Incognito Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick has dipped…
Succulent Soul
Tag: world music
Connecting Poland’s Forgotten Ancestors to the Youngest Generations
Warsaw Village Band – Infinity (Barbes Records; April 7th) Poland’s Warsaw Village Band has become one of the most significant folk bands in eastern Europe.…
Alison Brown to Release The Company You Keep
Renowned banjoist Alison Brown, will release a new CD and bonus DVD titled The Company You Keep on April 7, 2009. Included with the first…
Celebrating the Cumbia de Austin
Grupo Fantasma – Sonidos Gold (Aire Sol Records, 2008) Cumbia has traveled far. The Afro-Colombian genre became popular in Mexico, where it has become a common…
The Passionate Spirit of Espirito Santo
Various Artists – Musica do Espirito Santo (Secretaria da cultura/SEBRAE/Quorum, 2008) The Brazilian state of Espirito Santo (southeast Brazil) put together a boxed set of…
World Music Central’s Best World Music CDs of 2008
World Music Central’s contributors have released the editor’s top world music picks of 2008: Angel Romero, World Music Central/Músicas del Mundo (USA) Various Artists – Big…
Musicport World Music Festival 2008
Musicport 2008 notches up a gear as they publish their list of forthcoming events in the run up to this October’s festival. The first event…
A Legend from the Venezuelan Plains
Vidal Colmenares – …Otro Llano (Cacao Música, 2006) Música Llanera is the folk music of the Venezuelan plains, Venezuelan cowboy music. Cacao Music has released…
Algerian-born Judeo-Arabic Musician Lili Boniche Dies at 85
One of the major figures in the 1930s and 1940s Algerian popular music, Lili Boniche, died on March 6 in Paris. Boniche was known for…
Forever Seeking Persian Excellence
Mamak Khadem Jostojoo Forever Seeking (Banyan Tree Production, 2008) Most world music fans would easily recognize Mamak Khadem’s voice by her work with the popular…