Omara Portuondo – Fiesta Cubana (EuroArts 2058028, 2010) Fiesta Cubana is a great opportunity to watch Omara Portuondo, one of the legendary voices of Cuba,…
Omara Portuondo Celebrates the Tropicana
Tag: world music
The Recording Academy announces Nominees for the 53RD Annual Gramy Awards
Nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced last night by The Recording Academy. Nominees for Best Traditional World Music Album include Gyuto Monks…
Musicport World Music Festival, the Indoor Festival with the Outdoor Spirit
The year is flying by furnishing us with a new set of musical memories, thrilling discoveries of unsigned talent on Glastonbury’s fringe stages, grooving to…
Still Making a Difference
Salif Keita – La Différence (Emarcy Records/Decca, 2010) Mali has given the world so many great musicians that it’s difficult to point out one who…
Soulfully Stylish
Salif Keita – La Différence (Emarcy Records, 2010) Listening to Salif Keita’s plumy vocals on his latest recording La Différence there can be no doubt…
Songlines Music Awards 2010 Final Nominees Announced
Songlines magazine announced the final nominees of the Songlines Music Awards 2010 and will be releasing a compilation album on 22nd March featuring all sixteen…
Cross-Cultural Collaborations and Fusion Bands – What makes them so brilliant?
In a world where the news is constantly derived of tragic tales of war and devastating violence, it is a pleasant surprise to see artists…
World Music Central’s Best World Music Releases of 2009
The editors at World Music Central, its Spanish language portal Músicas del Mundo and other friends, present their lists of Best World Music Recordings of…
We Three Strings
Les Triaboliques – rivermudtwilight (World Village 468088, 2009) Justin Adams, Lu Edmonds and Ben Mandelson could have all been content in their careers as successful…
Warsaw Village Band to Perform in Toronto
Warsaw Village Band will perform at Lula Lounge on Wednesday, November 4 of 2009 in Toronto (Canada). Warsaw Village Band play traditional Polish songs with…