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…
WOMAD UK 2009 World Music Festival Adds Orishas, Eliades Ochoa and Schlomo to Line-up
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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…
Succulent Soul
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…
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…