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SeptemberSep 28 Monday 09
Cuban diva Omara Portuondo receives visa to perform in U.S.
Omara Portuondo, the world renowned vocalist who began her career in Cuba in the 1940s, has been granted a travel visa to perform in the U.S. in October. A member of the celebrated Buena Vista Social Club®, Omara is one of the first Cuban artists in six years to …
MayMay 28 Thursday 09
Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas on WNYC's New Sounds June 8
Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar will perform live on WNYC's "New Sounds" on June 8. They can be heard at 11pm Eastern time or online. The collaborator's album Rishte will be available on World Village in July.
MayMay 15 Friday 09
PRINCE spotted at Ana Moura's Le Cigale concert!
Pop star Prince made an appearance at fado singer Ana Moura's concert at Le Cigale in Paris! Click image to see article (in Portuguese):
MayMay 7 Thursday 09
Tinariwen footage at Le Poisson Rouge!
Fiume Night 12 _ Tinariwen, part1 _ Manhattan, april 2009 from vincent moon / temporary areas on Vimeo.
A few hours before the show, in front of the Poisson Rouge, the new West Village venue where Tinariwen would perform on that night, a new yorker dressed as a …
AprilApr 27 Monday 09
Tinariwen photos from Le Poisson Rouge on Brooklyn Vegan
Tinariwen & Hassan Hakmoun @ Le Poisson Rouge - pics
photos by Tim Griffin
(Click images to see more!)
AprilApr 23 Thursday 09
Culture Musical Club's "Shime" in the press & WNYC Pick
Culture Musical Club video by Vincent Moon:
The Culture Musical Club from vincent moon / temporary areas on Vimeo.
TOP OF THE WORLD. "marvelous recording...inspired by spirit-possession music with squeaking violin before the punchy, faster-paced kidumbak …
AprilApr 20 Monday 09
L.A. Times, L.A. Weekly & more rave about Tinariwen live!
Coachella Day 2: Tinariwen's Sunset Convergence is the Talk of the Festival
Sunday, Apr. 19 2009 @ 11:56AM
By Randall Roberts in coachella
"the band got onto the stage and stepped on the Universal Treadmill of Groove, one that propels booties and brains …
AprilApr 16 Thursday 09
So Kalmery's "Brakka System" in fRoots
"Daby Touré guests as bass player on the irresistible sing-along 'Calling', the closing track on So Kalmery's latest album titled after the urban dance style he practices...the first few tracks arguably deliver what the …
AprilApr 14 Tuesday 09
Tinariwen in L.A. Times & S.F. Music Examiner
Pop & Hiss
The L.A. Times music blog
Coachella preview: Tinariwen
11:26 AM PT, Apr 13 2009
Pop & Hiss will be covering the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., from April 17 to 19. There are more than 120 acts on the bill, and in the …
AprilApr 7 Tuesday 09
Kayhan Kalhor in LA Times: "thrilling field of string sound"
Pop & Hiss: The L.A. Times music blog
Live review: Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider at UCLA's Royce Hall
01:42 PM PT, Apr 5 2009
Laying bare the links and contrasts between the traditional music of Persia and the modernist leanings of the Euro-American …
FebruaryFeb 27 Friday 09
Uxía & Oreka Tx in Songlines' March Issue
"There's so much to say about this pretty, magical disc by Galician singer Uxia...The album's like a dream that takes place in an open-air nightclub facing the sea: it's intimate, nuanced, subtle and minimalist - yet spacious, with …
FebruaryFeb 24 Tuesday 09
Chango Spasiuk on BBC Radio 3 this Friday
Chango Spasiuk will be live on the air at BBC Radio 3's "World on 3" with Charlie Gillett this Friday February 27 at 11:15pm.
FebruaryFeb 10 Tuesday 09
Chango Spasiuk in Billboard: "grace and romanticism"
Pynandí (Los Descalzos)
CHANGO SPASIUK
"This 15-song album is a generous sample of Spasiuk's chamamé, a music of rustic origins that, like tango, sounds anything but quaint when interpreted by a master. Spasiuk's music has a grace and a romanticism that …
FebruaryFeb 3 Tuesday 09
Omara Portuondo's "Gracias" jumps to #3 on CMJ Chart!
Omara Portuondo's Gracias jumps from No. 20 to No. 3 on the CMJ New World Chart!
JanuaryJan 30 Friday 09
Chango Spasiuk & António Zambujo on World Village
This February, World Village offers the appealing new album by Argentinian accordionist Chango Spasiuk, entitled Pynandí (Los Descalzos). Introducing the world outside Argentina to the sprightly 6/8 chamamé, Chango Spasiuk plays the accordion like a true virtuoso, …