We all know the well-worn cliches of how “music is the universal language” and that “music transcends all borders” because we’ve heard them countless times in our lives — and yet, there’s a profound truth […]
Tag: world music
ATASH at the Jalopy 1/11/14
ATASH The Jalopy January 11, 2014 Based in Washington, DC, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) is a national service and advocacy organization dedicated to developing and supporting a robust performing arts presenting field […]
Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter Gina Chavez’s sophomore effort up.rooted is slated for a February 11th release. Produced by Michael Ramos. who has worked with the likes of Patty Griffin and John Mellencamp, up.rooted as Chavez has said in interviews is “a rhythmic […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2729023148/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/ Formed last year, the UK-based quartet of of Gold Codes have a sound that they’ve described as being “situated somewhere between Texas, Lagos, 1960s London, and the Congo.” In other words, it has elements of psych rock, […]
Claiming diverse influences such as Mano Negra, the Clash, Johnny Cash, Gogol Bordello, Bob Marley, bluegrass, flamenco, Eastern European folk, rockabilly and psychobilly, the Brooklyn-based septet Butcher Knives, are a self-proclaimed “gypsybilly” band — with […]
Back in 1986 the City Parks Foundation created Summerstage in the spirt of Central Park’s original purpose — to serve as a free, public resource to help culturally enrich the lives of New Yorkers. The first season of the program […]
Album Review: Analog Africa’s Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Africa 1974-1983
Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983 Various Artists Analog Africa Release Date: September 17, 2013 Originating out of Lagos and southern Nigeria, Afrobeat was created when it’s main (and most famous) creator Fela […]
With the African nation of Mali in the midst of a brutal and divisive civil war in which Islamic militants have banned music in the regions of that country under their control. And as result […]
Mighty Mystic, who is Jamaican but is now based in the US is a prominent name in the American Reggae scene – probably because his sound employs elements of rock, reggaeton, hip-hop and pop, while […]
Butcher Knives at Piano’s 12/21/13
The Brooklyn-based septet of Butcher Knives are a self-proclaimed “gyspybilly” band with a rather diverse array of influences such as Mano Negra, the Clash, Johnny Cash, Gogol Bordello, Bob Marley, bluegrass, flamenco, Eastern European folk, rockabilly and […]
We all know the well-worn cliches of how “music is the universal language” and that “music transcends all borders” because we’ve heard them countless times in our lives – and yet, there’s a profound truth […]
Bad Buka at the Olde Prague 11/9/13
As I’ve mentioned in a post last month, I first stumbled onto the Astoria, NY-based Balkan folk/punk act Bad Buka when they played at Astoria Music and Arts’ music festival at the old Wonderland Collective in Astoria. And […]
Last year, San Francisco, CA-based label Stronghold Sound released Sembah Ma Fe Fe, a compilation of Guinean hip hop and reggae. As a compilation the album, the album managed to reveal the soul of a proud people who are […]
The founders of Ceviche, a renowned Peruvian restaurant in London’s Soho section, are naturally connoisseurs of Peruvian culture and they created Tiger’s Milk Records to share Peru’s rich (and rarely shared) music both past and present. Tiger Milk’s debut […]
Several years ago I was freelance music journalist, writing for the long-defunct Long Island City, NY-based Ins&Outs Magazine. Within the first year or so of my stint with the publication, there had been a decided […]