Veneno: A Treasure From the '70s Andalusian Underground Unearthed
It's said that only a thousand people bought the Velvet Underground's debut album when it was first ... Read More »
Razia's Prodigal Return to the Imperiled Madagascar
The word prodigal is hardly enough to capture Razia Said's winding journey to the making of her new ... Read More »
Everything Clicks for Benin-Born Guitarist Lionel Loueke
Like many artists who have explored and embraced music from across cultures, guitarist Lionel Loueke ... Read More »
Ghost Voices Come to Life on 'Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia'
Chhom Nimol remembers hearing a song on the radio in the '80s when she was a child in Cambodia. ... Read More »
The Voice of Hungary: Marta Sebestyen Finds Even Deeper Meaning in Her Heritage
Márta Sebestyen is straining to hear a little as she gets on the phone from her Budapest ... Read More »
Will the Savoy Family Hog the Cajun/Zydeco Grammy?
A big pig has been freshly butchered. The constituent parts are divvied up to the various ... Read More »
'Music Voyager' TV Series Serves Jacob Edgar's Voracious Appetite
Jacob Edgar was in Buddha Jayanti Park in New Delhi, filming a segment for his upcoming TV series, ... Read More »
Jordi Savall Gives 'Around the World' the Album of the Year -- and Much More
The album that best represents a year the closes a decade full of events that one might, if one were ... Read More »
Marta Topferova Focuses Her Cuban Sounds ... in Prague
So how many Cuban/Latin American albums were made in Prague last year? Marta Topferova knows of ... Read More »
Mali's Bassekou Kouyate Wants the Whole World 'Speaking Fula'
There are many theories as to why Malian musicians have in recent years found such receptive ... Read More »
EarthRise SoundSystem Twist Yoga Music Into New Postures
With the holidays coming up, you're going to eat a lot -- perhaps too much. So naturally you're ... Read More »
Angelique Kidjo's 'Oyo' Celebrates a Rich Musical Heritage
What a playlist! Some African folk songs mixed with the African-American R&B of Otis Redding, ... Read More »
Chuck and Albert Give 'Anne of Green Gables' Competition -- With Lost Acadian Tunes
Eastern Canada's Prince Edward Island is generally known internationally for three things: 1) as the ... Read More »
Césaria Evora Looks East to Egypt on New Album -- Sort Of
It's a dream match: The creamy, husky voice of Cape Verdean singer Césaria Evora -- one of ... Read More »
Puerto Plata's Bachata Renewal Ready for a Dominican Republic Homecoming?
"I'm now enchanted with life -- and have forgotten about death." That's a pretty noteworthy remark ... Read More »
Vodou and Beyond: Alan Lomax's Astounding '30s Haiti Archives Released
In 2005, ethnomusicologist Gage Averill found himself introducing pioneering African-American dancer ... Read More »
