Lili Boniche was born in 1921 to a Sephardic family of Andalusian origin, in the Kasbah of Algiers. He was only 10 years old when he left his family to be trained in the art of playing the ud, the Arabic lute. His teacher was a master of Hauzi, a regional style of Arab-Andalusian music....
Set to be released by Nacional Records this spring, Manu Chao’s “Politik Kills” EP will feature a reggae remix collection of the 'La Radiolina' track by artists like UK...
Mikey Dread was born in 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica. From an early age, Campbell showed a natural aptitude for engineering and electronics. After he finished college, he partnered with Edi Fitzroy, ...
Although 10,000 tickets went up for sale, some 5,000 fans that had slept outside the Mapocho Station Cultural Center ticket window Saturday night were left without a seat. The shortage of tickets turn...
The recent months were rather eventful for Andrea Gerák in between joyful travels and performances, medical examinations found she had cervical cancer . The Hungarian singer ,and her fami...
Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide-Guitar Odyssey (Riverboat, TUG1049) is a musical journey through the centuries of guitar playing in India. Using three unique guitars that BBC award winner Pandit Deb...
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in Seattle presents for six nights, Grammy-winning Latin jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri. Band members are Eddie Palmieri (piano), Conrad Herwig (t...
Fans looking foward to the upcoming shows will have to wait fot the opportunity to watch the Toureg band perform late this summer. Target dates have been set for September since shows were pushed back...
Malian guitarist Habib Koité and his band Bamada return to North America this spring with an 11-city tour, marking the first opportunity for this legendary African music figure to perform songs...
He opened Thursday night with his hit "A Dios le pido," and kept the public on its feet with more than 20 songs, including "Mala gente," "Fotografia," "Volverte a ve...