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Kobo Town in NYC as Part of Mundial Montreal showcase at The Living Room
Founded by Trinidadian-Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town takes the intricate wordplay of classic Caribbean music and runs it through a 21st Century filter. In the world of Kobo Town calypso, roots reggae, and acoustic instrumentation meet innovative production techniques, social commentary and indie rock attitude. Kobo Town’s second album Jumbie in the Jukebox will be ...
NEA Launches Guidelines, Webinar & Content for Music
The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce application guidelines are available for Grants for Arts Projects in Music: Arts Works & Challenge America Fast-Track deadlines are March, May, and August 2013. Applicants must be nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes with at ...
Ballaké Sissoko to Release 'At Peace' on Six Degrees Records
In 2009, in the depths of the Malian night, kora player Ballaké Sissoko and cellist Vincent Segal recorded the stripped down dialogues that became the album Chamber Music. The record collected rave reviews and became an instant classic. It was rewarded with a “Victoire de la Musique” (a French Grammy award) and resulted in 200 concerts ...
Music Without Borders Presents Upcoming NYC Concerts
Music Without Borders, a music and arts consulting firm based in Stamford, CT, is pleased to announce highlights of its upcoming NYC concert calendar. MWB has long been associated with producing concert events at diverse venues such as Symphony Space, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, the Beacon Theater, the 92nd Street Y, and the Rubin Museum of ...
The Idan Raichel Project Live in NYC January 12 & 13
Since bursting onto the international music scene in 2003, The Idan Raichel Project has shattered expectations of Israeli pop with their unique blend of African, Latin American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern sounds, coupled with a spectacular live show. The project continues to push musical boundaries garnering strong critical praise and winning over audiences worldwide. On January ...
NEA Announces Live Webcast of 2013 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert
As a music form born and bred in the United States, jazz has committed fans throughout the world. On January 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., EST, the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center, will hold its annual NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, located at ...
A Christmas Day World Record for Charity
In an urgent appeal to help families in need, Danny Kastner will create personalized Holiday Request Song Videos on YouTube for 100 donors on Christmas Day. The families, nominated by participating Boys and Girls Clubs across the US, will benefit in the New Year through donations on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Kastner, once known as the Troubadour ...
Various Artists: Long Live Boogaloo: Rare Latin Boogaloos from Spanish Harlem 1963-'72
by Chris M. Slawecki
Long Live Boogaloo captures rare and sometimes underground Latin boogaloo, traditional Cuban music shot up like steroids with James Brown and other hard-driving R&B sounds, which emerged from Spanish Harlem in the 1960s, compiled by producer Bobby Marin for Secret Stash.Even if this Boogaloo can sometimes sounds anachronistic, it still sounds vibrant and alive. ...
Jef Stott: Arkana
by Chris M. Slawecki
Arkana is the tenth release by multi-instrumentalist and ethno-conceptualist Jef Stott, one of several artists forging new music through the merger of modern technology and electronic music with indigenous and historical music from around the world--in Stott's case, India and the surrounding region. And the world came very close to never hearing it: Thieves broke into ...
Hendrik Meurkens: Live at Bird's Eye
by Chris M. Slawecki
Live at Bird's Eye embodies the truly global nature of modern jazz: Meurkens' fourth ZOHO release was recorded at two concerts performed at the Bird's Eye Jazz Club in Basel (Switzerland) by his Samba Jazz Quartet, which features this German-born vibes and harmonica player with Russian pianist Misha Tsiganov and the rhythm section of bassist Gustavo ...
