New Music From World Jazz on Calabash Music

Randy Weston

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

Native of Brooklyn, New York, where the culture of jazz is most deeply set in people's minds, Randy Weston passes on a musical variety both through his Jamaican origins and through the African cultural inheritance shared between jazz and Caribbean music.

Another Fine Day

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

If things had gone according to plan, you wouldn't have the chance to hear the new record by Another Fine Day. "AFD was intended to be a one-off," says Tom Green, the one man in this one-man band.

Femi Kuti

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

Femi Kuti: like father, like son. The undisputed inheritor of the genius of Nigerian Afro-beat superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is his 37 year old son, Femi. Femi's version of Afro-beat is the most exci

Vieux Farka Toure

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

Since his infancy, Bouriema “Vieux Farka” Touré has been enamored with the music of his father, Ali Farka Touré. He grew up both in Mali’s capital city, Bamako, and in his father’s home-town of Niafu

ZAMAN 8

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

Suryaghati takes us through side streets, bazaars, samba processions, Jamaican dub sound-systems, and electronic beat battles – an incredible groove journey

Neva Ozgen

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

As the daughter of highly respected Turkish classical musician Ihsan ֺgen, Neva ֺgen was born in Ankara in 1977 and grew up in Istanbul surrounded by Turkish classical music and jazz. Perhaps as a

Ray Barretto

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

While Ray Barretto's congas have graced more recording sessions than virtually any other conguero of his time, he has also led some refreshingly progressive Latin jazz bands over the decades. His rec

Moacyr Luz

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

Moacyr Luz is considered as one of the most prominent composers of his generation. He has over 130 songs recorded by artists such as Maria Bethania, Gilberto Gil, Leny Andrade, Leila Pinheiro, among others.

Manu Dibango

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

Sax-Player, composer, singer, pianist and arranger, Manu Dibango is Cameroon's musical superstar. He is arguably Africa

Paris-Tehran Project

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0600

Since 1982, the 21st of June has been set in France as the Day of Music and rapidly spread through other countries. Now, over 100 countries are celebrating music on this special day. Hermes Records and the Cultural Center of the French Embassy in Iran celebrated the International Day of Music on June 21st and 22nd 2003 by organizing a live concert at the Niavaran Cultural Complex in Tehran. The concert was made of 3 separate parts where each band performed successively and at the end a jam session was planned. The atmosphere between the musicians was so friendly that it led the Alain Brunet Didgeridoo Orchestra (France) and the Shargh Music Ensemble (Iran) to give a Concert based entirely on a jam under the name of Paris-Tehran Project. The concert was recorded and the resulting album crosses over Contemporary Jazz and Persian Music in an outdoor venue.