Tagged: rootsmusic

Yo-Yo Ma is a master facilitator, a crafter of people and music into projects that can deepen our understanding of almost any musical tradition.

Xavier Rudd, one of the world's finest Roots artist headlined last weekend's Peats Ridge Festival in the Victorian outback of Australia. The fans were treated as always to a union of nature and peaceful music while in this instance he shared a new song from his upcoming 2012 album, Spirit Bird. He is planning a world tour this year to launch his new album. If you haven't had a chance to "experience" his music in person, do not hesitate to make this a show to attend this year. He's one of a kind and his show's are some of the [...]

Magda Piskorczyk - Afro Groove Magda Piskorczyk Afro Groove (MPAGCD003, 2011) Polish guitarist, bassist and vocalist Magda Piskorczyk (pronounced peas-KOR-chick) has released a double album that celebrates the various types of music with African roots that have had a deep effect in her musical career. Afro Groove, her fourth album, ventures into the areas of African-American roots, such as blues, soul, funk, and jazz, as well as the rhythms and melodies of West Africa. Magda sings primarily in English, although some pieces include vocals in Tamashek, Bambara and Polish. Her band [...]

Magda Piskorczyk - Afro Groove Magda Piskorczyk Afro Groove (MPAGCD003, 2011) Polish guitarist, bassist and vocalist Magda Piskorczyk (pronounced peas-KOR-chick) has released a double album that celebrates the various types of music with African roots that have had a deep effect in her musical career. Afro Groove, her fourth album, ventures into the areas of African-American roots, such as blues, soul, funk, and jazz, as well as the rhythms and melodies of West Africa. Magda sings primarily in English, although some pieces include vocals in Tamashek, Bambara and Polish. [...]

Look it here, baby, listen to my song.

The story of the pizzica revival is one of how a music associated with a healing ritual of poor, oppressed peasants was transformed into a proud assertion of cultural heritage and identity. The pizzica tarantata, a folk music born in the Salento peninsula of Italy's deep south, way down in the heel of the boot, certainly has a great back-story. This intensely rhythmic idiom, which has been likened to the blues and zydeco, originally was the music played in the spiritual healing rituals of impoverished peasants and laborers. Today the pizzica is an emblem of cultural identity for the [...]

One of Australia's brilliant and respected artists finally exports the best of his music to the United States.

The Wagons release some thunder from down under.

The third album release from the up and coming Buxter Hoot'n.

MUSIC NEWS - Acony Records has announced the second roung of concert tour dates for Gillian Welch . Welch and David Rawlings will tour through the fall of 2011, with dates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York City, wrapping up at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. This makes the second leg of her significant North American tour to promote her long-awaited new album, The Harrow & The Harvest . Full tour itinerary is listed below. [...]

I'm tired. As a result of ignoring my bloated inbox, only searching out artists that fit my niche, as well as constantly striving to present new music I'm a little burned out. It'd be so much easier to cut and paste all the press releases and mp3's that fill my inbox (and that's after I've unsubscribed to nearly every newsletter and pr company). But where's the challenge in that, where's the thrill of discovery? For whatever reason for me the search is part of the fun. I guess in part because I'm not the best writer [...]

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Toronto-based musician Joel Sweet sets up for a home-town gig this weekend. He's promoting the recently released album Born & Raised. The album collects most of the roots/folk/country cliches (12-string guitar, harmonica), but repackage them in an enjoyable melodic format. It doesn't hurt that these songs often include references to Ontario cottage country, making them great '

[Low-quality photos by acidjack] The Charleston, South Carolina musicians Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent recently teamed up to combine several disparate recording ideas into a collaboration they call " Shovels & Rope ", which resulted in a record by the same name and a nationwide tour that included a number of dates with The Felice Brothers. This show at the Bell House was one of such opening sets (you can get the Felice Brothers set here ), but Shovels & Rope were given a headliner-length set, and deservedly so. [...]

Happy 35th birthday to Stony Plain.

Stony Plain's latest birthday celebration draws on a rich and extraordinarily deep catalog for a killer compilation.

Two string masters make genuinely beautiful music together.

Discover the real Florida music!

Mono/Poly drops his, Manifestations EP , on the Brainfeeder label. The middle jam of the piece, 'Needs Deodorant', unhands a funkdafied wobbly bass beat that advances to an unraveling dark get down of next level dub ditties. 'Toe Jam' is very similar yet runs different variations in its elastic bass sound and wobbly funk tone. Buy the 6 track EP through Ninjatune .(right click + save to download) Mono/Poly - Needs Deodorant Mono/Poly - Toe Jam _________ [...]

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Jazz Roots: Music of the Americas, a 2 CD compilation produced by Larry Rosen, and created in partnership with the Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium Sony MASTERWORKS Jazz in partnership with producer Larry Rosen release JAZZ ROOTS: The Music of the Americas , the first compilation of this new branded series which traces the story of Jazz starting with the "Drums from Africa" and their effect on the musical DNA of the Americas. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: [...]

MUSIC NEWS - American roots rockers The Felice Brothers (Ian Felice, James Felice, Christmas, Greg Farley, and David Turbeville) have signed on with Fat Possum Records, an indie label that has an amazing roster of performers that include Andrew Bird, Smith Westerns, The Walkmen, and The Wavves. The deal will cover The Felice Brother's upcoming album (title tbd), their fifth, that's due for a Spring 2011 release. The New York State band has also announced their Spring concert plans that include USA, Australian and New Zealand dates (itinerary below). [...]