World Music news from across the globe.

• Wassenberg On Oliver Mtukudzi: To Give Hope & Life To People Wassenberg On Oliver Mtukudzi: To Give Hope & Life To People   “To give hope and give life to people.” That’s the simple philosophy behind Tuku music, and I swear you[…]
  
  Created on: 21 Jul 2010 | 12:31 pm
  
  21 Jul 2010 | 12:31 pm
• Grupo Fantasma’s New Album Scores Big With Eye Weekly Grupo Fantasma’s New Album Scores Big With Eye Weekly BY Dave Morris June 30, 2010 21:06 Editorial Rating: 4 Stars (/5)   You don’t have to be an expert[…]
  
  Created on: 2 Jul 2010 | 7:23 pm
  
  2 Jul 2010 | 7:23 pm
• Yet Another World Cup Anthem – Angelique Kidjo Yet Another World Cup Anthem – Angelique Kidjo   Last week we took a look at two of the official videos for this year’s World Cup in South[…]
  
  Created on: 29 Jun 2010 | 12:38 pm
  
  29 Jun 2010 | 12:38 pm
• Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine & Rites of Passage: Songs of Scythian Stones Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine & Rites of Passage: Songs of Scythian Stones   Joseph Campbell’s interpretations of humanity’s various myths are popular because they ring true; he was remarkably effective in revealing[…]
  
  Created on: 28 Jun 2010 | 12:35 pm
  
  28 Jun 2010 | 12:35 pm
• Chilean Hip-Hop Diva, Ana Tijoux Announces 12 Dates This Summer Chilean Hip-Hop Diva, Ana Tijoux Announces 12 Dates This Summer   Chilean hip hop artist Ana Tijoux has announced a 12 date jaunt across the U.S., beginning in New York[…]
  
  Created on: 28 Jun 2010 | 9:53 am
  
  28 Jun 2010 | 9:53 am

Alan Davis' World Music Notes

• Announcing the 9th Annual Small World Music Festival + New Video Announcing the 9th Annual Small World Music Festival + New Video August brings with it a few things that Torontonians can count on – heat and humidity, the Ex, back to[…]
  
  Created on: 13 Aug 2010 | 4:09 pm
  
  13 Aug 2010 | 4:09 pm
• beatmap + Apadoorai bring the heat @ Yonge-Dundas Square beatmap + Apadoorai bring the heat @ Yonge-Dundas Square Heat, humidity, thunderstorms, music – a wild weekend all ’round. We had a blast at Yonge-Dundas Square debuting a bunch[…]
  
  Created on: 27 Jul 2010 | 4:35 pm
  
  27 Jul 2010 | 4:35 pm
• Weekend Extraordinaire + More FREE Summer Programming Weekend Extraordinaire + More FREE Summer Programming   Queens Park rocked this past weekend with some great African sounds (falling tree limbs notwithstanding) courtesy of Music Africa.[…]
  
  Created on: 13 Jul 2010 | 10:13 am
  
  13 Jul 2010 | 10:13 am
• A Weekend To Remember A Weekend To Remember   What a crazy weekend on College Street! Everyone was Italian, until everyone was Brazilian, until… It was certainly a[…]
  
  Created on: 22 Jun 2010 | 5:16 pm
  
  22 Jun 2010 | 5:16 pm
• Thank You For Making Another Remarkable Small World Concert! Thank You For Making Another Remarkable Small World Concert!   What an evening at Roy Thomson Hall last night! Surely one of the concerts of the year and the[…]
  
  Created on: 7 Jun 2010 | 12:57 pm
  
  7 Jun 2010 | 12:57 pm