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NCH releases summer programme including Jape, Lisa Hannigan & more covering Bowie

3631 days ago
Nialler9 The National Concert Hall have announced its summer schedule which covers events from June 24th – August 9th. It includes a farewell concert from Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Paul Brady, Tinariwen and The Art of the Song: ... more info

Cuban music and dance lights up the London stage

3646 days ago
The TelegraphA show which has opened in London goes far to prove there is more to Cuban music than simply the evocative rhythms of Buena Vista Social Club more info

Monterey Jazz Festival: Our 12 recommendations

3876 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaWayne Shorter, Diana Krall, Bobby McFerrin, George Benson, Joe Lovano and Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club are among the headliners at the 56th annual Monterey Jazz Festival -- a relaxed event where you can hear dozens of the world's best jazz musici... more info

Monterey Jazz Festival headliners include Wayne Shorter, Diana Krall and Bobby McFerrin

4045 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThe stellar lineup for the Sept. 20-22 event also features Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, bassist Dave Holland's electric PRISM band, guitarist/singer George Benson, vocalist Gregory Porter, saxophonists Joe Lovano and Ravi Coltrane, pianist Cedar... more info

Give someone a world of music this Christmas with Songlines

4185 days ago
Guardian MusicSave 20% on a gift subscription to Songlines magazine this Christmas. Each purchase will be accompanied by two free CDs. The offer is valid until 31 December 2012Songlines is the magazine that looks at the world through music. Covering everything fro... more info

Womad festival: how was it for you?

4291 days ago
Guardian MusicWere you basking in the Wiltshire sunshine this weekend with Jimmy Cliff, Robert Plant et al? If so, we want to hear from youIf you find yourself wandering round today in an unusually meditative state for a Monday, smelling faintly of incense, sippin... more info

Manuel Galbán: Blue Cha Cha – review

4294 days ago
Guardian Music(Concorde Picante)These are the final, gently classy recordings from one of Cuba's finest and best-loved guitarists, who died last year at the age of 80. Manuel Galbán enjoyed a long and diverse career, using his distinctive twangy electric guitar s... more info

Roberto Fonseca – review

4415 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonAfrican musicians have long been fascinated by Cuban styles, but here was a rousing demonstration of what can happen when a great Cuban pianist becomes obsessed with Africa. "The first album I ever heard was Salif Keita's Soro," said ... more info

Fatoumata Diawara: 'Singing is a medicine'

4422 days ago
Guardian MusicShe might work with Flea and Damon Albarn, but Fatoumata Diawara is still singing to her countrywomen in MaliIt would be easy for someone as in demand as Fatoumata Diawara to forget exactly who she is at times. The 30-year-old singer, who now lives i... more info

Robert Plant to unveil new band at 30th anniversary of Womad festival

4448 days ago
Guardian MusicEvent founded by Peter Gabriel to see other performances by Raghu Dixit and the Buena Vista Social ClubRobert Plant and his new band the Sensational Space Shifters will make their live debut as headliners of this year's Womad, as the festival celebra... more info

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