I had a chance to see Roberto Fonseca play at the 2015 Fes Festival of World Sacred Music in Morocco, in a duo collaboration with Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara. In his thrilling, visceral performance, the Havana-born musician, composer, and bandleader embodied the multifarious musicality of Cuba’s best jazz pianists. Blessed with access to the island’s […]
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On Sketches of Ethiopia, Mulatu Astatke draws a map larger than his homeland
The Ethio-jazz pioneer crosses more stylistic boundaries.
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Lincoln Square + roots music = the Square Roots festival
The roots music at this year’s Square Roots festival includes Fatoumata Diawara, Glenn Jones, and more.
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City announces 2013 lineups for Downtown Sound, Loops & Variations, and Made in Chicago
What’s scheduled for some of this summer’s best free concert series.
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My favorite albums of 2012, numbers 20 through 11
Part three of my favorite albums of 2012 countdown
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The Year in Review: Music
Six Reader writers, 12 months, 30 picks, and no generic “top tens”
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Shows to see: Devo, Dirty Three, and Julia Holter
Devo, Dirty Three, and Julia Holter are among the highlights on this week’s Soundboard
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The World Music Festival: Down but not out
Bureaucratic fumbling has diminished the World Music Festival, but its lineup still includes some highly recommendable acts
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The World Music Festival goes south, or at least local, for 2012
The lineup for this year’s World Music Festival has been announced, and it doesn’t look good