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'Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté' additional tracks

Posted January 21, 2010

the track ‘Kenouna’ from Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté latest album “Ali & Toumani”, is since yesterday available for free (in exchange for an email address) from the World Circuit website.


Brian Eno "On gospel, Abba and the death of the record..."

Posted January 20, 2010

On gospel, Abba and the death of the record…. Once again, a very interesting conversation with Brian Eno to read in The Guardian.


Miyake/Papineau tribute to Pina Bausch

Posted January 13, 2010

You can watch Jun Miyake perform solo with his trumpet as well as with American singer/author/composer Lisa Papineau and French composer René Aubry as invited guest at the Pina Bausch Tribute at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris in November with the youtube: part 1 and part 2 more


e.s.t. "live in hamburg" best jazz cd of the decade

Posted January 12, 2010

The LONDON TIMES awarded the album E.S.T. “Live In Hamburg” (ACT 6002-2) the most important jazz album of the decade.


WorldMusicChartsEurope January 2010

Posted January 08, 2010

4 artists in the January World Music Charts Europe top 10 are represented by Métisse Music in France: Bassekou Kouyate, Kottarashky, Rupa And the April Fishes, Boban I Marko Markovitch. This chart is established by a panel of 46 radio programmers. And while he has not composed for this album, we also congratulate Mighty Sam McClain, present in ... more


Omar Sosa

Posted December 18, 2009

Brilliant Cuban pianist Omar Sosa was filmed by Paris film company Barking Dogs Production on tour recently in Ethiopia, Sudan, Burundi, and Kenya. The outcome will be two films: one, a documentary of Omar’s touring experience in those countries, and a second one a concert video of the show in Nairobi. A video version of the Nairobi concert of D... more


Jon Hassel live on Mezzo

Posted December 15, 2009

The Lausanne/Switzerland concert of trumpet player and composer Jon Hassell recent European tour was recorded by French cable tv channel Mezzo. After a first broadcast on December 10, the concert will be repeated on December 18 at 5 pm and on December 29 at 10 am.


"Muse" best jazz instrumental album on Itunes

Posted December 09, 2009

“Muse”, Yaron Herman Trio is the best jazz instrumental album of the year on the Itunes Music Store in France.


"The End of the World"

Posted December 09, 2009

The great pop standard “The End of the World”, covered many times by artists like Johnny Mathis, The Carpenters, Al Martino to Herman’s Hermits and the Pet Shop Boys, was recorded by the UK phenomenon Susan Boyle on her first album “I Dreamed a Dream”, just released. The song also features in many soundtracks, the l... more


Brian Eno x Coldplay

Posted December 09, 2009

Coldplay have begun work on their fifth album, according to The Sun, and will be working with producer Brian Eno for the second time.