In October 2011, at the seasoned age of 91, Ravi Shankar invited his long-time tabla accompanist, Tanmoy Bose, to his home in Encinitas, California for an informal recording session. Over four days, they worked in Shankar's living room, recording seven different ragas. The resulting music is pure Shankar - a pairing of deep musical experience and brilliant technique performed with the energy and passion he brings to his live concerts. The first of two releases, The Living Room Sessions, Part 1, holds four tracks that span a wide range of Indian classical styles.

Fans of Kristjan Jarvi’s Absolute Ensemble and their previous recordings Absolute Zawinul and Absolution will get the chance to wallow in the splendid sounds of Arabian Nights Live at Town Hall NYC come August 10th. Set for release on the Enja Records label, Arabian Nights is a sumptuous, exotic fusion where classical, jazz, world and Middle Eastern music meet in a kaleidoscopic melange of pure goodness. The Absolute Arabian Nights Project flowered out of a post-September 11th memorial concert performed as part Musikfest Bremen in Bremen, Germany. UNESCO Artist for Peace and musician Marcel Khalife, musician Bassam Saba, composer and musician Dhafer Youssef and composer and musician Daniel Schnyder teamed up with Krisjan Jarvi and the Absolute Ensemble to create “an honest, apolitical statement of peace and unity in the music world” with the Absolute Arabian Nights Project. The project grew to fruition in 2007 with a performance at New York City’s Town Hall as part of the Not Just Jazz Series.

Thompson has a new album out there called Electric. The title is actually a bit of a misnomer as you’ll find acoustic folksy ballads on the record along with the more bracing rockin’ numbers. Still, Electric is a fine testament to a revered musician, one that simply puts a seal on a long and storied career. It isn’t particularly revelatory, nor does it boast a classic number along the lines of a “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” or even a “Beeswing”, but the material is generally fairly strong, and it showcases Thompson’s out-of-sight guitar chops, the kind of thing that makes him a perennial favorite of Rolling Stone magazine.

Пятый студийный альбом американского кантри-трио Lady Antebellum выпущен 7 мая 2013 года в США, Канаде, Австралии, Новой Зеландии и 6 мая 2013 в Европе и Южной Африке. Альбом возглавил американские чарты Billboard 200 и Top Country Albums.

Четвертый студийный альбом американской кантри-трио Lady Antebellum с рождественской тематикой выпущен 22 октября 2012 года. Альбом включает в себя шесть треков из предыдущего альбома "A Merry Little Christmas".

Дебютный альбом американской кантри-группы Lady Antebellum вышел 15 апреля 2008 года и дебютировал на 1 месте чарта Billboard Top Country Albums и добрался до 4 места в Billboard 200. Первый сингл "Love Don't Live Here" вошёл в топ 5 чарта Billboard Hot Country Songs.

With such a large and mostly coherent discography, it’s frankly impressive that Sol Invictus anno 2014 are incorporating the sounds of bands that they helped inspire. Once Upon A Time could be a one-time experiment with Anderson’s electric guitars, or it might signify a new chapter in Wakeford’s career. It’s a fresh take on the crooning folk noir, and their best album since at least 2002’s Thrones. For readers unfamiliar with the work of Sol Invictus, Death In June, or Current 93, this is a soft introduction and a good gateway into the eclectic world of neofolk.

Swinging Addis is thriving once again, with the distinctive ancient-sounding tones of Ethiopia blending with modern jazz interpretations to create a totally unmistakable fusion. From the legendary innovators Mulatu Astatke and Getatchew Mekuria to today’s new generation of artists, this Rough Guide celebrates this burgeoning and most captivating of musical scenes.