New Album – ‘Glaschu’ – Home Town Love Song for Glasgow by Mary Ann Kennedy

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Glaschu, Hometown Love Song, Mary Ann Kennedy, Màiri Anna NicUalraig, Scottish Gaelic, Scotland

‘Glaschu’ (pron. GLASS-khoo) is the new studio album from urban Scottish Gael, now Highland resident, Mary Ann Kennedy. An album inspired by Mary Ann’s home city of Glasgow, ‘Glaschu’ features songs and poetry celebrating city life past and present, a vibrant 16-track collection of Glasgow vignettes and vivid images, from the city’s main artery - the River Clyde, to street-life and markets, social deprivation and religious tension, and traditional Scottish sport and play.

Read more | Feb 08, 2019

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New Album – The Art of the Vietnamese Zither - Đàn Tranh – Tri Nguyen

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Đàn Tranh, Vietnamese Zither, Tri Nguyen

The Vietnamese zither, the Đàn Tranh (pronounce: dan chang), is cousin to the Chinese guzheng, Japanese koto and Korean gayageum. Whereas several recordings of these related instruments can be found, Đàn Tranh recordings have not been as abundant among the world music releases of recent years.

Read more | Jan 24, 2019

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New Album – Thraki - Traditional Dances & Songs from Thrace

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Thraki, Thrace, Dionysus, Rodopi Ensemble, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey

‘Thraki’ is delightful collection of 11 traditional Thracian songs and dances from the Rodopi Ensemble performed using violin, clarinet, kanun with lute, and vocals performed by Drosos Koutsokostas.

Read more | Nov 16, 2018

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New Album – JEDBA - Mesmerizing Sufi Chants from the Streets of Marrakech

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Spiritual Music, Abdesselam Damoussi, Nour Eddine, Sufi, Jedba, Morocco

Jedba shows that sufi music is not confined to mosques or zawiya (monasteries) but is an intrinsic part of everyday Moroccan life. It is music from the streets, homes, marketplace and desert. Profound, mystical, compelling, entrancing… the entire album is a journey through the heart and soul of Marrakesh. It pays homage to the spiritual music and songs of urban and rural Morocco.

Read more | Nov 16, 2018

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Ethiopian Siren Minyeshu to Perform at London’s Africa on the Square Concert Sat 27 October 2018

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: The Voice, Minyeshu, Trafalgar Square, Black History Month

Minyeshu Kifle Tedla has been invited to perform a very special song at London’s Africa on the Square Concert at Trafalgar Square on Saturday 27th Oct. Africa on the Square 2018 is organised by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, as the closing concert for the UK’s month- long celebrations for Black History Month (Oct 1 – 31st).

Read more | Oct 22, 2018

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