Sukhawat Ali Khan November 16th
This talented 11th generation Sufi singer followed custom and tradition; he was trained at a young age by his father. After working with many different musicians while touring around the world, Ali...
View ArticleEnd of January World Charts
Hey folks! The first month of the new year is over, and here are your world charts for its close. Check it! 1 SULTANS OF STRING Symphony Red River-McKhool 2 BEATS ANTIQUE A Thousand Faces, Act I Beats...
View ArticleExtra Large March 15th
“Extra large what?” Well, this isn’t a “what”, it’s a “who”. Local favorites Extra Large have been called “uniquely Santa Cruz” by serving up their supersized sound of reggae, Latin, hip-hop, funk, and...
View ArticleNewest World Music
The Ides of March turned out to be a bummer for Caesar, however it also marked the beginning of the new year for the Romans. It’s a new season of world music releases at KZSC including station...
View ArticleLatest World Music
How’s your spring break? If the pollen count and your allergies are keeping you inside, you can still sit back and travel the globe like a jet setter with new releases discovered by the KZSC World...
View ArticleFlor de Cana April 22nd
KZSC World Music department’s been getting some excellent new Latin music lately. From salsa to cumbia to bossa nova, we’re all groovin’ to the smooth spring rhythms, feeling the love for “tropicál”...
View ArticleNew World Music
On the way to Memorial Day weekend, our world music “repeat plays” go to electronic group Thievery Corporation with their fantastic twist on classic bossa nova, Tuareg musicians Tinariwen’s newest...
View ArticleLa Misa Negra & Stellamara May 23rd
Spring is the season for shaking it. If you’re looking for fantastic world music to get everybody’s on the dance floor, may we suggest internationally acclaimed electro-acoustic artist Stellamara? In...
View ArticleNewest World Releases
Time for fresh World Music on your multicultural plate! Still lovin’ that twisty new bossa nova from Thievery Corporation and desert rock from Tinariwen. Add La Misa Negra to the list! An old school...
View ArticleSimrit Kaur at the Pacific Cultural Center
Harvest of the fruits of a new fall here at KZSC. World is starting off the quarter with an interview of artist Simrit Kaur! Simrit , with her unique touch to devotional chant music, will be performing...
View ArticleWorld Charts in Mid November
Top 10 New world music: BOMBAY ROYALE The Island Of Dr. Electrico TOUMANI DIABATE AND SIDIKI DIABATE-Toumani and Sidiki ALSARAH AND THE NUBATONES-Silt BEBEL GILBERTO-Tudo ANA TIJOUX-Vengo SILVA-Ocean...
View ArticlePlanet Cruz: Local Comedy at the Rio Theatre
Coming to the Rio Theatre this Saturday is Planet Cruz, a comedy/variety show dedicated to ‘keeping it weird’, will feature the music of “the Goddess of Soul” Tammi Brown and Peter Cor and the...
View ArticleNew world charts-Beginning of December
The KZSC world department has got some great new Latin music! Plenty of cumbia with new music by Los Aguas Aguas at number one; as well as new electronic in both Latin and world jazz! Here’s the top 10...
View ArticleNew World- charts for end of February
Check out the Top 10 of world music this week! At the top of the charts we still got that great new album from Red Baraat and the father-son collaborative debut from Toumani and Sidiki Diabate. 1...
View ArticleIsraeli and world music coming to Santa Cruz
Next Monday, March 16, Santa Cruzians can start off their week with music by Diwan Saz who will be performing at Don Quixote’s International Music Hall. Diwan Saz come promoting an intercultural,...
View ArticleDakhaBrakha playing Kuumbwa Jazz April 13th
Ukranian quartet, DakhaBrakha will be playing at Kuumbwa Jazz April 13th as part of their United States tour This Ukrainian “ethno-chaos” band creates a world of unexpected new music. Accompanied by...
View ArticleNew World Charts-mid April
Will April showers bring us May flowers? Well in the meantime lets check out this shower of new world music here at KZSC! In out top 10 this week we have Salt Petal’s Sea Monster. This tropicál group...
View ArticleTal National: Moe’s Alley May 5th
In a journey that began with selling their CDs on street corners to becoming the most popular band in Niger, Tal National is promoting their new album Zoy Zoy and on tour, playing Moe’s Alley May 5th....
View ArticleSambaDá: a new album and Moe’s Alley performance May 9th
Locally based AfroBrazilian group SambaDá celebrates the release of their new album “Ritual” for 2015. It will be their first record with Senegal native and drum master Ibou Ngom, playing the djembe,...
View ArticleCultural celebration at UCSC
"We all smile in the same language" That's this year's tagline for UCSC's Multicultural Festival. What better way to discover a little piece of their experience than through our most common human...
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