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Tammy Wynette and and Marty Robbins Legendary Performances on DVD
Posted on July 31, 2008 | No CommentsLos Angeles (California), USA – Country music legends Tammy Wynette and Marty Robbins are the subjects of the next DVDs to be released via Shout! Factory and the Country Music... -
WOMEX 2008 Educational Institution Award Goes to Folk Music Department of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki
Posted on July 31, 2008 | No CommentsBerlin, Germany – WOMEX announced today the winner of the WOMEX Award for Professional Excellence: the Folk Music Department of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. "Without the Folk department... -
S’Albaida Wins Prestigious Folk Music Competition in Spain
Posted on July 31, 2008 | No CommentsS’Albaida won the IX Concurso Internacional de Folk Cuartu los Valles on July 25. This annual music competition held in Navelgas (northern Spain) is open to traditional and contemporary folk... -
Iberian Divas Dulce Pontes and Estrella Morente at World Expo Zaragoza 2008
Posted on July 30, 2008 | No CommentsFlamenco star Estrella Morente and Portuguese diva Dulce Pontes will perform at Expo 2008′s Anfiteatro 43 on August 3 at 11 p.m.. The show was scehduled for July 11, but... -
San Francisco World Music Festival 2008 Focuses on Global Reeds
Posted on July 30, 2008 | No CommentsThe theme of this year’s San Francisco World Music Festival will be "The Reeds Give Way to the Wind." In many cultures throughout the world, the reed is significantly symbolic.... -
Iconic Jamaican Roots Reggae Band, Culture in New York
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsOn August 11th, world music club S.O.B.’s will present the iconic roots reggae band, Culture. Founded in the 1970′s golden age of reggae, Culture has long been reggae’s preeminent harmony... -
Sarawak and Don’t Look Back
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsA Report from the Rainforest World Music Festival – July 11-13, 2008 It was hard to grasp even as the plane carrying me further and further from my Southern California... -
WOMAD Director Calls 2008 Festival a Success
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsUK – The 2008 WOMAD world music festival in the UK has proved a massive success. Back at Charlton Park, Wiltshire for the second year, Lord Suffolk’s magnificent grounds were... -
New Version of WMC launched
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsWelcome to the new World Music Central.org. We have recently upgraded the backend system, graphics, and hosting for the site. Over the next 24 hours, you may notice some inconsistencies.... -
Zimbabwe’s Chiwoniso Will Release Rebel Woman in September 2008, Reflecting on Freedom, Equality and Love
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsChiwoniso Maraire’s first internationally released album in over ten years. Her soulful and deeply personal songs offer messages of hope, inspiration and resistance, serving notice that this gifted singer and...
