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WOMEX Stage at South by Southwest 2009
Posted on February 28, 2009 | No CommentsAustin’s famed South by Southwest 2009 (SXSW) has invited WOMEX to program a world music stage at the Copa showcase venue for Friday, 20 March. World music artists include Chiwoniso... -
Raíces y Alas by Carmen Linares Wins Best Flamenco Album Award
Posted on February 28, 2009 | No CommentsNext concerts Saturday 7 March – 21:00 Fuenlabrada, Madrid XXV Jornadas Flamencas de Fuenlebrada Teatro Tomás y Valiente Monday 16 March – 20:00 Madrid Ciclo Ellas Crean Teatro... -
Legendary Folk Singer Pete Seeger Wins Freemuse Award 2009
Posted on February 27, 2009 | No CommentsGrandson Tao to attend award ceremony with censored artists Pete Seeger does not like to travel far these days, so he has requested his grandson Tao, an established artist in... -
Gypsy Rock Opera Viva Patshiva Debuts March 6 at New York’s Interart Theatre
Posted on February 27, 2009 | No CommentsThe story concerns a clan of Roma musicians and dancers who have settled in a seedy section of Brooklyn. The man who smuggled them into the United States is demanding... -
Daring English Folk
Posted on February 27, 2009 | No CommentsVarious Artists The Imagined Village (Real World Records, 2008) Lining up the likes of Simon Emmerson, Billy Bragg, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Benjamin Zephaniah, Chris Wood, Paul Weller, Sheila... -
The Passionate Spirit of Espirito Santo
Posted on February 26, 2009 | No CommentsOne of the gems of the Brazilian instrumental, Jazz, World Music and Classical album is multi-instrumentalist Carlos Bernardo, who presents a truly compelling orchestra of stringed instruments, with many different... -
Le Vent du Nord Conquers the English, the Scots, and the Welsh
Posted on February 25, 2009 | No CommentsThe tour was coupled to a busy promotional campaign in several studios of BBC Scotland and BBC Wales. For Le Vent du Nord, this highly successful tour marks both the... -
Dengue Fever Music Documentary Sleepwalking Through The Mekong to Be Released in April 2009
Posted on February 24, 2009 | No CommentsMore than a rockumentary, the film serves up a portrait of modern Cambodia as the band tours through Phnom Penh and beyond, crossing a great cultural chasm with the same... -
Music Freedom Day Will be Celebrated Internationally on Tuesday 3 March 2009
Posted on February 23, 2009 | No CommentsMusic Freedom Day celebrates and advocates freedom of expression for musicians and composers. This implies freedom to play, record and perform music. The nonprofit Freemuse, dedicated to advocating for free... -
Burning Heart of a Blueswoman
Posted on February 22, 2009 | No CommentsRipe with slick slide guitar licks, expansive Hammond organ, piano, bass and percussion, Never Going Back launches into “Sounds Like the Devil” with Ms. Copeland’s smooth vocals sitting squarely center...
