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Mamadou Diabate and Bela Fleck World Music Winners at 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards
Posted on January 31, 2010 | No CommentsBest Bluegrass Album The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo by comedian and actor Steve Martin. Best Traditional Folk Album: High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project by... -
Spring Festival of African Music 2010 at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago
Posted on January 30, 2010 | No CommentsSome of the finest African artists will be performing at the 2010 edition of the Spring Festival of African Music at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Performances... -
Colombian Folk Music Legend Etelvina Maldonado Dies at 75
Posted on January 30, 2010 | No CommentsHer legend was solidified in 1996 when the Ale Kuma album by Leonardo Gómez came out. It was a fusion of jazz with traditional music and it included four cantaoras,... -
World Music Sounds at Roskilde Festival 2010
Posted on January 29, 2010 | No CommentsRoskilde Festival in Denmark announced the world music acts that are scheduled to perform in he 2010 edition of the festival. Roskilde Festival will be held 1 – 4 July... -
Summertown Road Bluegrass Album Scheduled for March 2010
Posted on January 29, 2010 | No CommentsRounder Records announced the release of the self titled debut album by Summertown Road on March 23. Produced by renowned bluegrass musician Don Rigsby, Summertown Road is a fresh collection... -
‘Listen to the Banned’ CD Introduces Politically Censored Musicians
Posted on January 29, 2010 | No CommentsCompiled by the artist Deeyah and Freemuse, the Listen to the Banned CD compilation album will be released on March 3rd of 2010 by Norway’s Grappa Records and distributed internationally.... -
Pat Metheny Talks About His Orchestrion Project
Posted on January 29, 2010 | No Comments"This project represents a conceptual direction that merges an idea from the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the technologies of today to create a new, open-ended platform for... -
The Power of Invention
Posted on January 28, 2010 | No CommentsPat Metheny Orchestrion (Nonesuch Records, 2010) Pat Metheny is an outstanding musical innovator and guitarist, who is always exploring new ideas, blending contemporary jazz with world music, classical... -
Dengue Fever to Perform at KCRW’s Haiti Relief Concert in Los Angeles
Posted on January 28, 2010 | 1 CommentOperation USA is an international relief agency that helps communities at home and abroad overcome the effects of disasters, disease and endemic poverty by providing privately-funded relief, reconstruction and development... -
NPR Discover Songs Compilation Focuses on The New American Jazz Divas
Posted on January 26, 2010 | No CommentsAnother great discovery in this recording is Esperanza Spalding. Her family roots are Hispanic, African American, Native American and Welsh. Esperanza has a special interest in Brazilian music and her...