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Month: October 2008

New Releases

Renowned Greek Singers Sing the Music of Michalis Terzis

World Music Central News Room October 6, 2008 No Comments

Michalis Terzis, one of the foremost composers of contemporary Greek music, has a new CD titled Best Greek Songs (ARC Music EUCD2170, 2008). The CD…

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Events

New Orleans’ World Music 2008 International Arts Festival Moved to New Date

World Music Central News Room October 5, 2008 No Comments

The International Arts Festival (IAF) will celebrate 20 years of world music on a new date; from October 11th-12th in New Orleans. The music festival…

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Loop Collections

ModernBeats Releases Tribal Xplosion Loops

World Music Central News Room October 5, 2008 No Comments

Featuring a large array of tribal/ethnic music loops in construction-style format, ModernBeats releases "Tribal Xplosion Loops 1". This melodic construction style loopset delivers 310+ loops…

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Album reviews

Horny Reggae

Tom Orr October 5, 2008 No Comments

Vin Gordon – Gordon in de Garden Vol. 1 (Masaya Records, 2008) David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7 – Way Out East: Live at the…

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Events

Toumani Diabaté with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2008 No Comments

Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will perform together Tuesday, 21 October 2008 at 7.30pm at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Toumani…

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General News

Music Download Portal Akuma.de Launches Label with World Music Release

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2008 No Comments

Hamburg, Germany – H2 media factory GmbH, the operating company of the large music download portal www.akuma.de "Digital store for music") situated in Hamburg, Germany,…

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New Releases

Caratinga Will Celebrate the Release of Na Ponta do Pé at Pizza on the Park in London

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2008 No Comments

Brazilian music band Caratinga will present its new recording, Na Ponta Do Pé (F-IRE CD 23), at Pizza on the Park in London on October…

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Obituaries

Kingston Trio Founder Nick Reynolds Dies at 75

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2008 No Comments

Influential folk musician Nick Reynolds, one of the founding members of the Kingston Trio, died October 3 at a San Diego hospital. He was 75.…

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Events

Flamenco Summit 2008 Brings Top Flamenco Acts to Madrid’s Subway

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2008 No Comments

Madrid’s metro (subway) system will present the 4th edition of  Cumbre Flamenca en el Metro de Madrid (Flamenco Summit at Madrid’s Metro) October 6 -10.…

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Concert reviews

Afro-Cuban Band Síntesis Returns to Havana after Successful Brazilian Trip

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2008 No Comments

Author: Niurka Alfonso The members of renowned Cuban band Síntesis arrived still with the freshness of the applauses and the echo of the chords  after…

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