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Month: November 2008

Album reviews

Spellbinding Mirrors

Angel Romero November 3, 2008 No Comments

Hector Zazou In the House of Mirrors (Crammed Discs, 2008) French composer Hector Zazou died shortly after I received his latest CD, In the House…

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The Ry Cooder Anthology:

TJ Nelson November 3, 2008 No Comments

Ry Cooder The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed (Rhino Entertainment, 2008) ‘Getting the goods’ and ‘I’ll take one with everything’ takes on a…

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Spanish Singer-Songwriter Javier Ruibal Will Bring the Essence of Andalusia to New York

World Music Central News Room November 2, 2008 No Comments

One of the finest Spanish songwriters, Javier Ruibal, will be performing at S.O.B.’s in New York on November 12. A highly regarded singer-songwriter from Cádiz,…

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General News

WOMEX 2008 Broke Previous Attendance Records

World Music Central News Room November 2, 2008 No Comments

Womex 2008 celebrated its 14th edition in Sevilla last week. It was the final year of a total of four in Sevilla. The largest world…

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Tour Announcements

Somali Rapper Will Release Troubadour in January 2009 and Plans Fall Tour Dates

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2008 No Comments

Celebrated Hip Hop emcee and griot K’Naan will set out on a fall US tour this month that will include supporting dates with Matisyahu, as…

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Film Reviews

Galician Focus Night at WOMEX 2008

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2008 No Comments

The music of Galicia (northwestern Spain) will be showcased tonight at WOMEX in Sevilla (Spain). Three of the best current Galician roots music acts will…

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