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Month: May 2009

Events

Mamer to Performing in May 2009 Alongside Hanggai at the Union Chapel in London

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

As part of the Beyond The Wall: New Music from China series, Mamer will be performing alongside Hanggai at the Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, London…

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Van Van: the Most Nominated Band at Cubadisco 2009

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

Havana, Cuba – Juan Formell and Los Van Van, the most popular Cuban orchestra (band), has been nominated in five different categories in the Cubadisco…

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Internet Viral Hit Playing For Change – Songs Around the World Sells Over Twenty-Six Thousand Copies in First Week

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

A remarkable and unpredicted popular response to the Playing For Change project has ignited around the world. Driven by more than twenty million video hits,…

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Vieux Farka Toure Releases 2nd Album

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Six Degrees Records has announced the signing of Vieux Farka Touré, the fast rising Malian guitarist/singer/songwriter, and son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré. Vieux…

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Watcha Clan Release Digital Remix Album

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

Watcha Clan are musical nomads on a mission in search of space and freedom, embodied in the voice of Sista K whose mixed Ashkenazi, Sephardic…

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New Releases

Bombay Dub Orchestra Releases 3 Cities

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

Bombay Dub Orchestra is the East-West fusion project founded by composer/producers Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay. Since the release of their self-titled debut, the…

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Mulatu Astatke with the UK’s Heliocentrics Album Out Now

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments Ethiopian musicMulatu Astatkeworld music

The third in Strut’s ‘Inspiration Information, Vol. 3‘ studio collaboration series, out now, brings together an intriguing pairing between one of Africa’s great bandleaders, Mulatu…

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Events

Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2009 International Music Festival Will Run August 5-23

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

This year’s Lincoln Center Out of Doors (LCOOD), three weeks of free music and dance on the plazas of Lincoln Center, will run from August…

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Bluegrass Icon Del McCoury Releases 5-CD Career Spanning Box Set May 2009

World Music Central News Room May 8, 2009 No Comments

Nashville (Tennessee), USA – A new anthology of Grammy-winning bluegrass star Del McCoury titled Celebrating 50 Years of Del McCoury will be released May 12th…

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Events

¡Globalquerque! 2009 World Music Festival Will Celebrate Fifth Season in Albuquerque this September

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Albuquerque will once again be dancing to the rhythms of some of world music’s brightest stars this September. ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 5th Annual Celebration of…

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