Twenty-eight Puerto Rican musicians were awarded scholarships at the closing ceremony of Berklee in Puerto Rico, a weeklong workshop held at the Escuela de Bellas…
Twenty-Eight Musicians Win Scholarships at 16th Annual Berklee in Puerto Rico Program
Month: June 2010
Africa Oyé 2010, a Celebration of African Music and Culture
Africa Oyé returns to Sefton Park, Liverpool in 2010. The world music festival will be held Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June 2010. Africa Oyé…
Echoes of Senegal
Various Artists Senegal – Echo Musical (Syllart, 2010) Senegal – Echo Musical is part of the African Pearls collection that is bringing back the…
WOMEX 2010 Award Goes to Danyèl Waro of Reunion Island
WOMEX announced today the winner of the WOMEX 2010 Award for Artists: Danyèl Waro, the uncompromising maloya hero from Reunion Island. Waro will perform on…
South Africa As Is and As It Was
Putumayo Presents South Africa (Putumayo PUT 301-2, 2010) Next Stop… Soweto: Township Sounds From The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga (Strut STRUT054CD, 2010) Next Stop… Soweto…
Still Making a Difference
Salif Keita – La Différence (Emarcy Records/Decca, 2010) Mali has given the world so many great musicians that it’s difficult to point out one who…
South African Marimba Group Amabutho Releases Debut Album Coinciding with 2010 FIFA World Cup
Just as the sporting world is about to turn its focus to South Africa this summer for the World Cup, Toronto-based Alma Records will release…
Persian Pulses
Ramin Rahimi & Friends The Pulse of Persia: Iranian Rhythms – Global Influences (ARC Music, 2010) All right all you percussion junkies, Ramin Rahimi has…
David Broza Performs The Unpublished Poetry of Townes Van Zandt at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York
David Broza is set to perform live at (Le) Poisson Rouge on Monday, June 14 in support of his recent release Night Dawn: Unpublished Poetry…
Grupo Fantasma’s Summer 2010 Tour & 4th Album, El Existential
Grupo Fantasma will have a summer tour in support of their highly anticipated and self-produced fourth album titled ‘El Existential‘ (Nat Geo Music). A…