Musical Workshop Labyrinth will be offering a Seminar for the music of Bulgaria and the gadulka with Georgi Petrov. The seminar will be held June…
Gadulka seminar by Georgi Petrov
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Confirmed album release date for Niraj Chag’s debut solo album
Along the Dusty Road, the much anticipated debut solo album from British Asian artist Niraj Chag, now has a confirmed release date of 3rd July.…
Kora seminar by Ballake Sissoko at Musical Workshop Labyrinth, Greece
Musical Workshop Labyrinth will be offering a kora seminar by Malian musician Ballaké Sissoko. The seminar will be held August 21-26 of 2006, in Houdetsi,…
Czech Bluegrass Virtuosos in New York
New York (New York), USA – Druha Trava will be performing Wednesday, June 7, at 7:30pm at Makor. Tickets are $15/$18. Makor is located at…
Cheikh Lô, Senegalese Roots Meets Brazil
Cheikh Lô Lamp Fall (World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2006) Musician and songwriter Cheikh Lô has become of the most attractive figures in West African music. On his…
Rockin’ Shamizen
The Yoshida Brothers – III (Domo Records, 2006) The Yoshida Brothers are back with an album where they keep pushing the limits of the venerable…
David Strikes Back at the Empire
David Rovics Return (Ever Reviled Records, 0005, 2003) Now that Neil Young and other famous names are jumping on the anti-Bush bandwagon, it is important…
Canadian Musicians Perform in HIV/AIDS Education Program: slated to reach 20,000 Canadian youth
Ottawa, Canada – Canadian non-profit organization The 411 Initiative For Change (411), working with The Canadian Coalition on HIV/AIDS And Youth In Africa (CARE Canada,…
Occitan Beats, Tarantella Power and Beyond
Lesser known than the music of powerhouse countries like Ireland, the UK and Spain, Italy is, nevertheless, a land of rich musical traditions. These are…
Vem, Sacred songs from Armenia
Lucineh Hovanissian Vem, Sacred songs from Armenia (Studio SM /Abeille Musique) “VEM” means rock in Armenian. The name of the album concerns the site where…