Oakland (California), USA – Renee Asteria’s nine-song, self-released debut album, Renee Asteria, features a mix of pop/rock, light jazz, and quirky reggae. Her voice fuses…
Renée Asteria Launches Debut CD and Proactive Record label Asteria Records
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.
Hydra & Emphasis Records on XM Radio June 20, 2005
Atlanta (Georgia), USA – The legendary Southern rock band Hydra (formerly on the Capricorn and Polydor labels), is scheduled to be featured on XM Radio’s…
New DVD, The Tombak with Madjid Khaladj
France – Le Salon de Musique has released a new double DVD and booklet, The Tombak with Madjid Khaladj. It includes tombak lessons, a documentary,…
Salsa Meets Jazz at JVC Jazz Festival – New York featuring Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta II
New York (New York), USA – Producers George Wein and Ralph have put together one fiery night of Latin music at the 2005 JVC Jazz…
New Artists Added to the Vancouver Folk Music Festival Lineup
Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada – Genre-defying artists Feist, Sarah Harmer, Buck 65, and Kris Demeanor will be among the musicians, singers and songwriters from around…
Lebanese Musician And Writer Named UN ‘Artist For Peace’
New York City, USA – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) cultural agency is set to appoint Lebanese musician and writer Marcel…
Composition and orchestration in Transcultural Modal Music Seminar by Ross Daly
Houdetsi, Crete, Greece – Ross Daly will be teaching a musical workshop called Composition & Orchestration in trans-cultural modal music as part of the Musical…
Viva Popkomm! Spain Becomes Partner Country in 2005
Berlin – With numerous bands and solo performers and a stand covering more than 150 square meters, Spain will be acting as partner country at…
ISC Competition Now Accepting Entries for 2005
Nashville, Tennessee, USA – With over $100,000 in cash and prizes and the most prestigious panel of judges of any songwriting competition in the world,…
Reggae Artist Ever-G to perform at Benefit “Reggae 4 A Reason”
Also posted on (PRWeb: 06/06/05 [This version was edited by World Music Central]) Ever-G will perform in support of the Florence Crittenton benefit “Reggae 4…