Berkeley, California, USA – Cal Performances announced November 7 the cancellation of the concert by acclaimed Cuban lute master Barbarito Torres and his nine-member ensemble,…
(Prensa Latina)Havana, Cuba – The Lucas Awards (Cuban Music Video) have become a boost for original, creative ideas. The Award ceremony held at the National…
New York City, USA – Japanese musician Shigeru Umebayashi has composed the music for House Of Flying Daggers, a Sony Pictures Classics release starring Zhang…
Burlington, North Carolina, USA – World Music Central has performed a site-wide upgrade to the software that runs the back-end of our site. This process…
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The band Clásicos Pineros, from Isla de la Juventud, performed various shows in Norway. Representatives of the traditional rhythm “Sucu…
Alhaurín De La Torre, Málaga, Spain – City officials announced that Flamenco singer and guitarist, José Ortega Heredia, also known as ‘Manzanita,’ died last night…
(Prensa Latina) Caracas, Venezuela – Pablo Milanés will return to Venezuela, to close the World Meeting of Intellectuals & Artists in Defense of Humanity in…
Ralph Blizard, renowned Tennessee fiddler, passed away December 3 at his home in Blountville, TN, two days shy of his 86th birthday. Ralph was a…
Germany – The successful Flamenco guitar method of Gerhard Graf-Martinez is now available on DVD, Vol 1 + 2. It is a method for teaching…
Cienfuegos, Cuba (Prensa Latina) – Wearing his flashy suit and Panama hat, Benny Moré returned to this city, the one he liked the most, according…