(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The 10th Habana Hip Hop Festival opened November 4, at its cradle in Cuba, the Amphitheater of Alamar, eastern Havana,…
Cuban Hip Hop Festival Opens in Havana
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.
Potent SeneRap with a feminist message
Alif Dakamerap (Out here records 2004) It’s a fact that hip-hop & rap has taken hold in a big way in West Africa. Notably…
World Music Trade Show WOMEX at Zeche Zollverein successfully completed
Essen, Germany – With the ceremonial granting of the WOMEX Award 2004 to Marc Hollander and Crammed Discs for 25 years of visionary grass roots…
Ildo Lobo, Cape Verde’s Greatest Male Singer, Passed Away
Cape Verde – Ildo Lobo died of a heart attack in the morning of October 20th, 2004, at his home in Praia, the capital of…
Cold Blow these Winter Winds: A Celtic Celebration of Christmas
Danbury, Connecticut, USA – Cold Blow these Winter Winds (Green Linnet #1229) is a new holiday album featuring a star-studded line-up of traditional musicians from…
Merlefest 2005 Announces Stellar Partial Line-Up
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA – Ticket sales for MerleFest 2005 will begin on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 2:00 PM EST. Wilkes Community College will…
Jembe Legend Papa Ladji Camara, dead at age 81
Papa Ladji Camara, Lyrichord recording artist and world renowned drummer who many believe is responsible for introducing the Western world to the Jembe, has passed…
Children of the Earth
The Juan L. Sánchez Ensemble Hijos de la Tierra (Música Cosmopolita, 2004) Juan Sánchez is a Spanish singer-songwriter based in California, who collaborates with musicians…
New Release by Easter Island Band Matato’a
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA – Hailing from Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Matato’a‘s fifth album, Tatoo, celebrates the ancient and the new. Matato´a, “the watching eye…
West Nile Funk
New York City, USA – Ex-Centric Sound System has a new recording titled West Nile Funk. “The first time you stand next to the sound…