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Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
World Music Central
Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
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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.
Concert reviews

Necati Celik – Omer Erdogdular Concert at Musical Workshop Labyrinth, Crete, Greece. 15-6-2004

Angel Romero July 2, 2004

Musical Workshop Labyrinth in Greece Ud and Ney Seminar Necati Celik and Omer Erdogdular Concert 15-6-2004 Necati Celik (ud) and Omer Erdogdular (ney) successfully held…

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Events

Kanda Bongo Man

Angel Romero July 2, 2004 Kanda Bongo Man

London, England – The AMA Presents Live in London, UK. An evening of Congolese soukous and dance with Kanda Bongo Man to be hosted at…

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New CDs and digital releases

Samputu: Testimony from Rwanda

Angel Romero July 1, 2004

USA – Testimony from Rwanda (Rootstock/Multicultural Media) is Samputu‘s first acoustic recording and his first American recording. It blends styles and traditions that are embedded…

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Articles

Samba Brasileiro – A History

Angel Romero July 1, 2004 BrazilBrazilian musicsambaworld music

Contributed by By Chilemwa Harriet Nkowane. Edited by Alex Robinson and Angel Romero. Samba remains a popular Brazilian dance form and musical genre. Over the…

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Obituaries

Agnes Cunningham, Founder of Folk-song Journal Broadside, dies at 95

Angel Romero June 28, 2004

Agnes “Sis” Cunningham, a founder of the influential folk-song journal Broadside, died on Sunday, June 27, at a nursing home in New Paltz, N.Y. She…

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Tour Announcements

Plena Libre on Tour Summer 2004

Angel Romero June 27, 2004

New York, USA – Puerto Rican band Plena Libre will spend their summer touring up and down the eastern half of North America. On their…

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New Films

Travel the World with Putumayo DVD

Angel Romero June 26, 2004 BidinteChico CesarGotan ProjectHisham AbbasKotojaMary Jane LamondOliver MtukudziRita RibeiroTouré Kunda

  The first in a series of DVDs, Travel the World with Putumayo features music videos and concert performances by some of the label’s favorite…

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Obituaries

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Legend, Tau Savea Moe, Dies at 95

Angel Romero June 25, 2004

Tau Savea Moe, who learned steel guitar from the instrument’s inventor and brought Hawaiian music to dozens of countries starting in the 1920s, died Thursday,…

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New CDs and digital releases

Ugandan Musician Samite Releases Tunula Eno

Angel Romero June 25, 2004 Samite

New York, USA – Samite ‘s latest album, Tunula Eno is out on Triloka/Artemis Records. Ten of the 14 songs on Tunula Eno were written…

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New CDs and digital releases

Essential Latin Flavas Dos

Angel Romero June 24, 2004

London, England – Djs Martin Morales & Dj Floro have assembled Essential Latin Flavas, a compilation of contemporary artists heavily influenced by Afro-Cuban, Colombian, Brazilian…

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