Almuñécar, Granada, Spain – This year’s theme of the Jazz en la Costa festival is Brazil. Several top Brazilian guests will be performing there: Jorge…
Brazil at Jazz en la Costa, Spain
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.
Tamburaland Festival
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA – Tamburaland Festival is a festival of tamburica music featuring 10 top tamburica orchestras from across North America. The event is held…
Sonora Carruseles, US Tour
Los Angeles, USA – The popular Colombian salsa group Sonora Carruseles will be touring the United States again in June and July 2003. Tour dates…
Regional Youth to Dance with Cuban Musicians
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha)Singer and orchestra director Adalberto Alvarez announced that he is working on a cultural recreation project to be launched soon while preparing…
Pestalozzi International Festival of World Music
Sedlescombe, UK – Following the success of the Pestalozzi International Festival of World Music, Crafts and Storytelling 2002, the Pestalozzi Village in Sedlescombe, East Sussex,…
New Grammy® World Music Category
Santa Mónica, USA – The Recording Academy® announced today that there will be a new World Music Grammy® category. World music is now represented by…
Salsa – The Essential Album on Manteca
London, England – Salsa – The Essential Album is the latest compilation produced by British label Manteca. Salsa is the irresistible, passionate dance music and…
The French Music Export Office Opens in New York City
New York, USA – The French Music Export Office (Le Bureau Export de la Musique Française) has opened its office in New York headed by…
Culture Congress in Cuba
(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The 3rd Culture and Development Congress, to take place in Cuba, will gather nearly 1,000 participants from Latin America, Europe,…
Tumbao Habana, an Orchestra that Proved its Talent
(Prena Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Pascual Cabrejas Cambara is a daring musician who told popular Charanga Habanera salsa band director David Calzado that…