London, England – ARC Music has put together a compilation of international love songs for Valentine’s Day. Love Songs Of The World (ARC EUCD1699) features…
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Tremendo Vacilón Cuban music and Dance Film
San Francisco, USA – “Tremendo Vacilon” is the title of a new film dedicated to the eclectic panorama of music and dance in Cuba today.…
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Yair Dalal Asmar (MagdaMGD039, 2002) Yair Dalal is one of the top instrumentalists in Israel. He is a master of the ud and violin. On…
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(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba- Today there are more than a thousand rap groups in Cuba, 200 out of which are in the capital. Hermanos Saiz…
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Cristina Branco – Corpo Iluminado (Decca Records/Universal, 440 014 151 2, 2002) Cristina Branco is one of the finest new fado singers. Her prodigious voice…
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The Cultural Organization “En Chordais” in cooperation with the “Byzantine Festival in London” are organizing a Symposium on the History of Music, within the framework…
View More 1st Symposium on the History of the Mediterranean MusicDona Zica, Founder of Mangueira Samba School, Dies
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Eusebia Silva de Oliveira, the founder of Rio de Janeiro’s famous Mangueira samba school, died in her sleep on Wednesday,…
View More Dona Zica, Founder of Mangueira Samba School, DiesLopez-Nussa Fills in for Chucho Valdés in Barbados
(Prensa Latina) Bridgetown, Barbados – Cuban pianist Hernan Lopez-Nussa substituted for his fellow Cuban Jesus “Chucho” Valdés at the opening of the 10th Barbados Jazz…
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(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The musical project Habana Abierta is back home, after having worked abroad for seven years. Nonetheless, the young musicians had…
View More Habana Abierta Back HomeCantigas de Maio Festival Suspended
Lisbon, Portugal – The 2003 edition of the Cantigas de Maio festival has been suspended. The popular folk and world music festival suffered a 50%…
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