(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuba’s famous singer and composer Polo Montañez died on Tuesday night of severe cranial traumas caused by a…
Cuban Singer Polo Montañez Dies
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.
Chalaparta Album Produced by Kepa Junkera
Madrid, Spain – Basque accordionist Kepa Junkera has produced the debut album by the chalapartaris (txalapartaris in Basque) that normally accompany him, Igor Otxoa and Harkaitz…
AfroRican William Cepeda Branches Out
Huntington, USA – Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist William Cepeda has a new recording, “Branching Out” (Blue Jackel BJE 5037-2), where, in addition to developing his Afro-Puerto…
Lúnasa Presents The Merry Sisters of Fate
Danbury, USA – Green Linnet has released the latest album by Irish band Lúnasa. “The Merry Sisters of Fate” features eleven instrumental tracks by some…
"Salsa Cubana" Dedicated to Eliades Ochoa
Santiago De Cuba, Cuba – The 15the issue of “Salsa Cubana” magazine is dedicated to Eliades Ochoa -one of the outstanding personalities of Cuban traditional…
I Muvrini Debuts in the US
Malibu, USA – Corsican band I Muvrini has made its US debut with the album I Muvrini, released by Higher Octave Music. The recording by…
Afropop Launches www.afropop.org
New York, USA – The National Radio pioneer syndicated radio show, Afropop, has launched www.afropop.org. It gives Web surfers access to fifteen years of research…
Nigeria’s Best-Kept Secret Lágbájá
New York, USA – His face hidden behind a vibrantly colored mask meant to represent the facelessness of the common man in Africa. His music…
Vive la World! Returns to North America
Bloomington, USA – In July, the Vive La World! tour will take place in North America. Three world music acts based in France form the…
Bolero Music Festival In June
Havana, Cuba – The 15th “Boleros de Oro” International Festival will take place June 14-17 in Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey and Pinar del Río provinces,…