Barranquilla, Colombia- Cuban pianist, arranger and orchestra director Chucho Valdés, Grammy award winner this year at Latin Jazz category, was given the title of president…
Chucho Valdés at Barranquilla Carnival
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.
IndigeDisc debut CDs
New York City, USA- The first two releases on the new Indigedisc label will be out the first week of April. One of the releases…
Tower Records Opens World Music Store in New York
New York City, USA – Tower Records, the world’s largest independent music retailer opened its first store exclusively dedicated to world music. The new store…
U.S. Debut CD by Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
New York City, USA- On April 17, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan will release his self-titled album, Rahat, in the United States, bringing qawwali music…
Conference on Black Music Goes to Trinidad
Chicago, USA – For the first time, the Inter-American Conference on Black Music Research will be held outside the United States. The conference will examine…
Peret, King of the Rumba is Back
Barcelona, Spain – Peret, the undisputable master of the Catalan rumba (a combination of Spanish Gypsy rumba with Caribbean and rock elements) is back with…
New Bluegrass Album by Dolly Parton
Durham, USA – Following her first ever all-bluegrass release, The Grass Is Blue, Dolly Parton is back with another acoustic album focusing on her roots…
Green Linnet Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
Danbury, USA – Green Linnet Records was created in 1976. Since then, the music label has released over 300 albums of Celtic music, world music…
Famous Cuban Singer Celebrates 90th Birthday
Holguin, Cuba – Faustino Oramas Osorio, artistically known as El Guayabero, celebrated his 90th birthday last week with the same enthusiasm that he has sung…