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Events

Finals for 1st Flamenco Song Festival on October 16

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2014 No Comments

The finals for the First Contest of Flamenco Cante (Song) will take place tomorrow, Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Teatro de Las Cortes in…

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Afro-Spanish Star Buika to Perform at Oslo World Music Festival

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2014 No Comments

Spanish singer Buika will deliver her alluring mix of flamenco, jazz, soul, and Cuban and music at Oslo’s World Music Festival on October 29, 2014…

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Celebrated Hindustani Vocalist Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan to Perform in New York

World Music Central News Room October 12, 2014 No Comments

  Master Hindustani singer Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan will perform on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Klavierhaus in New York City. This is a special…

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Influential World Music Showcase Mundial Montreal Returns in November 2014

World Music Central News Room October 11, 2014 No Comments

The fourth edition of world music showcase Mundial Montreal will take place November 18-21 in Montreal (Canada). The conference will feature 34 artists performing in…

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Anupama Bhagwat to Perform at Women’s Voices festival in New York

World Music Central News Room October 9, 2014 No Comments

Sitarist Anupama Bhagwat is set to perform on Friday, October 17, 7:30pm at St. Peter’s Church in New York.She is one of the leading disciples…

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Greg Cahill and Special Consensus Receive Two IBMA Awards

World Music Central News Room October 6, 2014 No Comments

Greg Cahill and The Special Consensus were honored with their first International Bluegrass Music Awards (IBMA) awards in the 39 year history of the band.…

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Noam Pikelny, Banjo Player of the Year

World Music Central News Room October 5, 2014 No Comments

Celebrated banjo virtuoso Noam Pikelny (Punch Brothers), first winner of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize, received his first Banjo Player of the Year trophy at…

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New Films

Celebrated Blues Rock Guitarist Steve Hunter Releases Live CD & DVD ‘Tone Poems Live’

World Music Central News Room October 5, 2014 No Comments

Blues rock guitarist Steve Hunter, well-known for his work with Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, has a new live DVD and CD titled…

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Meeta Pandit to Perform at Women’s Voices festival in New York

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2014 No Comments

  Indian vocalist Meeta Pandit is set to perform on Saturday, October 10, 7:30pm at St. Peter’s Church in New York. Meeta Pandit has emerged…

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Women’s Voices Festival to Celebrate Women in Indian Classical Music

World Music Central News Room October 1, 2014 No Comments

The Women’s Voices festival is set to take place in October at the intimate St. Peter’s Church in New York City. The new series will…

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