New York City’s SummerStage Festival will present one of the largest series of music by Hispanic artists in the USA. The festival includes twenty shows…
SummerStage 2013 to Present Multiple Facets of Latin Music Throughout New York City
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Rising Tuareg Band Terakaft to Perform in London on May 29
Terakaft, one of the rising stars in Tuareg music will bring their desert blues sound to Electrowerkz in London on May 29,2013. Comprised of two…
Samba Touré Releases ‘Albala’
Malian musician Samba Touré has a new album titled Albala (Glitterbeat Records GBCD 004/ GBLP 004) that is now available in Europe. ‘Albala’ means “danger”…
Roots Reggae artist General Jah Mikey to release Original Yard Food in May 2013
General Jah Mikey has a new album titled, Original Yard Food, produced by Zion High Productions and schedule for release May 14 on the ZHP…
Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA Reveals Global Music 2013-2014 Season
Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (CAP UCLA) in Los Angeles announced the 2013-2014 season, under the executive and artistic direction of Kristy…
Rebecca Frazier to Release Debut Album When We Fall
When We Fall is the long awaited solo debut by bluegrass musician Rebecca Frazier. Accompanying Frazier on the album of original songs and tunes are…
Etran Finatawa to Release The Sahara Sessions in May 2013
Nigerien band Etran Finatawa has a new album titled The Sahara Sessions (TUGCD1071). This recording was made deep in the desert. Sheltered only by an…
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2012 Announces World Music Winners
Mira Awad’s song Bahlawan (Acrobat) is the first place winner in the World Music category at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC). Mira Awad is a…
Saluting the Black President, a Tribute to Fela Kuti in London
To honor Nigerian idol and Afrobeat inventor Fela Kuti and to celebrate the re-packaging and re-release of his entire catalogue, Knitting Factory Records in association…
The Indie Acoustic Project Announces Best CDs of 2012 Awards
The Indie Acoustic Project (IAP) has announced the winners of the IAP “Best CDs of 2012” Awards. The winners in each of 9 categories were…