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Gregory Isaacs Reggae Anthology: The Ruler 1972-1990 to Be Released in October 2011
On October 24th, 2011, 17 North Parade commemorates the life and music of Gregory Isaacs with Reggae Anthology: The Ruler 1972-1990, an extensive 40-track collection…
The Carter Brothers Announce New Album Titled The Road To Roosky
The Carter Brothers are releasing their first album of rocking bluegrass, and their first with Compass Records, The Road To Roosky, on October 25. Tim…
Rising Reggae Band The Green Announces Album and United States Tour
Hawaii-based reggae band has a new album titled Ways & Means and they will be touring throughout the continental United States, starting in October. In…
Edgar Meyer, double bass to Perform in Durham at Duke University on March 1, 2012
Bassist Edgar Meyer is set to perform on at Duke University’s Reynolds Industries Theater in Durham, North Carolina on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 8:00…
Professor Theodore Levin Wins ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for his Music of Central Asia Liner Notes
Professor Theodore Levin has won an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for his liner notes to volumes 7, 8 and 9 of the ‘Music of Central…
Canadian Folk Legend Oscar Brand to Receive Prestigious Winnipeg Folk Festival Artistic Achievement Award
The Winnipeg Folk Festival announced that folk legend Oscar Brand will receive the festival’s 2011 Artistic Achievement Award. The award recognizes outstanding artistic achievement of…
Indian Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar to Perform Tomorrow Thursday September 29th 2011 at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Legendary sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar is set to perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Thursday September 29th at 8 p.m. This concert was originally…
World Music Conference WOMEX 2013 to be Held in Cardiff, Wales
International music conference WOMEX will be held in Cardiff in Wales, United Kingdom. Cardiff won the international bid to host WOMEX from Wednesday, 23 to…
WOMEX 2012 to Be Held in Thessaloniki, Greece
World music conference WOMEX will be moving south in 2012. The new host city is Thessaloniki (also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica), Greece’s second…