The Center for World Music and the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Los Angeles will present Gamelan Festival 2011 in San Diego…
San Diego Gamelan Festival 2011 Announced
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Jamaican Reggae legend, Yellowman to perform at Light Night 2011 in Liverpool
Jamaican reggae star, Yellowman will be performing at The Picket in Liverpool on Friday 13th May as a part of Light Night – Liverpool’s late…
Bald Head Island in North Carolina to Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend With Americana Music Festival
Bald Head Island in North Carolina will present the Bald Head Island Americana Music Weekend on Memorial Day weekend, featuring bluegrass, folk and jazz music,…
WOMAD Abu Dhabi Festival 2011 Launched with Press Conference
The WOMAD Abu Dhabi Festival 2011, which is being organized for the third consecutive year by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH),…
Putumayo Celebrates Timeless Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha Chá
Putumayo World Music will release Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha Chá today. The album is the latest CD in its Latin music series. Putumayo has explored…
Ludovico Einaudi and Special Guests to Perform at Blaze Festival 2011 in London
Blaze Festival 2011 in London will present two wild nights with Ludovico Einaudi and La Notte della Taranta orchestra, and special guests Mercan Dede, Ballake…
Dub Colossus to Release Addis Through The Looking Glass April 26th
Dub Colossus, the global music collective created by guitarist Nick Page (TransGlobal Underground, Temple of Sound, Syriana), will be releasing its new album titled Addis…
Radio Station WDET in Detroit Presents New World Music Radio Show by Ismael Ahmed
Ismael Ahmed is returning to radio, rejoining WDET-FM 101.9, Detroit’s National Public Radio affiliate. Ahmed’s new WDET program, THIS ISLAND EARTH, can be heard 5-7…
Indo-Iranian Fusion Ensemble Ghazal to Perform at Royce Hall in Los Angeles
Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Husain Khan and Kayhan Kalhor, master of the kamancheh (the traditional Persian fiddle, collectively known as Ghazal, will bring their unique blending…
New Nigeria 70 Collection on Strut Records
Strut Records announced the third edition of Strut’s long running series Nigeria 70, compiled again by series curator Duncan Brooker. Sweet Times continues to spotlight…