The boxed set 40 Odd Years celebrates the exceptionally prolific and storied career of Loudon Wainwright III. The career-spanning 4-CD/1-DVD collection will be available May…
Loudon Wainwright III Releases Career-spanning Boxet Set
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WOMEX 2011 Announces Showcase Jury Members
Every year world music conference WOMEX invites a Jury made up of well-respected members of the world music community. The Jury members – also known…
Portuguese Global Fusionistas Mu Touring Spain
Portuguese world music band Mu will be touring Spain in April 2001. The band from Oporto combines traditional Portuguese music with global sounds and musical…
Twisted Cumbia Night at London’s La Linea 2011 Festival
Sunday, April 17th, will be a special La Linea sampler night of artists playing with the unstoppable, loping Colombian cumbia beat that is popular with…
Sufi Sensation Sanam Marvi to perform at du World Music Festival
Sanam Marvi is an outstanding Pakistani folk and Sufi singer and at her young age she is considered among the finest performers in the Sufi,…
New Festival in Dubai, du World Music Festival 2011
The du World Music Festival 2011 is a new world music festival taking place in Dubai. The line-up includes local and international musicians. Artist Line…
The Rough Guide To African Guitar Legends
The Rough Guide To African Guitar Legends (RGNET1259CD) presents a range of dynamic finger-picking legends. Renowned Malian guitarists Djelimady Tounkara and Ali Farka Touré, whose…
Modern Klezmer Band From Poland KlezmaFour Embarks on North American Tour
After competing against 24 Klezmer bands from 12 countries, the group KlezmaFour from Poland won two awards at the International Klezmer Music Competition in Amsterdam…
Cuban Sensation Danay Suarez Releases Album on Havana Cultura
The first album in a series of Havana Cultura Sessions highlights the vocal talents of Danay Suarez, backed by the masterful Roberto Fonseca and the…
Ghanaian Highlife Guitar Legend Ebo Taylor to Release Life Stories
Following his first international solo release with Afrobeat Academy, Love And Death, Ghanaian highlife guitar legend Ebo Taylor teams up again with Strut Records for…