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Events

Parapandafolk 2010 Brings the Finest Spanish World Music to Granada’s Olive Oil Country

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2010 No Comments

Parapandafolk 2010 begins Wednesday, July 28. The veteran festival  takes place in Illora (Granada) and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. All concerts are held…

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Yomo Toro y Los Latino Del Son with Special Guest "El Topo" at CHASE 2010 Latino Cultural Festival

World Music Central News Room July 26, 2010 No Comments

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)’s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park,…

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ADACH’s Oud House presents an Authentic Arabian Musical night in Assilah, Morocco

World Music Central News Room July 25, 2010 No Comments

In an outstanding Arabian night, musicians from the Bait Al Oud Al Arabi performed number of Arabian authentic music on Thursday night at prince Bandar…

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Natacha Atlas in Miami Beach July 31st 2010

World Music Central News Room July 25, 2010 No Comments

[image1_left]Renowned singer and bellydancer Natacha Atlas will perform Saturday July 31st, 8PM at Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Atlas has delved into her…

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New Films

Frigg’s Fiddle Wizardry at Førde Folk Music Festival 2010

World Music Central News Room July 24, 2010 No Comments

One of the highlights of the Førde Folk Music Festival was Finnish-Norwegian band Frigg, which features four young master flddlers. We don’t have footage from…

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Wisconsin Union Theater Announces Tentative Line-up of Madison World Music Festival 2010

World Music Central News Room July 24, 2010 No Comments

The seventh annual Madison World Music Festival will be held from September 23-25, 2010, in the Memorial Union and at the Willy Street Fair. Several…

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Obituaries

Legendary Blues Guitarist Phillip Walker Dies at 73

World Music Central News Room July 22, 2010 No Comments

In a press release distributed this afternoon, Delta Groove Music announced the passing of renowned blues musician Phillip Walker. “It is with deepest sorrow that…

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Tour Announcements

Irish Folk-Rockers The Saw Doctors to Begin United States Summer Tour in August 2010

World Music Central News Room July 22, 2010 No Comments

  It takes a special kind of mind to leap from Ireland’s recent smoking ban to ancestral bones and urban sprawl in the space of…

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New Films

Soniquete’s Chocolate Video, the Bright Future of Flamenco Rumba

World Music Central News Room July 21, 2010 No Comments

Soniquete is an exciting new band formed by young Flamenco musicians who met at a series of flamenco workshops in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz…

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New Books

New Book ‘Great Musicians from our First Nations’ Celebrates North American Native Musicians

World Music Central News Room July 20, 2010 No Comments

Great Musicians from our First Nations, written by Vincent Schilling, is the latest book in the First Nations Series for Young Readers from Second Story…

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