Twenty-eight Puerto Rican musicians were awarded scholarships at the closing ceremony of Berklee in Puerto Rico, a weeklong workshop held at the Escuela de Bellas…
Twenty-Eight Musicians Win Scholarships at 16th Annual Berklee in Puerto Rico Program
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Africa Oyé 2010, a Celebration of African Music and Culture
Africa Oyé returns to Sefton Park, Liverpool in 2010. The world music festival will be held Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June 2010. Africa Oyé…
WOMEX 2010 Award Goes to Danyèl Waro of Reunion Island
WOMEX announced today the winner of the WOMEX 2010 Award for Artists: Danyèl Waro, the uncompromising maloya hero from Reunion Island. Waro will perform on…
South African Marimba Group Amabutho Releases Debut Album Coinciding with 2010 FIFA World Cup
Just as the sporting world is about to turn its focus to South Africa this summer for the World Cup, Toronto-based Alma Records will release…
David Broza Performs The Unpublished Poetry of Townes Van Zandt at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York
David Broza is set to perform live at (Le) Poisson Rouge on Monday, June 14 in support of his recent release Night Dawn: Unpublished Poetry…
Grupo Fantasma’s Summer 2010 Tour & 4th Album, El Existential
Grupo Fantasma will have a summer tour in support of their highly anticipated and self-produced fourth album titled ‘El Existential‘ (Nat Geo Music). A…
9TH Daniel Pearl World Music Days to Be Held October 1 – 31, 2010
Now in its 9th year, Daniel Pearl World Music Days is a month-long global network of concerts each October, promoting peace and cross cultural understanding…
Belizean Musical Icon Wilfred Peters Dies
Renowned Belizean musician Wilfred Peters died of a heart attack at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City on June 9 of 2010. Wilfred Peters…
Music Without Borders Presents Dandana: A Celebration of Muslim Voices with Tinariwen and Omar Faruk Takbilek
Tinariwen returns to Chicago for a concert on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at 6:30 pm, on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. They…
Angelique Kidjo Will Perform at the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert in Johannesburg
Football (soccer) fans throughout the world will be able to waych African singer and world music diva Angelique Kidjo perform at the FIFA World Cup…