WOMEX invites artists from all over the globe to showcase at the most important international gathering of world music professionals, WOMEX 2010 in Copenhagen. The…
WOMEX 2010 Showcase Applications for World Music Artists and DJs Now Open
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WOMEX 2010 Conference Speaker Applications for World Music Professionals Now Available
Designed to serve the industry’s ongoing need for education, exchange and inspiration, the WOMEX 2010 Conference Sessions will be guided by four key areas: Industry…
World Music Filmmakers Encouraged to Screen at WOMEX 2010
WOMEX’s long-time partner for the film screenings IMZ, the International Music + Media Centre in Vienna, asks all world music-related filmmakers to propose their recent…
Yasmin Levy to Perform at Cadogan Hall in London Today
Yasmin Levy will be performing Wednesday, February 24th at 7.30pm at Cadogan Hall in London. In Yasmin Levy’s music there is a tension between the…
Fania Records Releases ‘El Alcalde Del Barrio’ Celebrating Joe Cuba, the Father of Latin Boogaloo
Fania Records has releases a deluxe 2-disc, 34-track box set of the father of Latin Boogaloo, Joe Cuba. This album commemorates one-year after the passing…
Babel Music Med World Music Showcase and Conference Scheduled for March 25-27 in Marseilles
From 25-27 March, the 6th edition of Babel Music Med will host a unique event in Marseilles (France) by gathering world music professionals from all…
Renowned Australian Aboriginal Singer Ruby Hunter Dies at 54
Pioneering aboriginal singer Ruby Hunter died February 17 of 2010 at her home in Victoria (Australia). Victorian Minister for the Arts Peter Batchelor expressed…
Red Stick Ramblers to Bring Cajun Spice to Wisconsin Union Theater
Red Stick Ramblers will perform at Music Hall on Friday, February 26 at 8 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. The Red…
Puerto Rican Beats at Duke Performances’ Jazz Saxophone Festival WAIL!
Duke Performances’ jazz saxophone festival WAIL! opens this Thursday, February 11, at 8 pm in Reynolds Theater in Durham (North Carolina) with Grammy-nominee Miguel Zenon…
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Begin North American Tour to Promote I Speak Fula
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba’s second album, I Speak Fula, was released on February 2nd in North America. Bassekou plays on the title track of…