Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders, a new TV magazine show about the intersection of music with life, politics and culture around the world, premieres Monday,…
World Music TV Show ‘Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders’ Debuts Today on PBS
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Unforgettable Concert by African Star Habib Koite in Abu Dhabi
In an unforgettable African rhythms concert, one of Africa’s most loved musicians Habib Koité rocked the Abu Dhabi capital on Thursday night. With his band…
Cretan Lyra Virtuoso Kelly Thoma Releases Anamkhara
Kelly Thoma’s debut album entitled Anamkhara has been recently released by Seistron Music. The word Anamkhara derives from the Irish Gaelic language and means “friend…
New York Musicians and World Music Venues Program Various Haiti Relief Fundraisers
Musicians from various communities will be joining efforts throughout the next days at some of New York City’s best known clubs and venues for world…
Solidarité avec Haiti: Earthquake Relief Fundraiser January 22nd in Minneapolis
A group of local musicians, dancers and visual artists from the Minneapolis area have banded together to host a fundraiser for the victims of the…
Rise Up! New Mexico Stands With Haiti, Benefit Concert
Avokado Artists, Albuquerque Little Theatre & world music festival ¡Globalquerque! have put together a benefit concert titled Rise Up! New Mexico Stands With Haiti. The…
Madagascar’s Razia Said Releases Zebu Nation and Calls for an End to Environmental and Cultural Destruction in her Native Land
Seeking to raise awareness of the critical impact of slash and burn agriculture and climate change in her native Madagascar, singer Razia Said has created…
World Music Artists Mobilize in Support of Haiti
Musicians from the world music community throughout the United States will be performing benefit concerts in support of Haiti’s earthquake victims. These events include The…
New Tango Pianist Fernando Otero to Release ‘Vital’ in February 2010
Argentine pianist, composer and bandleader Fernando Otero’s new album for World Village, Vital (468094) is scheduled for release on February 9, 2010. Vital is a…
Stellar South African Line-up to Take Center Stage at International Music Gathering – MIDEM 2010
A line-up of award-winning, chart-topping and iconic artists was announced as the most public representative of South Africa’s ‘Country of Honour’ program at MIDEM 2010.…