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Awards

First Roskilde Festival World Music Award to Rokia Traoré’s Passerelle Foundation

World Music Central News Room October 22, 2009 No Comments

The Roskilde Festival World Music Award worth 30,000 euros goes to Rokia Traoré‘s organization that works on professionalizing  Malian music culture. The Roskilde Festival Charity…

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All-Star Lineup of International Musicians, Filmmakers, and Ambassadors to Celebrate United Nation’s Day

World Music Central News Room October 20, 2009 No Comments

Culture Project will be celebrating the UN Day Concert: A Tribute to Peacekeeping. This celebration, through live music performances and documentary film clips, will commemorate…

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London International Festival of Exploratory Music Opens in November 2009

World Music Central News Room October 19, 2009 No Comments

Kings Place will play host to innovative musicians from around the world in November 2009. The very first London International Festival of Exploratory Music (LIFEM)…

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Events

Top African Talent in London at Mama Africa: Celebrating Miriam Makeba

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2009 No Comments

Mama Africa: Celebrating Miriam Makeba is an all-star celebration of the life of Africa’s best-known voice, who died last year at the age of 76.…

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New Releases

King Coya Releases Electro-Folklorica Cumbias De Villa Donde

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2009 No Comments

King Coya’s new album, ‘Cumbias De Villa Donde,’ is now available at all digital stores via Nacional Records. King Coya is part of the critically-acclaimed…

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Concert reviews

Hamed Nikpay on the Road

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2009 No Comments

By: Artin Amirian  Los Angeles, California  Wednesday, October 07, 2009    On Saturday, Oct 3 2009, I walked into the Ebell Theatre to see “Hamed…

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Los Lobos Goes Disney

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2009 No Comments

Los Lobos, the Grammy-winning East Los Angeles band famed for blending rock, blues and traditional Mexican music styles, is back with their first new album…

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Events

Tarantella Spider Trance Dance for Halloween in New York

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2009 No Comments

World Music Institute and I Giullari di Piazza celebrate Halloween/Festa dei Morti (Feast of the Dead) Friday, October 30 at Peter Norton Symphony Space with…

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Interviews

Dan Zacks Talks About the Second Volume of Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2009 No Comments Dan Zacks

The Cuban music compilation Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba, Vol. 2 was released recently on Waxing Deep Records. To find out…

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New Releases

Forro in the Dark’s New Album Available Now

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2009 No Comments

Forro in the Dark, the band that has been rocking Wednesday’s at Nublu in New York City for the past five years is back with…

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