WOm@ TT will present Sierra Leone-born King Masco with his band and dancers. the concert will take place Saturday 22 August at The Tabernacle, Powis…
King Masco to Bring the Best of African Dance Music to London
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Sweet Honey in the Rock to perform Free Concert at Duke
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Woody Guthrie Limited Edition Boxed Set My Dusty Road Out in August 2009
The Woody Guthrie boxed set My Dusty Road
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Maasai Community Goes Digital with High-Tech Support from UN Agency WIPO
[image1_left]The Maasai people of Laikipia in Kenya have received digital recording equipment, marking a milestone in a United Nations-backed pilot-project aimed at helping indigenous communities…