Guitarist and inventor, known throughout the musical world for changing the very sound of music with the electric guitar and innovative recording techniques, Les Paul…
Jazz Musician and Guitar Inventor Les Paul Dies
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WOMEX 2009 Award for Professional Excellence to Christian Mousset
WOMEX announced the winner of 2009’s WOMEX Award for Professional Excellence which goesd to Christian Mousset (France). As Yorrick Benoist of Run Productions notes, "For…
Banjo Legend Tony Trischka Launches Online School Of Banjo
Banjo Virtuoso Tony Trischka opened his online banjo school today: the Tony Trischka School of Banjo. The site integrates Tony’s unparalleled 40+ years of playing…
World Music Institute Announces 25th Anniversary Season
New York’s bastion for world music, World Music Institute (WMI) will be celebrating its 25th season in 2009 with the finest traditional and contemporary music…
Project Ahimsa Provides Hope for the World’s Poorest Child Musicians on Global Lingo
Imagine the farthest reaching global talent show ever, but one where all the contestants are kids who grew up scavenging and struggling in some of…
Catie Curtis’ New String Band Sessions album, Hello, Stranger, Released in United States
In the fall of 2008 Catie Curtis released the critically acclaimed Sweet Life (her ninth recording), an album dedicated to Lynne Ramsdell, the neighbor who…
Renowned World Music Acts Toto La Momposina and Zap Mama at Grand Performances in Los Angeles
On Friday, August 14 at Noon & 8 PM, the classic coastal music of Colombia comes alive in Toto la Momposina’s energetic stage performance. Handclapping,…
WOMEX 2009 Announces Conference Themes
The WOMEX 2009 Conference has taken a new and dynamic twist addressing exciting, informative and provocative topics. For the first time there will be 3…
Bassekou Kouyate New Album Due 21 September 2009
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba will release the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed and award-winning debut “Segu Blue” on 21 September on Out Here Records. The…
Small World Music Festival 2009 Program Announced
Small World Music announced the Eighth Annual Small World Music Festival, which will take place at some of Toronto’s most popular venues from September 24th…