New York (NY), USA – Recent studies on stress during these economic hard times point to the power of music, art and other cultural pleasures…
Recession Buster Salsa Series: Historia de la Salsa Part I
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Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band Re-imagines the Music of The Beatles
The Easy Star All Stars is a rotating collective of reggae musicians. Those involved with the Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Bandnproject include Victor Rice…
Award Winning Flamenco Singer Chano Lobato Dies at 82
Flags are flying at half staff today in the Cadiz provincial government buildings, mourning the loss of the Hijo Predilecto (Favorite Son) of Cadiz, Flamenco…
Arkestra Chamber’s Love Affair with the Dark Ages
Arkestra Chamber has a new recording titled Making Love to the Dark Ages. The group’s bandleader ,Greg Tate, “plays the band” using a technique called…
Toubab Krewe to Bring its Mix of American Rock with West African Music to New York City
Toubab Krewe’s spring tour in support of their new album, Live at the Orange Peel, includes a performance at Sullivan Hall in New York City,…
Master Timbalero and Bandleader Manny Oquendo Dies in New York
Renowned salsa musician Manny Oquendo died March 25, 2009 at a New York hospital. Oquendo was a veteran of the days when Latin bands crowded…
The Carnatica Brothers at Chicago Cultural Center
The Carnatica Brothers will perform Wednesday April 8, 7 pm at Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago. K.N. Shashikiran, who plays ghatam (a South Indian musical…
Meet the Now Generation Introduces The Iconic Rocksteady and Reggae Group The Heptones
On April 14, 2009, 17 North Parade will release an anthology of one of Jamaica’s greatest vocal trios The Heptones. The 1972 classic collection Meet…
World Music Star Angelique Kidjo Recreates Bob Marley’s Redemption Song
The highly anticipated recording Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration (EMI Music/Vector Recordings) will be released on March 31. The album features performances by…
Colombian Lucia Pulido To Perform at Joe’s Pub on March 31
On March 31, vocalist Lucia Pulido will finally celebrate the release of her 2008 Adventure Music debut, Waning Moon, with a performance at Joe’s Pub.…