Nonesuch Records has just signed North Carolina-based trio the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Affectionately knows as "The Drops", they are a young string band in the…
Carolina Chocolate Drops Sign With Nonesuch Records
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World Music Festival Concert of Colors Returns for 2009
Despite the loss of title sponsor Chrysler, the 17th annual Concert of Colors returns to the Max M. Fisher Music Center in downtown Detroit on…
La Linea 09 Brings Cutting Edge Latin Music to London
Always breaking new ground, always crossing the border, world music festival La Linea 09 will presents two world premiere collaborations, five UK debuts, a special…
Carmen Souza at Chicago Cultural Center
Capeverdean songstress Carmen Souza will perform at Chicago Cultural Center on Monday, April 27, 7 pm at Preston Bradley Hall. Souza (27) was born in…
Buika to Perform in Havana
Havana, Cuba – Afro-Spanish singer Concha Buika and Cuban musician Jesus (Chucho) Valdes are expected to give a concert on April 14 at the Amadeo…
Cambodian Adventure Sleepwalking Through The Mekong Featuring Internationally Acclaimed Dengue Fever Will Be Released Tomorrow
The Dengue Fever documentary film Sleepwalking Through the Mekong (M80 Music), will be released on April 14, 2009 as two-disc set via Nail Distribution and…
Dobet Gnahore, Star of Acoustic Africa, to Return to the Wisconsin Union Theater
Dobet Gnahore returns to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 8:00 pm. Born, in Ivory Coast, Gnahore is a natural star…
Toronto Welcomes The Seventh Annual South Asian Music Series
The Seventh Annual South Asian Music Series, presents by Small World Musi, which will burst onto the scene from April 12 to May 30 at…
Trinidad Carnival 2009 Featuring Desperadoes the Finest Steel Orchestra in the World
Review by Mighty Jamma The first time I saw Despers, I was with my brother Norman in 1981. They were performing at the Birmingham Odeon,…
Jake Shimabukuro at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents solo ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro for one night only. Set time on Monday, April 13th is…