One of the biggest world music showcases in North America, globalFEST 2009, will take place this Sunday, January 11 at Webster Hall. This year is…
New York City Will Welcome globalFEST 2009 this Sunday
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Northern Realms World Music Showcase 2009 Coinciding with APAP in New York
Building on its success in 2008, the On Queue Performing Artists agency is again producing the Northern Realms Showcase, featuring world music and jazz talent…
The EGREM Label Will Release New Tata Guines CD
Havana, Cuba – The Cuban record company EGREM is finishing up the production of a new greatest hits CD ‘Fiesta de tambores’ by Federico Arístides…
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live DVD to be Released in January 2009
Live – Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a new DVD by one of South Africa’s best known musical exports. For more than three decades, the story…
The David Grisman Quintet will perform Four Nights in Seattle
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents mandolinist and composer of “Dawg” music for four nights January 15 – 18, 2009. Band members…
Mestizao Festival 2009 Brings Music Hybrids to Granada
The city of Granada in southern Spain will host the 5th edition of Mestizao Festival. The festival focuses on mestizo music, which is a genre…
Niyaz Will Celebrate in 2009 New Album Release in Los Angeles
On February 7, the Persian electro-acoustic sensation Niyaz does a hometown record release party in Los Angeles at the El Rey Theatre in support of…
Old Town School Of Folk Music in Chicago Introduces World Music Wednesdays: Winter/Spring 2009
Old Town School Of Folk Music in Chicago introduces a new series called World Music Wednesdays, which replaces the previous format of Peña, Afrofolk, and…
Bluegrass Supergroup Blue Highway Announces Winter 2009 Tour
Blue Highway, one of the most influential groups in contemporary bluegrass, was recently nominated for five awards by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass…
Festival on the Niger 2009 Lineup
The 5th edition of the Festival on the Niger will be held in Segu (Segou), Mali, January 28 through February 1. The 2009 edition will…