The International Arts Festival (IAF) will celebrate 20 years of world music on a new date; from October 11th-12th in New Orleans. The music festival…
New Orleans’ World Music 2008 International Arts Festival Moved to New Date
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ModernBeats Releases Tribal Xplosion Loops
Featuring a large array of tribal/ethnic music loops in construction-style format, ModernBeats releases "Tribal Xplosion Loops 1". This melodic construction style loopset delivers 310+ loops…
Toumani Diabaté with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will perform together Tuesday, 21 October 2008 at 7.30pm at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Toumani…
Music Download Portal Akuma.de Launches Label with World Music Release
Hamburg, Germany – H2 media factory GmbH, the operating company of the large music download portal www.akuma.de "Digital store for music") situated in Hamburg, Germany,…
Caratinga Will Celebrate the Release of Na Ponta do Pé at Pizza on the Park in London
Brazilian music band Caratinga will present its new recording, Na Ponta Do Pé (F-IRE CD 23), at Pizza on the Park in London on October…
Kingston Trio Founder Nick Reynolds Dies at 75
Influential folk musician Nick Reynolds, one of the founding members of the Kingston Trio, died October 3 at a San Diego hospital. He was 75.…
Flamenco Summit 2008 Brings Top Flamenco Acts to Madrid’s Subway
Madrid’s metro (subway) system will present the 4th edition of Cumbre Flamenca en el Metro de Madrid (Flamenco Summit at Madrid’s Metro) October 6 -10.…
Afro-Cuban Band Síntesis Returns to Havana after Successful Brazilian Trip
Author: Niurka Alfonso The members of renowned Cuban band Síntesis arrived still with the freshness of the applauses and the echo of the chords after…
More than 30 World Music Acts Scheduled for Richmond Folk Festival
The Richmond Folk Festival organizers announced the final line-up for the 2008 inaugural event, taking place October 10-12, 2008 on downtown Richmond’s riverfront. More than…
Latin American Cultural Week Presents South American Women Series: Vocalists Creating in New York
Four South American Singers and composers living and creating in New York City will perform November 14 & 15, 8 – 11 pm at the…