The music of Galicia (northwestern Spain) will be showcased tonight at WOMEX in Sevilla (Spain). Three of the best current Galician roots music acts will…
Galician Focus Night at WOMEX 2008
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New Book Reveals How Cajun and Zydeco Music Thrives Outside of Louisiana
Cajun and Zydeco Dance Music in Northern California: Modern Pleasures in a Postmodern World (University Press of Mississippi) traces how the San Francisco Bay Area…
Beninese Star Angelique Kidjo Returns to the Wisconsin Union Theater November 6th
One of Africa’s greatest stars, Angelique Kidjo, returns to the theater with her buoyant, energetic act. She will be performing at the Wisconsin Union Theater…
The Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience DVD and CD Boxed Set Provides Definitive Portrait of the Legendary Reggae Star
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Sergio Monroy at La Carbonería in Sevilla during WOMEX 2008
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Icelandic Artist Olof Arnalds Showcase at WOMEX 2008
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Mariem Hassan the Voice of the Sahara Film Screening at Womex 2008
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5th Annual International Tropical Music Collector’s Fair
With deep roots from Spain to its official documentation in Cuba in the late 1800s, the musically romantic genre known as the “bolero” will be…
Celtic Music Star Enya Releases ‘And Winter Came’
On November 11, Warner Bros. Records will release Enya’s new winter album titled And Winter Came. Enya recorded the CD with her long time creative…
Malian Kora Master Toumani Diabate at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York
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