Denis Fréchette, former member of legendary Quebecois band La Bottine Souriante, died on the 19th of June at 5:15 pm of a heart attack. He…
Essential Quebecois Musician Denis Fréchette Dies at 56
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Bill Whelan Releases The Connemara Suite
" The Connemara Suite (TARA4021) began some years ago when I was first asked to write for the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Inishlacken came first, that…
The Sounds of World Brass Return to England with Brass 08 – Durham International Festival
Brass 08 – Durham International Festival will be held 5th – 20th of July 2008 at County Durham (North East England, UK). The musical spectacle…
Cowboy Junkies: Trinity Revisited
On November 27, 1987 the Cowboy Junkies set up a single microphone inside The Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto, Ontario and in one…
Zach Deputy Releases Debut Studio Album
Out of the Water (Deputy Records, 2008), Zach Deputy’s much anticipated studio album, will be released on June 24th. After years of selling and giving…
The Visitor Soundtrack includes Music by Fela Kuti
The striking original score for The Visitor was composed by Academy Award-winning composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Finding Neverland). Kaczmarek also composed the beautiful and best-selling…
Senegalese Star Wasis Diop Releases Judu Bék in Europe
Paris, France – Internationally-renowned Senegalese artist Wasis Diop released his fourth solo album, ‘Judu Bek’ (Big Bang Gang), in France and England this past May,…
Burkinan Victor Démé Releases Solo Album in Europe
After a 30-year musical career in Burkina Faso, Manding singer Victor Démé finally releases his self-titled first album Victor Deme in June on Harmonia Mundi.…
Tekameli Releases Escolteu in the UK
From Perpignan in the south of France, Tekameli’s founding members Jean Soler, Salomon Espinas and Julio Bermudez, are also Roma musicians playing Rumba, Catalana and…
Sudanese Music & Dance Festival 2008 Comes to Detroit and Chicago
This summer, an unprecedented gathering of musicians from the East African nation of Sudan will come together in Chicago & Detroit to accomplish something politicians,…