Glasgow, Scotland – The 15th Celtic Connections festival kicks off Wednesday 16 January with an opening-night birthday party to remember, featuring an all-star line-up of…
Celtic Connections 2008 Opening Concert "Common Ground" Tomorrow
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WOMEX 2008 Dates Announced
The WOMEX 2008 dates were revealed today. WOMEX 08 will be taking place in Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain from Wednesday, 29 October – Sunday, 2 November.…
Sila and The Afrofunk Experience To Perform at Kenyan Benefit in San Francisco
San Francisco (California), USA – On Saturday, February 2nd, the Independent in San Francisco presents Sila and the AfroFunk Experience , performing a benefit for…
Cuban songstress Albita Will perform at S.O.B.’s January 31
New York City (NY), USA – On Thursday January 31st, S.O.B.’s presents Albita, the Cuban songstress from Havana that has moved the world with her…
Manglis Compás Machine Brings Flamenco Rock Reunion and Global Fusion to World Music Saturdays in Madrid
Manglis Compás Machine will be performing at World Music Saturdays at Colonial club in Madrid on January 12, 2008. For this special occasion, Luis Cobo…
The Global Sounds of South Asia, Middle East and North Africa Merge in New York City
On Friday, January 11th, GlobeSonic Entertainment and Dawn Elder Management will present an eclectic evening of Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian sounds featuring…
Orchestre National de Barbès Returns with New Album in February
Paris, France – The new year is off to a great start for the Orchestre National de Barbés, who will release their newest album, ‘Alik’…
Festival on the Niger 2008 Program Announced
The tentative schedule for the Festival on the Niger is now available. The festival will take place in Segou (Mali) February 1 through February 3,…
Argentine Musician Eduardo Pinto Dies in Car Crash in Uruguay
Argentine multi-instrumentalist Eduardo Pinto died in a car crash January 7 while touring Uruguay. He was 28. Pinto was traveling with a fellow musician, Chilean charango…
Chilean Musician Valdo Delgado Dies in Car Crash in Uruguay
Chilean charango virtuoso Valdo Delgado died in a car crash January 7 while touring Uruguay. He was 41. Delgado was traveling with fellow musician, multinstrumentalist…