Chicago (Illinois), USA – Chicago showcases the best of international music at the 9th Annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2007, Friday, September 14 through Thursday,…
9th Annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2007 Begins This Week
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Smt. Bhanumathy Vishwanath’s concert exceeds Expectations
Author: Ms Lakshmi It was a remarkable concert by Smt Bhanumathy Vishwanath on the 09th Sep. at the Subha Sidhivinayaka temple in connection with…
Dub, Electronica, Dub Step, Bhangra Meet on Kush Arora’s From Brooklyn to SF
New York (NY), USa – Bubbling out of the San Francisco underground, From Brooklyn to SF is an adventure in Dread Bass/Dub Step/Dub and Desi…
Fado Sensation Mariza on Tour in North America
Fado star Mariza will be touring North America in October 2007. She was recently nominated for a Latin GRAMMY Award for her album Concerto em…
Electronic Bagpipe Sensation, Hevia, Has New CD Out
Bagpipe innovator Hevia has a new album titled Obsessión, which is available in Spain. This is Hevia‘s first album in four years. The CD features…
Guitar Wizard John McLaughlin Begins USA/Canada Tour in North Carolina
Legendary guitarist John McLaughlin begins his 2007 North American with his new electric group The 4th Dimension on September 13th at the Carolina Theater in…
Taste of Durham Scheduled for May 24th 2008
Planning has begun for the 2008 edition of Taste of Durham. The festival will be hosted at the same location. The third annual Taste of…
WOMEX Announces Top 15 World Music CDs of the Year
Berlin, Germany – As part of the 2007 World Music Labels Awards WOMEX announced the names of the Top 15 World Music CDs of the…
WOMEX Announces 2007 Top World Music Labels Award Winners
Berlin, Germany – WOMEX announced the names of the record companies that won the 2007 World Music Labels Awards. The awards are presented by WOMEX…
Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land
San Francisco (California), USA – Champeta is the riotous Afro-Colombian street sound of Colombia’s Caribbean coast – a powder-keg of rhythms from local slave descendents…