Cambridge (Massachusetts), USA – One of the few DJs in Jamaica capable of giving the great U Roy any competition was another master of the…
Heartbeat Records Releases CDs by Dennis Alcapone and Lone Ranger
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Book About Hidden Music-Making in an English Town Reissued
Wesleyan University Press has announced the re-issue of Ruth Finnegan’s The Hidden Musicians: Music-Making in an English Town (ISBN: 0-8195-6853-8). The 406 page book is…
Dobet Gnahore Will Be touring North America to Promote Na Afriki
Ivorian singer Dobet Gnahoré will be touring North America in September to promote her recent CD, Na Afriki. When she was a young girl in…
Oliver Mtukudzi Talks About His New Release Tsimba Itsoka
Oliver Mtukudzi has a new album titled Tsimba Itsoka. Translated literally, Tsimba Itsoka means “No foot, no footprint,” a simple phrase that serves as the…
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on DVD
On August 14th, Docurama is releasing Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on DVD. This documentary chronicles the Refugee All Stars from their local refugee camps…
Osvaldo Golijov Releases Oceana
New York (NY), USA – Deutsche Grammophon recently released Oceana, the third recording of music by Osvaldo Golijov. Since his Deutsche Grammophon debut CD Ayre,…
Music serves as tool in UN-backed plan for peaceful elections in Sierra Leone
If music be the food of love, then it can also serve to promote peaceful elections in a country recovering from a disastrous decade-long civil…
Canyon Records Receives 21 Native American Music Awards Nominations
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – The Native American Music Awards (NAMA) has announced this years nominations and Canyon Records has received a total of 21 nominations.…
Gordon Duncan Book and CD Celebrate the Scottish Piper’s Legacy
The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust has announced that the book “Gordon Duncan Tunes”, published under the guidance of Ian Duncan, and a new Gordon Duncan…
Nominations for the Ninth Annual Native American Music Awards Announced
New York, NY (August 6, 2007) – Nominations for the Ninth Annual Native American Music Awards were announced this week by The Native American Music…