The next Omar Sosa Quartet tour in the United States will feature R&B saxophone great Pee Wee Ellis (of James Brown and Van Morrison fame),…
Omar Sosa Plans European Tour for December and Gets Award Nomination
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New World Music Label Started in New York City
New York City (New York), USA – A day after reporting the closing of the landmark world music club Satalla, World Music Central is happy…
Satalla, World Music Club in New York City Closes
New York City (New York), USA – One of the best known world music clubs in New York City, Satalla, is closing its doors December…
Bi Kidude Honored with World Music Award
Zanzibar, Tanzania – Facing stiff competition from the likes of Peter Gabriel, Miriam Makeba and many others, at the recent World Music Expo (WOMEX) in…
The Paul Winter Consort’s Silver Solstice Celebration
Blomington (Indiana), USA – The Paul Winter Consort has released Silver Solstice, a CD with Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble, Davy Spillane, Mickey Hart, Arto Tunçboyaciyan, and…
The Life Aquatic’Features Complete Studio Sessions by Brazil’s Seu Jorge for Hollywood Records Soundtrack
Burbank (California), USA – (PRNewswire) – When The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou premiered last December, critics and moviegoers were impressed not only with Oscar-nominated…
Second International Symposium on the Music of Africa
The Department of Music at Princeton University will host a Second International Symposium on the Music of Africa on December 9th and 10th, 2005 in…
Star Packed Bluegrass Hits on Rounder
Cambridge (Massachusetts), USA – Bluegrass Hits, featuring various artists, is a hit-packed compilation released by Rounder Records. The album includes some of the biggest names…
Rachid Taha, Brian Eno and Special Guests Will Perform in Support of the Stop The War Coalition
London, England – Rachid Taha has joined forces with Brian Eno and special guests Nitin Sawhney and Imogen Heap to present a special fund raising…
WOMEX 2005, Largest World Music Conference a Winner
Newcastle, UK – With the ceremonial granting of the WOMEX Award 2005 to Zanzibar’s legendary Bi Kidude, the world’s biggest expo for World Music and…