Berlin, Germany – The deadline for WOMEX (the largest international world music conference) proposals is only a week away, Friday, May 27. Professionals interested in…
California, USA – The 22nd Annual Reggae On The River Festival will take place on August 5th, 6th, and 7th. The events includes three days…
San Francisco, California, USA – Troubadour (Golden Horn Records) represents Mesut Özgen’s first major release. The album is aptly named – Özgen’s own journey has…
Lisbon, Portugal – Fernando Magalhães, a well known jounalist, specialized in Portuguese folk music, died on May 19. He was 45. Fernando Magalhães was born…
Fraga, Huesca, Spain – The first Music Market in Aragon will begin Tuesday, May 17. The Market is designed with a view to the current…
Nashville, Tennessee, USA – Bluegrass musician Jimmy Martin passed away May 14, 2005 at approximately 8:45 a.m.. Martin had been fighting cancer for several weeks.…
San Francisco, California, USA – The Rough Guide To The Music Of Sudan includes the diverse and rich music that has emerged from Africa’s largest…
Zanzibar, Tanzania – Founded in 1905, this orchestra can probably trace its roots back further than any other orchestra in Africa. Every known musician from…
USA – The Alan Lomax Archive has announced the culmination of its seven-year effort to preserve and disseminate the work of one of the 20th…
Vancouver, Canada – Police sources in Vancouver reported that popular Afghan singer Nasrat Parsa was found injured outside his hotel in East Vancouver after a…