Bloomington, Indiana, USA – Austin’s emerging cumbia-tronic project , Charanga Cakewalk, is touring the United States. The man behind Charanga Cakewalk, Michael Ramos, has fully…
Charanga Cakewalk Electrifies Cumbia on Spring 2005 National Tour
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African Music Legend Hugh Masekela’s New Album Draws Inspiration from Leading Masters of Kwaito Music
New York City, USA – South African music legend and world music pioneer Hugh Masekela defies categories once again on his new CD, Revival (HUCD…
MerleFest 2005 Draws Record Participation of 82,666
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA – An extraordinary line-up greeted record crowds to MerleFest 2005, the 18th annual festival in celebration of the music of the…
Enter the 2005 International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
Nashville, Tennessee, USA – Now in its fourth year, ISC is an annual songwriting competition that provides songwriters and musicians the opportunity to gain exposure…
Worldstock 2005 – "A World of Music in Los Angeles\"
Los Angeles, California, USA – Worldstock 2005 is an all-day celebration of music, art, and culture produced by the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) Ethnomusicology…
Oliver Mtukudzi Comments on Nhava, His New Album
Zimbabwean guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi has an ew recording entitled Nhava. It is the latest installment in Heads Up International’s critically acclaimed Heads…
Debut Album from Heather Macleod, Crossing Tides
Scotland, UK – Scottish singer-songwriter Heather Macleod launched her debut album, Crossing Tides (LEOD001CD), with a concert at Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow earlier this…
The Ninth Arabic Music Retreat at Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA – The Ninth Arabic Music Retreat is scheduled for August 13-20, 2005 at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The…
Fuji Vibes and Afrobeat: Brothers Keepers Mastermind Bantu Joins Piranha
Berlin, Germany – Fuji Satisfaction – Soundclash In Lagos (Piranha PIR-CD1998) is the latest album Nigerian/German musical collective Brothers Keepers. The band plays “heavy Yoruba…
New Boris Kovac Release: World After History
Berlin, Germany – With his new band La Campanella, Boris Kovac, composer, instrumentalist and multimedia artist from the Vojvodina part of Yugoslavia, presents the first…