Havana, Cuba – Pío Leiva, a popular Cuban singer, died March 23rd in Havana of a heart attack. He was 88. Leiva was recognized throughout…
Buena Vista Social Club Vocalist Pío Leiva Dies at 88
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Avante Mozambique! Festival, New African Venue for World Music Acts
Maputo, Mozambique – Avante Mozambique! Festival, the country’s First Annual Cultural Tourism Festival, scheduled to take place in Maputo, August 28 – September 10, 2006.…
Balkan Fusion: Goran Ivanovic Group Goes on North American Tour
Chicago (Illinois), USA – The Goran Ivanovic Group will embark on their first major tour this month. Combining Eastern European folk tunes with jazz-influenced compositions,…
Zanzibar Beats: Sauti za Busara 2006
Eye witness report – by Peter Bennett On the waterfront in Stone Town it’s relaxing to sit in the shade of the Forodhani gardens and…
The Indie Acoustic Project Announces Finalists
The Indie Acoustic Project has announced the finalists for the IAP’s "Best CDs of 2005" Awards. The 3 finalists in each of 15 categories were…
Stellar Heights: Soaring Vocals of 3 Sopranos, Trio Mediaeval
Author: Patty-Lynne Herlevi Seattle (Washington), USA – The critically lauded Nordic Early Music ensemble, Trio Mediaeval will be touring the U.S. in late March, 2006…
Vasanthi Sridhar excels in the St. Thyagaraja dance Festival 02 March 2006
Author: Laxmi The Sree Shanmugananda Sangeetha Sabha a prime Cultural Organization of the Indian capital, Delhi, is most popular and sought after, simply for the…
Tracing Armenian Links to Persian Classical Music
Los Angeles (California), USA – On Endless Vision, Armenian duduk virtuoso Jivan Gasparyan and Iranian instrumentalist Hossein Alizadeh have recorded a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Within Iran,…
Máilbmi – Indigenous Music on Swedish Radio
This spring there will be a new music show at Swedish National Radio on Channel P2. The name of the new show is Máilbmi (World…
Hugh Masekela Added to Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival Line-up
Silk Hope (North Carolina), USA – The Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance has announced the addition of Hugh Masekela to the…