New York City (New York), USA – With ¡Baila!, Putumayo showcases purely Latin artists alongside musicians from other regions who have embraced Latin sounds. The…
Putumayo Releases ¡Baila!, Packed with Latin Dance Music
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Elvis White Crowned Best New Artist at 13th Annual Reggae Soca Music Awards
Atlanta (Georgia), USA – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Elvis White proved that they are the hottest new group to emerge from the Caribbean, earning one of…
Performers for Hilton Ruiz Fundraiser Confirmed
Hilton Ruiz’s family and friends are reaching out for assistance in getting the Internationally acclaimed artist back to New York for treatment. In that effort,…
The Thirteenth Annual Cisco Systems Ottawa Bluesfest
Ottawa (Ontario), Canada – Cisco Systems Ottawa Bluesfest (July 7th-July 16th)announced a new site configuration for staging this year’s event. The Main Stage will remain…
Cesaria Evora Has Already Sold 110,000 Copies of Rogamar Worldwide
Paris, France – Fresh from this top selling release of Rogamar (SonyBmg Music France) on March 6th, Cesaria Evora, a reference of Cape Verde mixed…
Jehro to Open Seu Jorge’s North American Tour
New York (New York), USA – In June and July 2006 Seu Jorge is touring again in much bigger venues and has generously offered the…
2006 U.S. tour dates set for Senegal singer, musical ambassador Baaba Maal
San Francisco (California), USA – For the first time in two years Senegalese master musician Baaba Maal will bring his unique blend of traditional West…
Zoho label set to release Standards Rican-ditioned, Ray Barretto’s Last CD Recording
New York (New York), USA – Latin and Jazz indie label Zoho Music L.L.C. has announced the release of Standards Rican-ditioned, the last recording by…
La Kahena Remixed
Fans of global electronica will enjoy Cheb i Sabbah‘s new recording, La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed. The Algerian electronic music wizard personally selected a team…
A Benefit Jam Session for Pianist Hilton Ruiz
New York City Latin music and Jazz artists will get together to raise funds for Hilton Ruiz. Famed Puerto Rican/New York composer, pianist and jazz…