Miami (Florida), USA – The Heineken TransAtlantic Festival will present Lenine with special guest Javier Garcia on Saturday March 18, 7pm, at North Beach Bandshell.…
Heineken TransAtlantic Festival presents Lenine
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Earle Douglas Meerwald: Sri Lanka’s Big Band Musician
Author: asiaradionews A new website has been launched to remember one of Sri Lanka’s great big band musicians, Earle Douglas Meerwald who died in 2003.…
Tsotsi Kwaito Soundtrack Released in North America
Los Angeles (California) USA – The film score to the Academy Award nominee Tsotsi, a South African film is now available. The soundtrack features Bonginkosi…
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill March East Coast Tour
Danbury (Connecticut), USA – Celtic fiddle-guitar duo Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill will tour the East Coast of the United States in March. Hayes and…
Ndidi Onukwulu Debut CD Launch Party
Toronto, Canada – In support of Ndidi Onukwulu.’s debut record, No, I Never, the public are invited to attend a special night of music at…
Irish ‘Supergroup’ Patrick Street on Tour in North America
Danbury (Connecticut), USA – Patrick Street will be on tour in February and March. the band will be promoting the new CD by band members…
Niamh Parsons: New CD and March Tour
Danbury (Connecticut), USA – Irish singer Niamh Parsons will release her new Green Linnet CD Old Simplicity on Feb 21, 2006, with guitarist Graham Dunne.…
The Rough Guide to the Music of Israel
San Francisco (California), USA – The Rough Guide collection has released The Rough Guide to the Music of Israel this month in North America. Israeli…
Samite at HotHouse in Chicago February 24
Chicago (Illinois), USA – Ugandan musician Samite will be performing at HotHouse in Chicago on Friday, February 24. The concert begins at 7:30pm, $12 in…
Latin Bassist Victor Venegas Dies at 73
New York City, USA – Mexican bassist Victor Venegas died February 12, 2006, due to illness. He worked with the cream of US-based Latin jazz…