Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Brazilian drummer and percussionist Dom Um Romão died July 27 in Rio de Janeiro, at age 79. The pioneering percussionist…
Brazilian Percussionist Dom Um Romão Dies at 79
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Ancient Vocal Traditions of India
Italy – 3Llune Records has two new recordings of music from India. The first is The Dhrupad of the Dagar Bani by Khan Dagar. Dhrupad…
New Album by New York’s Afro-Puerto Rican Music Stars Los Pleneros de la 21
Washington D.C., USA – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released Para Todos Ustedes: Bomba y Plena desde Nueva York, the new album by Los Pleneros de…
Contemporary Navajo Songs by Radmilla Cody
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – From the heart of Navajoland comes Radmilla Cody’s Spirit of a Woman. Radmilla, a former Miss Navajo, expresses the recent personal…
WOMAD Sri Lanka Festival of Drums
Colombo, Sri Lanka – WOMAD (World of Music, Arts & Dance) and the Sri Lanka Tourist Board are the local presenters of WOMAD Sri Lanka…
British blues legend Long John Baldry dies at 64
Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada – British blues legend Long John Baldry died January 12, in Canada, at Vancouver General Hospital. He was 64. Long John…
Film Screenings at WOMEX 2005
Berlin, Germany – The Worldwide Music Expo,WOMEX, will be presenting more world music films at its annual conference. WOMEX is the largest international gathering for…
Milton Nascimento’s Pieta
New York City (New York), USA – Pieta is Milton Nascimento’s new album, now available in the US market. The legendary Grammy Award winning Brazilian…
Catalan Cobla Made in The Netherlands
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – The world-famous Llibre Vermell has a new version, recorded by Cobla La Principal d’Amsterdam. It is the only cobla in the…
Blackstone Live at Twenty-Nine Palms
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Back in the Day-Live at Twenty-Nine Palms (Canyon Records CR-6373) is the tenth recording from Blackstone. Blackstone, of the Cree nation…