The Rough Guide To Astor Piazzolla cherry picks tracks from the Argentine master’s vast back-catalogue. By 1957, after 10 years of recording and playing in…
The Rough Guide To Astor Piazzolla
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JVC Jazz Festival – New York Presents Concerts at Rose Hall featuring Latin and flamenco Jazz
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The Lama’s Chants
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – A tenth-anniversary edition of The Lama’s Chants by Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel is now available. In 1994, Lama Gyurme met…
Seventh Annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Announces Three New Categories
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – The Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards has announced the addition of three new categories for its seventh annual awards. New this year,…
Cuban Country Music Legend Radeúnda Lima Dies in Havana
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The Rough Guide To Bottleneck Blues CD
San Francisco, California, USA – The Rough Guide To Bottleneck Blues (RGNET1151CD ) focuses on the timeless recordings of the original blues legends and pays…
Historic Recording of Native American Music
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Norwegian Country Music
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The Doors Drummer John Densmore Produces Persian Beat Album by Reza
Venice, California, USA – The latest production by The Doors drummer John Densmore is Ray of the Wine, an album by Persian-American musician Reza. The…
The International Arts Festival 2005, World Music in New Orleans
New Orleans, USA – The International Arts Festival (IAF) presents a stellar line up featuring: Akon, Common , Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick, Maxi Priest,…