Croatian salsa, Cuban ska, and Oregonian mambo are three of the unlikely sounds found on the new Afro-Latin Party CD. What started out as an…
Putumayo’s Afro-Latin Party
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
9th International Gipsy Festival Tilburg
The Netherlands – The programming for the annual International Gipsy Festival, held in Tilburg, The Netherlands, has been announced. This year’s edition will take place…
Subject: Society for American Music Award Winners
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA – The Society for American Music announced the following awards given at the Eugene meeting in February: SAM LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Dena…
Beatwave Japan, Hip Japanese Electronica
Various Artists Beatwave Japan (Sonic 360, 2005) The Japanese musicians included in Beatwave Japan have mastered the art of electronic grooves. Beatwave Japan is an…
Celtic Choral Ensemble Anuna in New York City
New York City, USA – Irish band Anuna will perform at Joe’s Pub in New York City on March 9, 2005, at 9:30 PM. Twelve…
Nettwerk Records Launches Nettradio
On Tuesday, March 1st, Nettwerk Music Group launched nettradio.com, a network of 5 online radio stations which each represent a genre of music comprising the…
Turkish Music by Yeni Turku
USA – Yeni Turku will be touring the Northeastern United States in late March. The group was established in 1978 in Ankara. Their music combines…
Chango Spasiuk’s Chamamé Sounds
On his latest CD, Chango Spasiuk has recorded an invigorating mix of new and classic chamamé songs. Tarefero de mis Pagos (Piranha Records) pays homage…
Omar Sosa Quartet in New York City, Featuring Mino Cinelu
New York, USA – The pianist Omar Sosa received three standing ovations during the opening weekend of Zankel Hall and he’ll surely reap more New…
Putumayo’s Acoustic Brazil
“If Márcio Faraco lived in Brazil he would probably be very famous,” says Putumayo producer Jacob Edgar, who with Putumayo founder Dan Storper compiled the…