New York, NY, USA – Legendary musical revolutionary Fela Kuti’s work will be released on Quannum on September 7th. Crafted by mixmaster Chief Xcel of…
Fela Kuti : The Underground Spiritual Game To Be Released September 7th
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.
Omar Sosa presents a new solo piano recording
San Francisco, USA – Aleatoric EFX is Omar Sosa’s new solo piano recording (OTA1013). The album was recorded live at Radio Bremen, Germany, in November…
Celtic Fusion 2004 in Northern Ireland
County Down, Northern Ireland – The annual Celtic Fusion festival will be taking place in the next days, between the 4-15th August 2004 in County…
World Music Central’s Guide to Tunis
Contributed by Nizar Chaari with translation made available by Sarah Wolfe and additional information provided by Angel Romero. Tunis is the capital of Tunisia, a…
The Tartan Heart Festival Belladrum 2004
UK – The Tartan Heart Festival Belladrum 2004 will be held August 14th at the Italian Gardens, Belladrum, By Beauly, Inverness-shire (Scotland, UK). It is…
Tempest Summer Tour, 2004
USA – Celtic rock band Tempest will be on tour this summer. The band recently released a 3 CD boxed set. It is a comprehensive…
South African bass icon Sipho Gumede dies
South African bass guitarist and composer Sipho Gumede died on Monday, July 26, at the Parklands Hospital in Durban, reportedly of lung cancer. Gumede was…
Carlos Santana Records Charity CD
Thousand Oaks, California, USA – To celebrate his birthday, July 20th, guitarist Carlos Santana has been selling his new album exclusively at all 300 Baja…
Johnny Clegg Live DVD
New York, USA – Eagle Rock Entertainment has released Live! And More, the first live DVD of Johnny Clegg with Savuka & Juluka. It includes…
Sines Hosts The 6th Festival Músicas Do Mundo
Sines, Portugal – The 6th edition of FMM – Festival Músicas do Mundo (World Music Festival) will take place in Sines (southwestern Portugal) next 29th,…