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Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
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Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
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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.
Obituaries

World Music Agent Julie De Rossi Killed by Drunk Driver

Angel Romero March 28, 2004

Julie De Rossi was struck and killed by a drunk driver early on the morning of March 17. She was the Event Director of Motherland…

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Césaria Évora Remixed by International Contemporary Dance/Electronic Innovators

Angel Romero March 27, 2004

New York, USA – Club Sodade: Cesaria Evora is the follow-up to Évora’s critically acclaimed 2003 Bluebird/Arista Grammy-winning Voz D’Amor. It also marks the much-anticipated US…

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General News

South African Hip Hop personalizes the fight against AIDS

Angel Romero March 26, 2004

(PRWEB) – Local Hip Hop is waging a war against HIV/AIDS with the Abo’ m-Rapper Against AIDS (AMAA) initiative. BLK Storm Entertainment and 8 Bayce…

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Isn’t it Good, Norwegian Wood

Angel Romero March 26, 2004 Maria SolheimNorwegian music

Maria Solheim – Frail (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) Jan Eggum & Blatur – Everybody’s Doing It (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) A plethora of singer-songwriters hail from Norway. And while…

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Eliades Ochoa Announces Forthcoming Album

Angel Romero March 26, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba – Guajiro Sin Fronteras is the title for the latest album by Cuban singer Eliades Ochoa due…

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Cuban Musicians Find it Hard to Travel to United States

Angel Romero March 25, 2004 Cuban music

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Los Angeles, Cuba – Cuban singer-songwriter Carlos Varela applied for a visa to travel to the United States to sing his…

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Cuban Rock Musicians Play in Concert for Peace

Angel Romero March 25, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuban rock bands joined to the world protests against war and terrorist acts and organized a concert Friday…

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Peter Tosh Commemorated in a Benefit Album Featuring Some of Reggae’s Biggest Artists

Angel Romero March 24, 2004

Controversial Jamaican reggae artist Peter Tosh is being commemorated in a benefit album featuring some of reggae’s most prominent artists. The CD is being released…

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Persian poetry & spiritual intoxicants

Angel Romero March 24, 2004

Safa Alight (Songlines) Safa (Farsi): means inner purity, sincerity and sincere affection. The Vancouver ensemble Safa comprised of Puerto Rican percussionist Sal Ferreras, Quebecois jazz…

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Obituaries

Folk Singer Rick Fielding Dies of Cancer

Angel Romero March 22, 2004

[image1_left]Rick Fielding passed away Saturday evening March 20 after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Originally a native of Montréal, Quebec, Rick was smitten…

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