Whistesburg, USA – The Association for Independent Music (AFIM) has announced the finalists for the Indie Awards, the most important music awards for the independent…
Indie Awards Finalists Announced
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.
Missing You-Mi Yeewnii, New Baaba Maal CD
London, England – Missing You….Mi Yeewnii is the new album by Senegalese singer Baaba Maal. It sees Baaba Maal focusing on the acoustic, poetic side…
DJ Smash Remixes Jazz and World Music
New York City, USA – Remix pioneer, DJ Smash, has recorded an album of remixes titled Phonography: a Blue Note Mix. The 14-track remix album includes…
Bosavi, Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea
Washington D.C., USA- Smithsonian Folkways has released a beautifully packaged 3-CD collection of music from the island of Papua New Guinea. The boxed titled Bosavi:…
Flamenco Jazz Meets Cuban Son
Málaga, Spain – The finest jazz pianist in Spain, Chano Domínguez, known for his deep Flamenco roots, has recorded songs by one of the leading…
New Album by Cesaria Evora
Paris, France – The Cape Verdean diva Cesaria Evora has recorded a new album for her new record company, BMG France. The new CD is…
Third Album from the Fes Festival
Louisville, Colorado, USA – On April 10, Sounds True will release the third volume in its series of recordings from the Fes Festival of World…
Chucho Valdés at Barranquilla Carnival
Barranquilla, Colombia- Cuban pianist, arranger and orchestra director Chucho Valdés, Grammy award winner this year at Latin Jazz category, was given the title of president…
IndigeDisc debut CDs
New York City, USA- The first two releases on the new Indigedisc label will be out the first week of April. One of the releases…
Tower Records Opens World Music Store in New York
New York City, USA – Tower Records, the world’s largest independent music retailer opened its first store exclusively dedicated to world music. The new store…