New York (NY), USA – Renowned actor Laurence Fishburne, reggae icon Stephen Marley, singer Natalie Merchant, African diva Angelique Kidjo and South American sensation Aterciopelados…
View More New Amnesty International Song and Video Titled The Price of Silence Makes Urgent Call for Universal Human RightsAuthor: World Music Central News Room
Aotearoa New Zealand 2008 CD Sampler
The CD sampler titled Aotearoa New Zealand was presented at WOMEX 2008 in Sevilla (Spain). The sampler features a wide range of musical styles by…
View More Aotearoa New Zealand 2008 CD SamplerHamsa Lila’s MJ Greenmountain Celebrates Solo CD Release
After taking world fusion into new realms in the pioneering band Hamsa Lila, singer and percussionist MJ Greenmountain celebrates the release of his debut solo…
View More Hamsa Lila’s MJ Greenmountain Celebrates Solo CD ReleaseRising World Music Act Dengue Fever in New York and New Jersey in January
Increasingly popular Cambodian surf rock band Dengue Fever have a few shows coming this January. Dengue will hit Hoboken for a show at Maxwell’s (1029…
View More Rising World Music Act Dengue Fever in New York and New Jersey in JanuaryRenowned Folk Singer Odetta Dies at 77
Odetta, one of the most respected in American folk music died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, of heart disease. Odetta was born on New Year’s…
View More Renowned Folk Singer Odetta Dies at 77World Music Central’s Best World Music CDs of 2008
World Music Central’s contributors have released the editor’s top world music picks of 2008: Angel Romero, World Music Central/Músicas del Mundo (USA) Various Artists – Big…
View More World Music Central’s Best World Music CDs of 2008Reggae Rewind by Freddie McGregor Reissued
Mr. Mcgregor, produced by Niney The Observer, is the successful debut from one of Jamaica’s most beloved singers, Freddie McGregor. Debuting on CD for the…
View More Reggae Rewind by Freddie McGregor ReissuedCampaign in support for an American Secretary of the Arts
Musicians, artists and numerous arts lovers are participating in a campaign to support the creation of a Secretary of the Arts in the United States.…
View More Campaign in support for an American Secretary of the ArtsLos Van Van Mixing New CD Arrasando
Havana, Cuba (PL) – Cuban musician Juan Formell, director of the Los Van Van band, is working on an album in which his children, Samuel…
View More Los Van Van Mixing New CD ArrasandoFarewell to Ñico
Author: Radamés Giro The death over the weekend in Havana of Jose Antonio Rojas (Ñico), 87, deprives Cuban music of one of its main…
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