Celebrated Hip Hop emcee and griot K’Naan will set out on a fall US tour this month that will include supporting dates with Matisyahu, as…
View More Somali Rapper Will Release Troubadour in January 2009 and Plans Fall Tour DatesAuthor: World Music Central News Room
Galician Focus Night at WOMEX 2008
The music of Galicia (northwestern Spain) will be showcased tonight at WOMEX in Sevilla (Spain). Three of the best current Galician roots music acts will…
View More Galician Focus Night at WOMEX 2008New Book Reveals How Cajun and Zydeco Music Thrives Outside of Louisiana
Cajun and Zydeco Dance Music in Northern California: Modern Pleasures in a Postmodern World (University Press of Mississippi) traces how the San Francisco Bay Area…
View More New Book Reveals How Cajun and Zydeco Music Thrives Outside of LouisianaBeninese Star Angelique Kidjo Returns to the Wisconsin Union Theater November 6th
One of Africa’s greatest stars, Angelique Kidjo, returns to the theater with her buoyant, energetic act. She will be performing at the Wisconsin Union Theater…
View More Beninese Star Angelique Kidjo Returns to the Wisconsin Union Theater November 6thThe Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience DVD and CD Boxed Set Provides Definitive Portrait of the Legendary Reggae Star
The Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience collection will be released by Shanachie in January 2009. It is a two-DVD, one CD, “multi-pac” with a thirty page…
View More The Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience DVD and CD Boxed Set Provides Definitive Portrait of the Legendary Reggae StarSergio Monroy at La Carbonería in Sevilla during WOMEX 2008
Cadiz-born pianist Sergio Monroy releases his new album titled Chicuco (Bujío, 2008) on November 1st at La Carbonería in Sevilla, the city that is hosting…
View More Sergio Monroy at La Carbonería in Sevilla during WOMEX 2008Icelandic Artist Olof Arnalds Showcase at WOMEX 2008
Icelandic musician Olof Arnalds will be performing Friday 31 October from 14:15-15:15 at FIBES/Auditorium Al-Andalus at WOMEX 2008 in Sevilla. More information at www.myspace.com/olofarnalds and…
View More Icelandic Artist Olof Arnalds Showcase at WOMEX 2008Mariem Hassan the Voice of the Sahara Film Screening at Womex 2008
Mariem Hassan the Voice of the Sahara (55 min.) will be screened Saturday, November 1st at Bahia Room at WOMEX 2008 in Sevilla. Mariem Hassan…
View More Mariem Hassan the Voice of the Sahara Film Screening at Womex 20085th Annual International Tropical Music Collector’s Fair
With deep roots from Spain to its official documentation in Cuba in the late 1800s, the musically romantic genre known as the “bolero” will be…
View More 5th Annual International Tropical Music Collector’s FairCeltic Music Star Enya Releases ‘And Winter Came’
On November 11, Warner Bros. Records will release Enya’s new winter album titled And Winter Came. Enya recorded the CD with her long time creative…
View More Celtic Music Star Enya Releases ‘And Winter Came’