Decca and Surco Records announced the July 15, 2008 release of Mar Dulce (Sweet Sea) from Bajofondo, the Argentine-Uruguayan collective led by the two-time Academy…
View More Bajofondo Will Release “Mar Dulce” in North America in July 2008Author: World Music Central News Room
The Rainforest Awakened by the Rousing Beat of Taiko Drum
The stillness of the rainforest will definitely be awakened by the rousing beat of the taiko drum. This rousing beat of the Japanese drum will…
View More The Rainforest Awakened by the Rousing Beat of Taiko DrumGilberto Gil Will Perform at Fillmore Miami Beach
Gilberto Gil – singer, songwriter, icon, statesman – returns to Miami with his full band on July 5th, 2008. The Gilberto Gil Broadband tour features…
View More Gilberto Gil Will Perform at Fillmore Miami BeachGrupo Fantasma Releases Sonidos Gold
Grupo Fantasma and Aire Sol Records announced the North American release of their new album Sonidos Gold in conjunction with High Wire Music and Fontana/Universal…
View More Grupo Fantasma Releases Sonidos GoldSufi Inspired World Beat Band Niyaz Returns with Nine Heavens
Six Degrees Records announced the new album from Niyaz, titled Nine Heavens. Nine Heavens will be released as a double CD (featuring one disc of…
View More Sufi Inspired World Beat Band Niyaz Returns with Nine HeavensHaris Alexiou at Pops Goes Hellenic in Boston
Boston (Massachusetts), USA – On June 7, the world-famous Boston Pops Orchestra, led by Keith Lockhart, will perform well known Greek songs, as well as…
View More Haris Alexiou at Pops Goes Hellenic in Boston51ST Annual GRAMMY Awards to Hail from Los Angeles’ Staples Center, February 8, 2009, on CBS
[image1_left]Santa Mónica (California), USA – The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards, will air live on CBS at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) from Los Angeles’ Staples Center on…
View More 51ST Annual GRAMMY Awards to Hail from Los Angeles’ Staples Center, February 8, 2009, on CBS15th International Istanbul Jazz Festival Features World Music and Jazz Stars
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts under the sponsorship of Garanti Bank, the International Istanbul Jazz Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this…
View More 15th International Istanbul Jazz Festival Features World Music and Jazz StarsLau Announces Canadian Tour Summer 2008
Nashville (Tennessee), USA – Celtic music powerhouse will be touring Canada this summer. Lau is a formidable union of three of the finest and most…
View More Lau Announces Canadian Tour Summer 2008Steel Pan Master Mighty Jamma at Trinidad Carnival 2008
By Mighty Jamma Trinidad Carnival 2008 was a great experience for my wife (Angela) and children (Rochella & Jamani), to see the level of dedication…
View More Steel Pan Master Mighty Jamma at Trinidad Carnival 2008