The winners of the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced this evening by The Recording Academy at Staples Center in Los Angeles. In the Best…
Mamadou Diabate and Bela Fleck World Music Winners at 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards
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Spring Festival of African Music 2010 at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago
Some of the finest African artists will be performing at the 2010 edition of the Spring Festival of African Musicat the Old Town School of…
Colombian Folk Music Legend Etelvina Maldonado Dies at 75
Etelvina Maldonado, one of the leading Colombian bullerengue musicians, died January 26 of 2010 in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). Although she was a popular musician…
World Music Sounds at Roskilde Festival 2010
Roskilde Festival in Denmark announced the world music acts that are scheduled to perform in he 2010 edition of the festival. Roskilde Festival will be…
Summertown Road Bluegrass Album Scheduled for March 2010
Rounder Records announced the release of the self titled debut album by Summertown Road on March 23. Produced by renowned bluegrass musician Don Rigsby, Summertown…
‘Listen to the Banned’ CD Introduces Politically Censored Musicians
Compiled by the artist Deeyah and Freemuse, the Listen to the Banned CD compilation album will be released on March 3rd of 2010 by Norway’s…
Pat Metheny Talks About His Orchestrion Project
“This project represents a conceptual direction that merges an idea from the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the technologies of today to…
Dengue Fever to Perform at KCRW’s Haiti Relief Concert in Los Angeles
In response to the recent devastating earthquakes to hit Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas, KCRW Public Radio Station presents and the historic El Rey Theatre…
Etran Finatawa to Release Tarkat Tajje in March of 2010
Recorded in the middle of Etran Finatawa’s 2009 European tour, the group’s 2010 album Tarkat Tajje/Let’s Go! reveals an incredible new groove, mature voices and…
World Music TV Show ‘Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders’ Debuts Today on PBS
Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders, a new TV magazine show about the intersection of music with life, politics and culture around the world, premieres Monday,…