The successful Afrika! Afrika! circus show opens January 17 of 2008 in the UK. Since the world premiere in Frankfurt, Germany, December 2005, more than…
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Celtic Connections Torchlight Parade with ScottishPower Pipe Band and The Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Pipe Band
Glasgow, Scotland – Every year, Celtic Connections launches in spectacular style with a torchlight procession through Glasgow city centre. The 2008 parade will take place…
View More Celtic Connections Torchlight Parade with ScottishPower Pipe Band and The Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Pipe BandNew York Guitar Festival 2008 Line-Up Includes Brazilian Guitar Marathon, Country Blues and More
New York (NY), USA – Fresh off the heels of the enormously successful inaugural Adelaide Guitar Festival in Adelaide, Australia, which drew more than 30,000…
View More New York Guitar Festival 2008 Line-Up Includes Brazilian Guitar Marathon, Country Blues and MoreWorld Music Saturdays at Colonial in Madrid Return January 2008
Madrid, Spain – After the Christmas holidays, World Music Saturdays return with Andalusian rock and global fusion, Castilian folk, and Klezmer combined with Sephardic music.…
View More World Music Saturdays at Colonial in Madrid Return January 2008New Book Flamencos de Gañanía Looks at Historical "Real" Flamenco Venues
American writer Estela Zatania has a new book in Spanish titled Flamencos de Gañanía (Ediciones Giralda, 2007), which focuses on the historical cortijos (Andalusian haciendas)…
View More New Book Flamencos de Gañanía Looks at Historical "Real" Flamenco Venues17 North Parade Releases CD/ DVD Collection “Essential: Byron Lee and The Dragonaires”
Released this month, Essential: Byron Lee and The Dragonaires celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the legendary artist and band leader who helped pilot Caribbean music…
View More 17 North Parade Releases CD/ DVD Collection “Essential: Byron Lee and The Dragonaires”Tuvan Ensemble Alash Returns to United States for January 2008 Tour
An extraordinary group of young musicians called Alash will be returning to the U.S. with a big sound from the tiny republic of Tuva, renowned…
View More Tuvan Ensemble Alash Returns to United States for January 2008 TourMali Meets Paris with Metis
Paris, France – Metis, a label and production company based in Bamako and Paris, aims at promoting modern world music – with a special focus…
View More Mali Meets Paris with MetisVicente Fernández, the King of Mexican Music, Seduces American Audiences in 2007
Mexican singer Vicente Fernández has had a great year in 2007. His new studio album Para Siempre (FOREVER) was released September 25, 2007. And in…
View More Vicente Fernández, the King of Mexican Music, Seduces American Audiences in 2007Throat Singer Bady-Dorzhu Ondar Awarded People’s Xoomeizhi of Tuva
One of the members of Alash ensemble, 23-year-old Bady-Dorzhu Ondar, has been awarded the title People’s Xoomeizhi of Tuva. The title “People’s Xoomeizhi” is an…
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