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Events

New York Guitar Festival 2008 Line-Up Includes Brazilian Guitar Marathon, Country Blues and More

World Music Central News Room December 31, 2007

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…

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Events

World Music Saturdays at Colonial in Madrid Return January 2008

World Music Central News Room December 30, 2007

Madrid, Spain – After the Christmas holidays, World Music Saturdays return with Andalusian rock and global fusion, Castilian folk, and Klezmer combined with Sephardic music.…

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New Books

New Book Flamencos de Gañanía Looks at Historical "Real" Flamenco Venues

World Music Central News Room December 29, 2007

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)…

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New Releases

17 North Parade Releases CD/ DVD Collection “Essential: Byron Lee and The Dragonaires”

World Music Central News Room December 26, 2007

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…

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Tour Announcements

Tuvan Ensemble Alash Returns to United States for January 2008 Tour

World Music Central News Room December 26, 2007

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…

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General News

Mali Meets Paris with Metis

World Music Central News Room December 26, 2007

Paris, France – Metis, a label and production company based in Bamako and Paris, aims at promoting modern world music – with a special focus…

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General News

Vicente Fernández, the King of Mexican Music, Seduces American Audiences in 2007

World Music Central News Room December 25, 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…

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Awards

Throat Singer Bady-Dorzhu Ondar Awarded People’s Xoomeizhi of Tuva

World Music Central News Room December 24, 2007

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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Events

Top San Francisco World Beat Bands Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Fundraiser for Orphans

World Music Central News Room December 24, 2007

San Francisco (California), USA –  This year, Kenyan funk master Sila and Maisha Productions have teamed to bring New Year’s Eve revelers in the San…

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General News

Reggae Label Makasound Plans Tours and New Releases

World Music Central News Room December 24, 2007

Paris, France -With several European tours, a new distribution agreement in England and the addition of a new artist to their roster, it’s going to…

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