Berlin, Germany – The most important international world music conference and showcase, WOMEX, is moving its popular showcases to the city center of Sevilla. With…
WOMEX’s Coveted World Music Showcases Move to Downtown Sevilla
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Reggaeton Superstar Daddy Yankee Sets Release of His First Studio Album in Three Years, The Cartel: The Big Boss, for June 5
Los Angeles (California), USA – Daddy Yankee’s first studio album since 2004’s groundbreaking Barrio Fino promises to pour more gasolina on the fire that is…
Top Brazilian Instrumentalists Toninho Ferragutti, Ulisses Rocha, Nelson Ayres to Debut at Jazz Standard in New York
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Sami Singer Sofia Jannok Will Perform in Washington DC
The Embassy of Sweden will be presenting a concert April 13th at the House of Sweden in Washington DC with Sami singer Sofia Jannok, who…
The McDades win Juno Award
The McDades won the award for Best Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group) in the 2007 Juno Awards, for their CD Bloom. They…
Golden Horn Records Releases Budowitz Live by Klezmer Band Budowitz
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Stephen Marley’s Mind Control Debuts #1 on Top Reggae Chart
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Chris Austin Songwriting Contest Finalists Announced
Wilkesboro (North Carolina), USA – Wilkes Community College will produce MerleFest 2007, Presented by Lowe’s, on April 26 – 29 on its campus in Wilkesboro,…
La Vie en Rose Official Motion Picture Soundtrack Will Be Released in May
Hollywood (California), USA – EMI Classics / EMI Music Catalog Marketing will release the official motion picture soundtrack to La Vie en Rose, the dramatic…