Paris, France – The multicultural band Les Boukakes put on their game faces as they get ready for their world tour to take place this…
Les Boukakes Prepare a Summer Tour
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Morocco’s Acclaimed Fez Festival of World Sacred Music Announces 2007 Program
New York, USA – Now in its 13th year, the he extraordinary Fès Festival of World Sacred Music brings together celebrated artists from Muslim, Jewish,…
WOMAD Taormina in Sicily, July 2007
WOMAD will be returning to the spectacular Teatro Antico on the Mediterranean hillsides of Taormina in Sicily for three evenings of concerts this July 13-15,…
Descriptions of Temple of Sound’s Pieces on its New CD
British band Temple of Sound recently released their fifth studio album Globalhead. The following is the artist’s description of the music on the recording. The…
Turtle Island Quartet Celebrates the Music of John Coltrane
Some music is so finely crafted that the genre in which it is conceived becomes irrelevant to the music itself. Such was the case with…
The Second Annual Youth for Youth World Music & Arts Fest in San Francisco
San Francisco (California), USA – Door Dog Music Productions announced the second annual Youth for Youth World Music & Arts Fest, a professional concert series…
Concert of Colors Expands To Four Days With Rosa Parks Tribute
Dearborn (Michigan), USA – The 15th Concert of Colors will be a four-day affair, running from Thursday, July 19 to Sunday, July 22 at the…
Cape Verdean Singer-Songwriter Tcheka Emerges with his Own Sound
Following the recent eruption of great women singers from Cape Verde, along comes a new sound from a young man named Tcheka. Having penned the…
WOMEX Call for Photographers 2007
Berlin, Germany – Last year was another first for WOMEX organizers. "With WOMEX having grown so big and with so much taking place simultaneously, we…
The Wailers Embark on a World Tour and Introduce Their Newest Member Yvad
The Wailers are the most celebrated reggae outfit of all time having sold over 250 millions records worldwide. No other reggae group has so many…