UK – The year 2007 brings the launch of WOMAD’s first ever Summer School at Bath Spa University from 30 July – 4 August. Participants…
WOMAD Summer School at Bath Spa University
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WOMAD Cáceres in Spain, May 2007
Cáceres, located in the dramatically beautiful region of Extremadura, will be host to a fantastic free WOMAD festival this May 9-12, featuring a wonderful line-up…
The Veena Festival
Author: Ms Manjari Sinha; New Delhi, India Spread over a period of four days and held at the conference hall of ‘Indira Gandhi National Centre…
WOMAD Charlton Park UK in July 2007
There are new confirmations this week for WOMAD Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK, to be held 27-29 of July 2007. The artists added to the…
WOMAD Launches WOMADstories.com
UK – To help mark the 25th anniversary of it first event in Shepton Mallet, WOMAD is launching WOMADstories.com, a new website. WOMADstories.com hopes to…
‘Tito Puente: When the Drums Are Dreaming’: New Biography of the King of Latin Percussion
West Hollywood (California), USA – Tito Puente: When the Drums Are Dreaming (AuthorHouse) is the life story of Ernesto Ernesto “Tito’ Puente, the legendary Latin…
Haitian Erol Josué Talks About His New Electro Vodou CD
New york (NY), USA – Erol Josué’s debut album, Régléman, on Mi5 Recordings (Caroline Distribution/ EMI Music), is a musical mirror of the vodou ceremonies…
The Rough Guide To African Blues
San Francisco (California), USA – Nowadays it is almost universally accepted that the DNA of the blues can be traced back to Africa. Featuring significant…
World Music Visionaries Temple of Sound Release GlobalHead
UK – One of the most creative British world music acts, Temple of Sound, is releasing their fifth studio album Globalhead on May 8th 2007…
Hutchy Combines Electronic Elements with Classic Dancehall and Reggae on New CD
Washington D.C., USA – Jamaican musician Hutchy has released My Time, the first full-length release on Ruff Cut Records. Michael Hutchinson a.k.a Hutchy is the…