Grand Blanc (Michigan), USA – Unity One Investments LLC, a Michigan-based investments Company, announced yesterday the official launch of its new World Music record label:…
The long-awaited album by Ojos de Brujo, Techarí, is set for release in North America on February 20th, 2007 on Six Degrees Records. It is…
Gerald Seligman is the new director of WOMEX, the organization that puts together the largest and most important world music convention. WOMEX includes a trade…
The Netherlands – Tito Paris’ live album “Acústico” will be released the 19th of February. Tito Paris successfully blends the sounds of Cape Verdean traditional…
Peter Kleinow’s family announced the passing of Pete Kleinow from Alzheimer’s disease. He died Saturday morning, January 6, 2007 at the nursing facility. Kleinow was…
The lively Finnish world music group Värttinä will be in the United states in January for a brief tour. Värttinä (meaning spindle) is touted as…
Hollywood (California), USA – Composer John Frizzell traveled across three continents to score “Primeval.” Directed by Michael Katleman, the film is based on the true…
The long awaited Vusa Mkhaya’s debut solo CD has arrived. The Spirit Of Ubuntu is the title and it carries messages of hope, peace, forgiveness…
The Netherlands – Director Carlos Saura, maker of the great dramatic films Flamenco, Tango and Salomé among others, has now decided to take a closer…
Middletown (Connecticut), USA – In the recently published book Black Rhythms of Peru: Reviving African Musical Heritage in the Black Pacific, author Heidi Feldman explores…