Growth In Overall Music Sales Exceeds 19%, Digital Track Sales Increase 65% from 2005 Nielsen Music 2006 Year-End Music Industry Report White Plains (New York),…
2006 U.S. Music Purchases Exceed 1 Billion in Sales
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Debut CD by Rising Reggae Star Joseph Israel
Los Angeles (California), USA – Featuring sweet reflections of love, gripping, headline-torn news reports, moving tales of spiritual awakening and affecting calls for unity, Gone…
Online Consumers Are Re-Energizing the Music Industry
Washington (DC), USA – PRNewswire-USNewswire – Digital music consumers listen to more music, enjoy more new music, talk more about music and attend more concerts,…
The Klezmatics’ Wonder Wheel Nominated for Best Contemporary World Music Album
New York City (NY), USA – The CD Wonder Wheel (lyrics by Woody Guthrie) by The Klezmatics has officially been nominated for a “Best Contemporary…
Carly Simon Sings Modern World Classics On New Album, ‘Into White’
USA – Legendary American singer-songwriter Carly Simon has a new album titled Into White. The CD is a new collection of beloved pop standards and…
Trumpet Virtuoso Arturo Sandoval Signs Exclusive Recording Agreement with Telarc
Telarc International Corporation has announced today that trumpet virtuoso Arturo Sandoval has signed an exclusive recording contract with the company. His debut recording for the…
Danish World Music Artists Will Collaborate with New York-based Headliners at Global Village Denmark-NY
New York City (NY), USA – On Saturday, January 20th at 8 PM, four world music ambassadors from Denmark’s lively local scene will appear in…
Timeless Tango
For a taste of traditional tango, Uruguayan singer Vayo has released Tango Legends in the United states on an indie label called Pantaleón Records. Vayo…
World Music in Spanish 2006
This is the late 2006 roundup of world music recordings from the Spanish-speaking world: One of the most interesting Latin music recordings of the past…
Roar Vangen Transforms His Guitar into Hardanger Fiddle Sounds
On Streng, Norwegian guitarist Roar Vangen shows that it’s possible to make new, exciting and immediate instrumental music, inspired by Norwegian folk music. There is…