New Orleans (Louisiana), USA – PRNewswire- On Tuesday, August 29th, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Tipitina’s Foundation will host a ceremony at the…
Berlin, Germany – WOMEX announced the world music films that will be screened at the annual world music conference. 1) Accordion Tribe (Documentary, 2004, Switzerland);…
Madison (Wisconsin), USA – The Third Annual Madison World Music Festival, with a line-up of a dozen international musicians performing September 21-23, will kick off…
Ojai (California), USA – Walter “Maynard” Ferguson, one of the most influential musicians and band leaders in the history of Jazz, passed away August 23,…
Spain – Flamenco singer Fernanda de Utrera died of heart failure at her home in Utrera (Seville province). She was 83. Her wake will be…
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – The last of Canyon’s newest round dance recordings, True Lies From The Road, comes from Glen Ahhaitty of the Kiowa and…
UK – Tibetan instrumentalist and singer has a new recording of titled Songs from Tibet. Most of the music is traditional, based on Tibetan folk…
Albert Kuvezin is the leader of Tuvan group Yat-Kha. The Central Asian band has taken Tuvan folk music to uncharted territories, crossing musical boundaries.…
– Bismillah Khan, a renowned performer of the Indian shehnai died in Benares on August 21st of a heart attack. He was 91. The Indian…
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents African Pop Giant Oliver Mtukudzi for four nights September 7-10. Band members include: Oliver Mtukudzi (vocals),…