Sacramento (California), USA – /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Digital Music Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMGI) , a content owner and distributor of digital music recordings focused on past-hits, out-of-print,…
Digital Music Group Acquires Green Linnet Records
Author: World Music Central News Room
World music news from the editors at World Music Central
Samite CD Presentation in New York
New York (New York), USA – Ugandan musician Samite will be presenting his latest CD, Embalasasa, on Thursday, May 18 at 7:30pm. the concert will…
Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley Wins Six International Reggae and World Music Awards; Acclaimed Reggae Star to Hit Road Later This Summ
New York City (New York), USA – Grammy award winning artist, Damian “Junior Gong” Marley, was a big winner this past Saturday night at the…
Tropical Folk and Roots Festival in the Canary Islands
La Laguna (Tenerife, Canary Islands), Spain – The eighth edition of the “Tropical Folk y Raíces” world music festival, will be held May 18 –…
Indian Kathak and Spanish Flamenco Intersect in “De Sevilla” Debut
Maha Akhtar will connect India and Andalusia to New York City when she teams with Spanish dancer, choreographer and mentor Juan Polvillo on May 10th…
Joe Vasconcellos Composes the Official Theme for the Dalai Lama’s Visit to Chile
Author: Timothy Bisig Chilean artist Joe Vasconcellos was asked to compose the official song for the visit of the Dalai Lama in Chile happening this…
3rd Freemuse World Conference in Istanbul
The 3rd international conference on music and censorship will take place in Istanbul, 25- 26 November, 2006. The conference will be hosted by Istanbul…
Merlefest 2006 Podcast
Nashville (Tennessee), USA – Sugar Hill Records has released a Merlefest podcast. it includes informal interviews with Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek), Chris Eldridge (The Stringdusters),…
Ben Sures Wins John Lennon Songwriting Award
Toronto, Canada – Toronto’s Ben Sures has picked up this year’s John Lennon Songwriting Award in the folk category; he is the only Canadian among…
Yoshi’s Jazz House Celebrates the CD Release of Descarga En California
Yoshi’s Jazz House, in Oakland, will celebrate May 17th the release of fiery pianist and composer Rebeca Mauleón’s new CD, Descarga en California. On the…