London, UK – Carnival de Cuba will bring the sounds of Cuba to South Bank, June 10th and 11th. Carnival de Cuba will be one…
Carnival de Cuba, The Spirit of Cuba in London
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Canticles of Brother Corsica
Seattle (Washington), USA – Tune into the Old Country, (KBCS, 91.3 FM, Seattle/Bellevue) on April 30, 2006, 7 p.m., Standard Pacific Time to hear a…
Katrina Children’s Jazz & Blues Education and Instrument Drive
Chicago – Acclaimed blues, jazz and diversity teacher/musician T.J. Wheeler, in conjunction with the non-profit Blues Bank Collective, is embarking on a new project called…
Tuareg Band Tinariwen Will Perform at Joe’s Pub in New York
New York City (New York), USA – Mali’s desert guitar rebels, Tinariwen, living legends of contemporary Tuareg (Tamashek) music from the deserts of northern Mali,…
Joel Zoss & Juan Carlos Formell in New York
New York (New York), USA – Joel Zoss and Juan Carlos Formell will be performing Thursday, April 27, at 8pm at Makor. The venue is…
Mbira Queen Stella Chiweshe Releases Double CD
When British colonizers tried to stop mbira sessions in what is now known as Zimbabwe, the police were so enchanted by the music they…
The Youth World Music Festival
San Francisco (California), USA – The Youth World Music Festival will be held on April 30, 2006 at Fort Mason Center’s Cowell Theater. The Cowell…
Seu Jorge in Miami
Miami (Florida), USA – The increasingly popular Brazilian singer Seu Jorge will be playing in Miami on Friday, April 28, at 7pm. Descemer Bueno will…
Capricorn Records Founder Phil Walden Dies
Atlanta (Georgia), USA – Phil Walden, the founder of Capricorn Records, died in Atlanta on April 23, 2006 at the age of 66. He had…
Three Concerts by Blues Legend Muddy Waters Including the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival
Los Angeles (California), USA /PRNewswire/ – Reelin’ In The Years Productions and Hip-O Records have announced the May 23, 2006 release of Muddy Waters Classic…