Nashville, Tennessee, USA – The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced the winners for its 2004 annual competition. Modeste, an artist from Madagascar, now based in…
View More Malagasy Artist Wins World Music Award at International Songwriting CompetitionAuthor: World Music Central News Room
Adventure Music America, a New Acoustic Music Imprint from World Music Label Adventure Music
Adventure Music announced recently the launch of a new imprint emphasizing the full spectrum of acoustic music. the first project from Adventure Music America will…
View More Adventure Music America, a New Acoustic Music Imprint from World Music Label Adventure MusicFirst International Imzad Symposium
Tamanrasset, Algeria – The First International Imzad Symposium organized by the “Save the Imzad Association” with the support of UNESCO, aims at promoting awareness of…
View More First International Imzad SymposiumHarry Remmers Dies While Attending Folk Alliance Conference
Harry Remmers, a Lifetime member of the Folk Alliance, died in Montréal while attending the conference. Although his name was not known to the general…
View More Harry Remmers Dies While Attending Folk Alliance ConferenceElaine Weissman — Folk Alliance Founder
It was a basic idea – create a cooperative organization of people who operated venues where folk music and dance were performed. As Director of…
View More Elaine Weissman — Folk Alliance FounderOjos de Brujo Bari Remixes
Los Angeles, California, USA – The turntable wizardry of Spanish group Ojos de Brujo takes center stage with the U.S. release of Remixes From Bari,…
View More Ojos de Brujo Bari RemixesBruce Rouse, Rouse House Concerts, Dies in Texas
Bruce Rouse, co-founder of Rouse House Concerts, and a former Folk Alliance board member died unexpectedly on February 26, 2005. News of Bruce’s death reached…
View More Bruce Rouse, Rouse House Concerts, Dies in TexasMusician and Actress Rachel Bissex
Rachel Bissex, 48, musician, actress, arts activist, and mentor and friend to many died on February 20, 2005 after a long battle with cancer. A…
View More Musician and Actress Rachel BissexComusication: Towards a new general theory of music
In order to build a general theory about music, a social scientific approach must be accepted, based on evidence collected from individual and collective experiences…
View More Comusication: Towards a new general theory of musicRupande Shah Recorded live at the Saptak Festival in Gujarat
UK – Indian classical music singer Rupande Shah has a new album, Aanand, recorded live at Saptak Festival in Gujarat. She is accompanied by Matang…
View More Rupande Shah Recorded live at the Saptak Festival in Gujarat