(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The charisma and strength of Cuban singer Haila Maria Mompie made a sudden entry in the US market…
CD Haila Live Storms US Market
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Playing in Interesting Times
Written by Susan T. Rivers Ali Jihad Racy was five years old, at his mother’s knee, when he fell in love with music. “She played…
Interview with Saharawi Singer Mariem Hassan
Mariem Hassan expresses herself naturally in Hassania, the language of the Saharawis, but has serious difficulties with Spanish. That’s why she has rarely agreed to be…
Drop the Debt…and Dance!
Drop the Debt (Say It Loud! / World Village 479008, 2003) The problems following the invasion of Iraq seem to have awakened the Bush administration…
Ancient and Modern
Various Artists The Rough Guide To The Music Of Pakistan (World Music Network RGNET 1116CD, 2003) This comparatively young country has musical roots and traditions…
Musicport Festival
Whitby, North Yorkshire,England – Trans-Global Underground, Ensemble Kaboul, Martin Simpson & 40 other acts will be performing at Musicport, October 24th-26th, 2003. The festival is…
Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa Dies at 77
New Jersey, USA – Celia Cruz, the most popular salsa singer, died from cancer this afternoon at 5 p.m. EST at her home in New…
A Record Breaking Year for WOMEX: 1000 Delegates Preregistered
Berlin, Germany – At the end of June there were 1000 registrations and more than 160 stand bookings for WOMEX 2003. The event will be…
Karsh Kale’s Liberation
San Francisco, USA – Karsh Kale’s much-anticipated full-length album is now out. Titled Liberation (Six Degrees), it features his Realize band, with special appearances from…
Six Degrees Releases Traveler ’03
San Francisco, USA – The next edition of the acclaimed Traveler series, Traveler ’03, is Six Degrees Records’ latest dispatch in music from around the…