Chicago (Illinois), USA – The 1st Bomba Research Conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois on September 2-3, 2005 (Labor Day weekend) at the Humboldt…
The 1st Puerto Rican Bomba Research Conference on September 2-3, 2005
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Polka Raggioso
Minneapolis (Minnesota), USA – Swedish group Harv is back with Polka Raggioso: a new set of tunes which continue to push the envelope of Nordic…
Fascinating Dance Performance by Prashanti Natya Nilayam
Author: Lakshmi ‘Dheera Santushti’ – A new Horizon For Peace, was a fascinating contemporary theme very well expressed in the Dance show held on 09Aug…
Rap from War-Torn Sudan
San Francisco (California), USA – Emmanuel Jal is one of the hottest rappers to explode out of the African music scene. A former child-soldier from…
Synthesizer Visionary Robert Moog Dies at 71
Ashville (North Carolina), USA – Synthesizer inventor Robert Moog died August 21 at his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 71. Bob was diagnosed…
Los Angeles Hip Hop artist Cleva taps his jazz, classical, and Flamenco Influences
Los Angeles (California), USA – /PRWEB/ – If Hip Hop gets a bad rap it’s because the genre remains largely within the narrow confines of…
Small World Music Announces Festival 2005 in Toronto, Canada
Toronto, Canada – The fourth annual Small World Music Festival returns with another season of world class music from September 22nd to October 2nd at…
Bulgarian Gypsy Bebop Forbidden During Soviet Times Tours USA
New York (New York), USA – Some of Bulgaria’s most famous musicians will be touring 24 cities in the USA in September 2005. Ivo Papasov,…
Homeless in America, a Charity CD by Nashville’s Roots Musicians
Nashville (Tennessee), USA – Homeless in America (Freedom Tracks Record, 2005) is an independent CD release which includes some of Nashville’s top session musicians and…
WOMAD Singapore 2005 in the Heartlands
Singapore – WOMAD Singapore will present WOMAD in the Heartlands on Saturday, August 20 at 6:30pm at the Punggol. Admission is free. Jointly organized by…