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…
Rap from War-Torn Sudan
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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…
The Rough Guide To Tito Puente
San Francisco (California), USA – The Rough Guide series focuses on one of the masters of Latin music in the US, Tito Puente. The Rough…
Boris Kovac & La Campanella’s World After History
Bloomington (Indiana), USA – Boris Kovac’s latest CD, World After History (Piranha Musik), is now available. Regarding his musical roots, Boris Kovac says : “Our…
Iagori International Gypsy Music Festival
Oslo, Norway – The International Gypsy Music Festival ”Iagori” will take place in Oslo (Norway), September 2 – 4 in Kulturkirken Jakob. The artists that…