Author: María del Carmen Vasallo Havana, Cuba – FolkCuba 2009, the International Folklore Laboratory of Havana started its winter edition, as usual the third Monday…
FolkCuba 2009
Category: Events
Music of the Sephardic Diaspora with Jordi Savall at Alice Tully Hall in New York
Music of the Sephardic Diaspora will be the focus of a concert in the new Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on Sunday, February 22nd…
Buckwheat Zydeco Performs in a Wisconsin Memorial Union Great Hall Dance Party to Celebrate Mardi Gras
Playing piano since age 9, Buckwheat Zydeco rose to fame in 1984 with "Zydeco Boogaloo," one of the genre’s signature songs. He will be performing…
Afrobrazil Documentary Comes to Harlem
Quilombo Films announces the first Uptown screening of “Quilombo Country,” the award-winning feature documentary about Brazilian villages founded by escaped and rebel slaves, at the…
Bambara Celebration at Festival on the Niger 2009
The 5th Edition of Festival on the Niger (Festival sur le Niger) will start on January 28th with a "trip back to the source of…
All Star Line-Up of Folk Musicians Announced for Homecoming Scotland Suite
On January 25th, the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns birth, Celtic Connections will stage the Homecoming Scotland Suite – a suite of brand-new commissions by…
Throat Singing Star Tanya Tagaq Will Perform in London in February 2009
Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq will be performing Monday 16 February 2009 at 20h00 at Cafe Oto in London. Tanya Tagaq is genuinely one of…
Araz Ensemble Launches Sounds of Persia Monthly Series in Toronto
Toronto, Canada – On Friday, January 30th, Small World launches the Sounds of Persia series with the current stars of Azerbaijani music. From January to…
New York City Will Welcome globalFEST 2009 this Sunday
One of the biggest world music showcases in North America, globalFEST 2009, will take place this Sunday, January 11 at Webster Hall. This year is…
The David Grisman Quintet will perform Four Nights in Seattle
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents mandolinist and composer of “Dawg” music for four nights January 15 – 18, 2009. Band members…