Madrid, Spain – Last night, the first part of a three-day festival, was held in Madrid (Spain) to raise funds to fight AIDS in Africa.…
World Music Fundraiser for the Nelson Mandela Foundation
Category: Events
InFuse, the Best in Canadian Indian-Jazz Fusion
Toronto, Canada – In celebration of South Asian Heritage Month, Small World presents four exciting evenings showcasing the best in Canadian Indian-Jazz Fusion and Dub…
MerleFest 2005 Starts Thursday, April 28
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA – Wilkes Community College will present MerleFest 2005, the 18th annual festival in celebration of the music of the late Merle…
The African Xylophone Festival in New York
New York City, USA – On April 29-30, 2005, New York City will play host to the African Xylophone Festival (AXF), the first-ever American festival…
Yabous Productions organizing The Arab Festivals Networking Conference at El Sharjah
East Jerusalem, Palestine – Under the slogan of “Ten years of Bonding” Yabous Productions is planning to organize in 2005 a number of events, some…
Madrid Joins the WOMAD Franchise with WOMADRID
Madrid, Spain – The Spanish capital has added its name to the growing list of WOMAD festivals held in Spain (WOMAD Canarias and WOMAD Cáceres).…
Nigeria’s King Sunny Ade to headline New York’s Great African Ball
New York City, USA – Graviton African Arts Network and African Hypertext, by special arrangement with Yoruba juju icon King Sunny Ade & His African…
Battle of the Salsa bands Round II: Bio Ritmo vs. Willie Gomez
Chicago, USA – The winner of February 26th Battle of the Salsa Band between Hector Sliveira and Willie Gomez will face off against Bio Ritmo…
Mercan Dede’s New Album Su and NY Concert
Istanbul’s Bosphorous River is ever present in Su, the new album by Turkish Sufi musician Mercan Dede. The album title means “Water,” and liquid metaphors…
Performance Planet Music Series Features Cameroonian Artist Gino Sitson
Long Island City, New York, USa – Gino Sitson, a New York-based Cameroonian vocalist, who produces a unique sound that melds the music of both…