New York, USA – Cafe Charbon is New York City’s latest world music venue. Located at 168 Orchard Street, corner of Stanton, Cafe Charbon will…
New World Music Venue in New York
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Carlos Santana To Donate Tour Profits to Fight AIDS
San Francisco, USA – Thursday, June 5, 2003, famed rock guitarist Carlos Santana pledged the profits of his 2003 Shaman tour to fight AIDS. The…
Regional Youth to Dance with Cuban Musicians
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha)Singer and orchestra director Adalberto Alvarez announced that he is working on a cultural recreation project to be launched soon while preparing…
New Grammy® World Music Category
Santa Mónica, USA – The Recording Academy® announced today that there will be a new World Music Grammy® category. World music is now represented by…
The French Music Export Office Opens in New York City
New York, USA – The French Music Export Office (Le Bureau Export de la Musique Française) has opened its office in New York headed by…
Tumbao Habana, an Orchestra that Proved its Talent
(Prena Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Pascual Cabrejas Cambara is a daring musician who told popular Charanga Habanera salsa band director David Calzado that…
Cranky Crow World Music Celebrates Its First Birthday
Seattle, USA – The world music Web site run by one of World Music Central’s main collaborators is celebrating its first birthday. Starting on a…
Toronto, Harbourfront Centre Summer Festivals – Music Overview
Toronto, Canada – The influence of Cuban music styles on popular African World music is revealed with the first Toronto appearances by acclaimed Afro-Cuban Senegalese…
Russian Folklore Expedition
Moscow, Russia – The scholars from the Institute of World Literature (Russian Academy of Sciences) Yelena and Sergey Minyonok have developed the research project www.russianexpedition.net.…
Contest: The Putumayo Global Soul Special
New York, NY – Happy Sunday everyone. Want the easiest way to win CDs from the great world music label, Putumayo? Make sure you watch…