Organizers of world music conference WOMEX 2012 announced today the second set of artists selected to perform at this year’s conference in Thessaloniki, Greece. WOMEX…
WOMEX 2012 Announces Second Set of Showcase Selections
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World Music Screenings Selected for WOMEX 2012’s IMZ Film Screening Announced
WOMEX 2012 announced the list of world music-related films that will be screened at the international conference. The films are presented in cooperation with IMZ…
Malaysia to Participate with National Exhibit at WOMEX 2012
WOMEX 2012 organizers announced that Malaysia will participate for the first at the influential world music conference WOMEX for the first time. “Malaysia is thrilled…
World Music Conference WOMEX 2012 Announces First Set of Showcases
WOMEX, the most important industry gathering of world music professionals, has announced the first Showcase Festival acts scheduled to perform at WOMEX 2012. This year…
Rainforest World Music Festival 2012 to Offer Premium Seating
The Sarawak Tourism Board announced that ‘Corporate Seats’ are now available for the 2012 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival. Festivalgoers who are tired…
Grammy Awards Reinstate Best Latin Jazz Album Category
The Recording Academy announced today changes to in various Grammy Award categories. One of the most popular categories, Best Latin Jazz Album, was reinstated. There…
FuseTar ‘Lucifer’ a New Triple Neck Guitar and Tar Hybrid
FuseTar Lucifer is a new triple-necked, 16-stringed, handmade music instrument, created by Iranian multi-instrumentalist and composer Shahab Tolouie. Around two years ago, Shahab Tolouie began…
Ukulele Star Jake Shimabukuro and Famed Producer Alan Parsons Collaborate on New CD
Ukulele sensation Jake Shimabukuro is in the recording studio with Alan Parsons, engineer of the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road‘ and Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The…
Cubans Will Dance the World’s Longest Changüí
Playing the world’s longest non-stop changüí is among the proposals of the 6th ‘Elio Revé’ Changüí Festival, set for eastern Guantánamo province of Cuba from…
World Music Festival WOMAD Announces Band Competition 2012
Organizers of renowned world music festival WOMAD would like to invite artists to take a chance in its WOMAD Band Competition. The winner will perform…