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Born To Drum Women’s Drum Camp 2011 in Northern California

Les Moncada June 14, 2011 1 Comment

The Born to Drum Women’s Drum Camp is a 4-day camp for women and girls 15 and older. Born To Drum takes place July 1,…

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Music and Mexican Immigrant Life in New York

Angel Romero June 12, 2011 No Comments

The Museum of the City of New York is set to present Music and Mexican Immigrant Life in New York on Thursday, June 16 at…

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Kong Audio Launches New Line of Software with Samples of Chinese Musical Instruments

World Music Central News Room May 28, 2011 No Comments

Kong Audio unveiled the latest fruition of the much lauded Chinese instruments product line: Chinee Series QIN Edition. Starting out as a sample content developer…

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Digital Release of World Without Walls by Ancient Future Scheduled for June 7, 2011

World Music Central News Room May 26, 2011 No Comments

On June 7, 2011, the exact lineup of Ancient Future that performed on the band’s influential World Without Walls and Asian Fusion recordings will reunite…

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First Online Bluegrass Academy Announced

World Music Central News Room May 23, 2011 No Comments Bluegrass

Bluegrass fans around the world will soon be able to learn fiddle, banjo, mandolin, bass, and guitar online directly from some of the biggest names…

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Legendary Dead Can Dance to Return in 2012

Angel Romero May 15, 2011 No Comments

Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard announced today that they have decided to begin work on a new album later this year. To coincide with the…

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Africa Oyé Festival 2011 Will Be free

World Music Central News Room May 11, 2011 No Comments

Africa Oyé Festival in the UK announced this week that the festival will again be free and unfenced this year. Oyé have always maintained that…

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Renowned Piper José Ángel Hevia Presents the MBS 300 Electronic Bagpipe

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2011 No Comments

After several years of development and tests, renowned piper and electronic bagpipe manufacturer José Ángel Hevia presented his new electronic bagpipe model. The MBS 300…

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The Music of Louisiana Returns to International Focus with Return of Famed TV Series Treme

World Music Central News Room April 23, 2011 No Comments

Treme, the critically acclaimed HBO TV series focused on the peoples and culture of New Orleans returns for a second season, beginning Sunday, April 24,…

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Album of the week: The Magical Light of Saba from the Light of Saba Band

Jill Turner April 20, 2011 No Comments

Welcome to another GondwanaSound round the world music adventure fasten your seatbelts and prepare for contrasting sounds as we travel to Jamaica, India, Sarawak, Senegal…

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