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Category: General News
Houdetsi Music Festival, New World Music Festival in Greece
The Labyrinth Musical Workshop has announced its first ever Houdetsi Music Festival that will feature renowned artists from all over the world. In the village…
Index on Censorship Publishes Issue on Music Censorship
Index on Censorship, Britain’s leading organization promoting freedom of expression, will publish a magazine issue on music censorship titled ‘Smashed hits 2.0’ on September 8,…
New Program Guitar Center Sessions Featuring Real Conversations and Raw Performances with Influential Artists Debuts August 21st
Guitar Center, in partnership with Collective Media and DIRECTV, today announced the debut of Guitar Center Sessions, a new television special featuring exclusive performances and…
The GondwanaSound Report, August 11, 2010
World Music Central and GondwanaSound have entered into an intercontinental collaboration. We will be exchanging news and articles. GondwanaSound is the radio show on Sheffield…
The Creole Choir of Cuba to return to the UK in 2010 for the London Jazz Festival
The Creole Choir of Cuba (Grupo Vocal Desandann) is one of the most original vocal sounds to come out of of the country in a…
Korean, Brazilian and Canadian Agencies Confirm presence at WOMEX 2010
Korean, Brazilian and Canadian delegations have confirmed their presence as exhibitors at WOMEX. Korea Arts Management Service have extended their number of stand units for…
WOMEX 2010 Announces Second Set of Showcases
WOMEX 2010 revealed the second set of artists that will perform this is year at the Copenhagen conference. This year’s conference will take place October…
English Folk Dance and Song Society Finds that Young Folk Fans Keep the Music Thriving
Research published by the University of London suggests that over the past 20 years, British teenagers have become increasingly exposed to restricted playlists on radio,…
Excitement building on the Evening of the 2010 Rainforest World Music Festival in Borneo
Excitement is building at the Santubong Beach Resort, on the evening of the 13th Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival. In a press conference this afternoon…