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WOMEX 2010 Showcase Applications for World Music Artists and DJs Now Open

World Music Central News Room February 25, 2010 No Comments

WOMEX invites artists from all over the globe to showcase at the most important international gathering of world music professionals,  WOMEX 2010 in Copenhagen. The…

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World Music Filmmakers Encouraged to Screen at WOMEX 2010

World Music Central News Room February 25, 2010 No Comments

WOMEX’s long-time partner for the film screenings IMZ, the International Music + Media Centre in Vienna, asks all world music-related filmmakers to propose their recent…

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Is That A Sitar In Your Pocket? iPhone Sitar Application Released

World Music Central News Room February 2, 2010 No Comments

The Ventura, California-based iPhone application company, MachCUBED struck an exciting new chord Tuesday with world music fans with the kick off of its Apple iTunes…

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World Music Artists Mobilize in Support of Haiti

World Music Central News Room January 20, 2010 No Comments

Musicians from the world music community throughout the United States will be performing benefit concerts in support of Haiti’s earthquake victims. These events include The…

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World Music Conference WOMEX Will Be Headed by a Board of 3 Directors

World Music Central News Room January 17, 2010 No Comments

WOMEX President Christoph Borkowsky announced that WOMEX will be headed by a board of 3 directors from now on, comprised of: Alexander Walter, Director of…

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Baaba Maal Video "Dakar Moon" Released

World Music Central News Room January 14, 2010 No Comments

Senegalese world music superstar Baaba Maal unveiled the music video for his latest single “Dakar Moon.” Named for the Senegalese capital city, the song, the…

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Music Voyager TV Show Will Bring World Music to International Audiences

World Music Central News Room January 3, 2010 No Comments

Music Voyager, a new music and travel series that gives viewers a firsthand look at the most popular and exciting sounds of the planet, will…

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Leading Reggae and World Music Magazine ‘The Beat’ Ceases Publication

World Music Central News Room December 25, 2009 No Comments

The Beat, one of the leading American publications in the areas of reggae, Caribbean and world music has shut down. Publisher and Editor CC Smith…

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Top Scottish Folk Band Bodega to Take Celtic Connections 2010 to the Communities of Glasgow

World Music Central News Room December 24, 2009 No Comments

  One of Scotland’s top young folk bands, Bodega, will take Celtic Connections to the communities of Glasgow with a series of five concerts throughout…

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Major coup for Celtic Connections 2010 Education Programme as Bobby McFerrin signs up to give free concert for school children

World Music Central News Room December 23, 2009 No Comments

The ten-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin will give a free concert for school children on 19th January of 2010 in a major coup for…

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