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Category: General News

General News

Benefit Concert in Honor of Blues Musician Sean Costello

World Music Central News Room January 24, 2009 No Comments

Atlanta (Georgia), USA – The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research will hold its first benefit concert Sunday, March 1, 2009 at the North…

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Noa and Mira Awad will be representing Israel in the coming Eurovision Song Contest

World Music Central News Room January 23, 2009 No Comments

Noa and Mira Awad will be representing Israel in the coming Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Moscow on May 14th and 16th…

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WOMAD Abu Dhabi Will Bring World Music to the Gulf Area in April 2009

World Music Central News Room January 21, 2009 No Comments

WOMAD and Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) have announced the launch of a new international event, WOMAD Abu Dhabi in April 2009.…

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To Celebrate Barack Obama’s Inauguration Sila Provides Free Download of "Black President"

World Music Central News Room January 19, 2009 No Comments

To celebrate Barack Obama’s historic Inauguration, download Sila and the Afrofunk Experience’s "Black President" for free. This is the single from their forthcoming album due…

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Celtic Connections 2009 Explores Africa

World Music Central News Room January 11, 2009 No Comments

A major theme of the Celtic Connections 2009 program is Africa, as the festival explores the connections between Celtic and world music and traces the…

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Celtic Connections and Homecoming Scotland 2009

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Celtic Connections will unite with Homecoming Scotland to stage some of Scotland’s major celebratory events in honor of the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth,…

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Niyaz Will Celebrate in 2009 New Album Release in Los Angeles

World Music Central News Room December 23, 2008 No Comments

On February 7, the Persian electro-acoustic sensation Niyaz does a hometown record release party in Los Angeles at the El Rey Theatre in support of…

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Old Town School Of Folk Music in Chicago Introduces World Music Wednesdays: Winter/Spring 2009

World Music Central News Room December 20, 2008 No Comments

Old Town School Of Folk Music in Chicago introduces a new series called World Music Wednesdays, which replaces the previous format of Peña, Afrofolk, and…

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Mezklah Bassist Juan Carlos Ramirez Critically Injured in a Car Crash

World Music Central News Room December 11, 2008 No Comments

At approximately 2:00 PM Saturday, on December 6, Mezklah bassist and keyboardist Juan-Carlos Ramirez was involved in a major car accident in Downtown Los Angeles.…

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New Amnesty International Song and Video Titled The Price of Silence Makes Urgent Call for Universal Human Rights

World Music Central News Room December 9, 2008 No Comments

New York (NY), USA – Renowned actor Laurence Fishburne, reggae icon Stephen Marley, singer Natalie Merchant, African diva Angelique Kidjo and South American sensation Aterciopelados…

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