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Category: General News

General News

International Consternation about the Senseless Murder of Reggae Icon Lucky Dube

World Music Central News Room October 19, 2007

  South African media, reggae fans, international music media and news wire services kept reporting today about the senseless murder of reggae star Luck Dube.…

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Murat Ses latest solo album Umami released in the USA

sven October 18, 2007

New York (USA) – Murat Ses’ latest solo album Umami has been released by Clou Records (Florida-USA) and will be distributed by several companies including…

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Satellite Channel Link TV Delivers World Music in the United States To More Than 30 Million Homes

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2007

New York (NY), USA – Link TV is a non-commercial television network in the United States, which is available nationwide via satellite. It is dedicated…

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Northern Cree Receives Two Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Nominations

World Music Central News Room September 28, 2007

Phoenix (Arizona), USA -The Ninth Annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) has announced the nominations for this year’s awards and Canyon Records recording artists have…

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New World Music Venue in Madrid: World Music Saturdays at Colonial

World Music Central News Room September 26, 2007

A new live music venue opens in Madrid, beginning in October 2007 at Colonial Club. World Music Saturdays brings together eclecticism and quality. "Our aim…

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East African Star Mad Ice Releases Digital Album

World Music Central News Room September 24, 2007

Finland-based world music act Mad Ice is releasing his new album Maneno digitally on September 25th. The album will be available for download from iTunes,…

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Ojos de Brujo’s Techarí Receives Latin Grammy Nomination For Best Flamenco Album

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2007

San Francisco (California), USA – The 8th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards announced the nomination of Ojos de Brujo’s Techarí for “Best Flamenco Album.” The Barcelona…

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Banned and Denounced in the Middle East, Renowned Lebanese Musician Hits Unexpected Roadblock in U.S.A.

World Music Central News Room September 21, 2007

Just a few weeks ago, a venue in San Diego, California denied on political grounds the use of their theater to renowned Lebanese musician Marcel…

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Bassam Saba and April Centrone to record with Alekos K. Vretos in Greece!!

Angel Romero September 21, 2007

Bassam Saba and April Centrone are going to Greece to record with Alekos K. Vretos for his new project. Bassam is a splendid and world…

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New Album in 2008 by Alekos K. Vretos

Angel Romero September 21, 2007

Alekos K. Vretos is currently preparing his new album. The actual recording is going to be completed by February 2008, and the album is going…

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