San Francisco (California), USA – Cuban pianist Omar Sosa has just been named a finalist in the 2005 International Songwriting Competition (Instrumental) for his composition…
Omar Sosa Named Finalist in the 2005 International Songwriting Competition
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MusiCares Sponsors Health Fair at Folk Alliance Conference
Memphis (Tennessee), USA – The 18th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference, in Austin, Texas, February 10-14, 2006, will have a Health Care Fair sponsored by…
Legendary Percussionist Ray Barretto Severely ill
New York, USA – On January 30th, 2006, the booking agent for renowned Latin percussionist Ray Barretto reported a severe deterioration of the artist’s health.…
Damian ”Jr. Gong” Marley’s Welcome To Jamrock Certified Gold by RIAA; Project Also Nominated for Two Grammy Awards
New York, USA (BUSINESS WIRE) – With the kind of critical acclaim rarely bestowed on any artist, an opening slot on the biggest tour of…
2005 International Songwriting Competition World Music Finalists Announced
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its 2005 finalists. These finalists were selected out of almost 15,000 entries from 80 countries and represent the top…
Celtic Connections 2006, a Grand Success
Glasgow, Scotland – Sunday 29th January was the last day of the 13th Celtic Connections festival. Performances started at 11am in The Glasgow Royal Concert…
Celtic Connections Celebrates Robert Burns
Glasgow, Scotland – January 25th is Burns Day. To celebrate, the festival has programmed Margaret Bennett’s “For Auld Lang Syne” concert on Saturday 28th January.…
Geetha Navale travels to France to celebrate Pietro della Valle
India – Veena virtuoso Geetha Navale, has been invited to France in Janury 2006 for a recording project retracing the footprints of the European music…
Portugal Props Up Portuguese Pop
Here at World Music Central we don’t normally stray into the world of popular music, but on Friday a Portuguese official announced an initiative passed…
Peter Gabriel Makes South Asia Earthquake Appeal
London, UK – British musician and world music pioneer Peter Gabriel has made an appeal through his record company, Real World. The project is called…