Legendary Los Van Van Cuban Band to Perform 70 Concerts in the United States
Cuba’s renowned dance band Los Van Van is scheduled to perform 70 concerts in the United States. The extensive tour is planned in three stages…
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In anticipation of the upcoming release of Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté’s second and last album ‘Ali and Toumani’, World Circuit is releasing previously…
View More Previously Unseen Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté Videos ReleasedMridangam Maestro Ramnad V. Raghavan Dies at 82
Ramnad V. Raghavan, a widely respected performer of the Karnatak (south Indian classical music, also known as Carnatic>) mridangam and long-time member of the…
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Power Up The Planet, a new compilation CD by cause-based music company Planetwize, is a mix of 14 global fusion tracks from top international artists,…
View More Global Music Collection Helps Bring Solar Power To Impoverished PeopleIrish Folk legend Liam Clancy Dies in Ireland at 74
Irish folk icon Liam Clancy passed away December 4 of 2009 at 12 noon in Bon Secours Hospital, in Cork, Ireland. Liam Clancy was the…
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The fRoots Critics Poll Albums Of 2009 winners were exclusively revealed last night on BBC Radio 3’s World On Three by Lopa Kothari and fRoots…
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Nahini Doumbia & Les Espoirs Du Mali Percussion and Songs from Mali (Arc EUCD2245, 2009) On the CD Percussion and Songs from Mali, Nahini Doumbia…
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Nacional Records, the leading U.S. label for Latin Alternative music (rock, global electronica and more), has a free MP3 sampler available for download at Amazon.com.…
View More Free Nacional Records Sampler at Amazon.comWorld Music and Roots Artists Nominees for 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards
Nominations for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced last night by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest…
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Various Artists I Love Bossa Nova (Afro:Baile Records) One of Brazil’s most popular music exports, Bossa Nova, is now over 50 years old. Although there…
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