Pow-Wow Thunder
The pow-wow music scene is prolific and increasingly popular. Several more CDs came out in recent weeks, that will appeal to Native American music fans.…
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Well, lest this term BBC be misconstrued – lets us set it right – Ms. Aishwarya Lakshmi, is popularly called by her friends as BBC…
View More BBC to perform in the Skanda Shasti Music Festival at Mayur ViharInternational Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2008 Extends Submission Deadline. Contest includes World Music Categories
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), which includes a world music category and several other roots music gneres, has extended its submission deadline until December 1,…
View More International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2008 Extends Submission Deadline. Contest includes World Music CategoriesWhat a Ball!
Various Artists Big Blue Ball (Real World, 2008) For several years, starting in 1992, Peter Gabriel invited numerous world music artists to record at Real World…
View More What a Ball!Afrobeat Star Femi Kuti Will Release New CD Day By Day in November 2008
Afrobeat star Femi Kuti continues to expand his musical palette with his latest studio release, Day By Day, a hybrid of Afro-pop, jazz and urban…
View More Afrobeat Star Femi Kuti Will Release New CD Day By Day in November 2008Sparking Passions
Various Artists The Rough Guide to the Music of Romanian Gypsies (World Music Network, 2008) Before you even lay a finger on the play button…
View More Sparking PassionsDebut Album by Cuban Band El Son del Nene
Contributed by: Yelanys Hernández Fusté The aim of the album Mi deseo (My desire) (EGREM 2008), by the band Son del Nene has been to…
View More Debut Album by Cuban Band El Son del NeneUnforgettable Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall (World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2008) In 1998, the Buena Vista Social Club gave an unforgettable and…
View More Unforgettable Buena Vista Social ClubTaj Weekes and Other Reggae Artists Team Up for Children’s Charity Benefit Concert
St. Lucian roots reggae artist Taj Weekes and his band Adowa headline a benefit concert for Weekes’ children’s charity, They Often Cry Outreach (T.O.C.O.), on…
View More Taj Weekes and Other Reggae Artists Team Up for Children’s Charity Benefit ConcertSavagely Cool
Elsiane Hybrid (Nettwerk Records, 2008) The creative forces behind the Montreal project Elsiane, singer/songwriter/keyboardist Elsieanne Caplette and drummer Stephane Sotto, have hit the music scene’s…
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