Acoustic Africa to Bring African Guitar Traditions to UCLA Live’s Royce Hall March 26
The concert series UCLA Live will present Acoustic Africa at Royce Hall Saturday March 26 at 8 p.m. The concert includes Habib Koité, Oliver Mtukudzi…
Kathryn Williams to Perform at The Capstone Theatre in Liverpool
Liverpool Folk songwriter Kathryn Williams will perform Saturday 19 March 2011 at The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool. Now based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Kathryn Williams rarely…
Africa Gets Axed
The Rough Guide to African Guitar Legends (World Music Network RGNET 1259 CD, 2011) A recent music-themed issue of the Los Angeles Times Magazine featured…
Roots and World Music Festival Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival 2011
The 9th Annual Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance will hold its annual spring festival from Thursday, April 21 to Sunday, April…
Luminato Announces 2011 Music and Celebrations Program
Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, announced the Festival’s 2011 music and celebrations program. The fifth anniversary edition of Luminato introduces a new downtown…
Video of the Week: Easy Come, Easy Go by Sierra Hull
Mandolin sensation Sierra Hull has released “Easy Come, Easy Go,” the video for the single from her new album Daybreak. The video was directed by…
Folk Music Legend Judy Collins to Perform at The Carolina Theatre March 31
Iconic singer-songwriter Judy Collins will perform at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, North Carolina, on Thursday, March 31 at 8 p.m. Collins’ notable musical career…
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Announces 2010 World Music Finalists and Semi-Finalists
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced the 2010 finalists and semi-finalists. This year, ISC received well over 15,000 entries from 115 countries throughout the world, representing…
National Geographic Entertainment Acquires ‘Benda Bilili’ Documentary for North American Market
National Geographic Entertainment (NGE) has acquired the North American distribution rights to the film “Benda Bilili!”, a feature documentary that follows an unlikely group of…
Les Freres Guisse at Rich Mix in London
The three brothers of Les Freres Guisse, Djiby, Cheik and Aliou Guissé will be performing Friday, March 18th, 2011, at Rich Mix in London. Les…