William Kennedy Piping Festival Announces 2009 Program
Armagh Pipers Club announced the details of the 16th William Kennedy Piping Festival which will take place in Armagh (Northern Ireland) from the 12th –…
Serart Explorations
Serart Serart Deluxe Edition The Serart album, featuring Arto Tuncboyaciyan and Serj Tankian, was originally released in 2003. Now it is back in a deluxe…
New York Will Spend A Night in the Maghreb
Two extraordinary world music artists from North-Africa (the Maghreb), Algerian-born Idir and Morocco’s Najat Aatabou, will share a bill in "A Night in the Maghreb,"…
Dancing Cello in Buenos Aires
Beata Söderberg Bailata (World Village, 2008) Swedish Classical music cellist Beata Söderberg fell in love with tango while she was living in New York. In…
Internationally Acclaimed Artists to Perform at 12th edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival
The 12th edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival is less than two weeks away. The 2009 edition, held July 10 to 12 in Sarawak…
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara July 2009 North American Tour
Gambian musician Juldeh Camara and British rock guitarist Justin Adams will be touring north America to support the release of their new album titled Tell…
WOMEX 2009 Announces First Showcases
WOMEX 09 announced today the first list of artists selected to showcase in Copenhagen this Fall. "We are extremely happy to announce the first WOMEX…
Malian Star Oumou Sangaré Performs Free Concert in Chicago
Oumou Sangaré, one of West Africa’s most admired and outspoken artists, will perform a free concert at Millennium Park in Chicago on July 2. Oumou…
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Raises The Tempo in 2009 With Urban Village Monday Night Music Series
The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival completes its summer score with the premiere of the Urban Village Monday Night Music Series, July 13 through Aug. 17.…
Senegal’s Queen of Hip Hop Speaks Against Injustice with Sarabah
Sister Fa is Senegal’s Queen of hip-hop. But getting to the top wasn’t an easy road – for a woman to break through in an…