Africa Festival 2008 Wurzburg
Twenty acts in four days, three each afternoon on an open-air stage, two well known acts each evening within a big top, provides enough time…
Angelino Dub
Mezklah Bestia Sonika (independent, 2008) California-based Mezklah is one of the few bands in the area that takes Latin American music and combines it with…
Fiery Sun Stone
The early 1970s saw the rise of several Latin rock bands that incorporated Afro-Cuban and other Latin American music elements. Santana is the best known…
The EGREM Label Will Release New Tata Guines CD
Havana, Cuba – The Cuban record company EGREM is finishing up the production of a new greatest hits CD ‘Fiesta de tambores’ by Federico Arístides…
2008 Music Obituaries, July
World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. July 1 Mel Galley, 60, musician. Guitarist Mel Galley…
Amereggae
Rockamovya – Rockamovya (Young Tree Records YTR-0206, 2008) Scholars Word – Make Way (Scholars Word, 2008) John Brown’s Body – Amplify (Easy Star Records ES-1017,…
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live DVD to be Released in January 2009
Live – Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a new DVD by one of South Africa’s best known musical exports. For more than three decades, the story…
Portuguese Explorer
Julio Pereira Geografias (Som Livre, 2007) Mandolinist Julio Pereira is a legendary figure in Portuguese folk music. He is known for his combinations of traditional…
Celtic Group Flook Disbands
Anglo-Irish band Flook sent a Christmas message announcing that it is disbanding. "We wanted to wish you a very Happy Christmas and also to share…
2008 Music Obituaries, June
World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. June 1 Al Jones, 62, singer, songwriter and musician.…