BBC launches new Africa Beyond website
London, UK – On 6 March 2007, coinciding with Ghana’s 50th year of independence, the BBC launched the new website, Africa Beyond celebrating African arts…
View More BBC launches new Africa Beyond websiteMaria Volonte’s New CD Nominated for the Prestigious Carlos Gardel Prize
Argentina – María Volonté’s new CD Yo Soy Maria has just been nominated for the Carlos Gardel Prize, Argentina’s top music award. Each of…
View More Maria Volonte’s New CD Nominated for the Prestigious Carlos Gardel PrizeMatt Moran Talks About Slavic Soul Party!’s New CD, Teknochek Collision
New York City (New York), USA – Slavic Soul Party! is a brass band based in Brooklyn, New York, whose Teknochek Collision will be released…
View More Matt Moran Talks About Slavic Soul Party!’s New CD, Teknochek CollisionGnawa Diffusion’s Live Power on CD & DVD
Paris, France – Gnawa Diffusion is an important French world music band, being a strong message holder of the idea of united peoples. Indeed, Gnawa…
View More Gnawa Diffusion’s Live Power on CD & DVDThe Allure of Lura
Lura M’Bem Di Fora (Times Square Records/Four Quarters FQT-CD-1801, 2007) Her original aspiration was to be a dancer, so it comes naturally that Lura’s music…
View More The Allure of LuraFrom Bombay to the Beach, America’s Indian Princess: Anoushka Shankar
Dripping in luxurious saris and decadent jewelry, Anoushka Shankar gracefully maintains her throne as musical royalty in India. This London born, Indian raised and California…
View More From Bombay to the Beach, America’s Indian Princess: Anoushka ShankarTwo World Music Stars, Mariza and Eugenia León, in Concert at Kennedy Center
The new face of Portuguese fado comes together with Mexico’s legendary diva of ranchera, bolero, and tango for one performance on March 23, 2007 at…
View More Two World Music Stars, Mariza and Eugenia León, in Concert at Kennedy CenterFlautist Jorge Mochales of Celtic Band Brenga Astur Dies at 29
Jorge Mochales López died March 6th, 2007, of a heart attack. He was 29. Mochales was a well known figure in Spanish Celtic music. He…
View More Flautist Jorge Mochales of Celtic Band Brenga Astur Dies at 29The Rough Guide to Bollywood Gold
San Francisco (California), USA – Love triangles, glitz, melodrama, music and tragi-comedy are all part of the hugely successful musical-movie genre known as Bollywood. The…
View More The Rough Guide to Bollywood Gold8th InterRegional Music Crossroads Southern Africa Festival
The 8th InterRegional Festival of Music Crossroads Southern Africa will be held 24-27 May of 2007 in Harare, Zimbabwe. "Over the past ten years, Music…
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