Afrobrazil Documentary Comes to Harlem
Quilombo Films announces the first Uptown screening of “Quilombo Country,” the award-winning feature documentary about Brazilian villages founded by escaped and rebel slaves, at the…
Inspired by Spirits
Manze Dayila Solé (As Is Entertainment, 2008), Haitian singer Manze Dayila intertwines her Haitian musical roots with African and pan-African diaspora sounds. Her first CD…
Reelroad Gets Around
Reelroad Гуляю, Гуляю – I Get Around (2007) There’s nothing like a little light-hearted folk music to liven up the cold, dark days of winter,…
Benefit Concert in Honor of Blues Musician Sean Costello
Atlanta (Georgia), USA – The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research will hold its first benefit concert Sunday, March 1, 2009 at the North…
Yacub Addy’s Odadaa! Appeared in "Celebration of America" at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC
Ghanaian drum master Yacub Addy and his exceptional percussion and vocal ensemble Odadaa! appeared Monday 1/19/09 at the Eisenhower Theater at The Kennedy Center in…
Béla Fleck with Africa’s Finest at Celtic Connections 2009
Béla Fleck – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Auditorium – Saturday, January 17, 2009 After the screening of the documentary titled “Throw Down Your Heart” (moved…
Noa and Mira Awad will be representing Israel in the coming Eurovision Song Contest
Noa and Mira Awad will be representing Israel in the coming Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Moscow on May 14th and 16th…
WOMAD Abu Dhabi Will Bring World Music to the Gulf Area in April 2009
WOMAD and Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) have announced the launch of a new international event, WOMAD Abu Dhabi in April 2009.…
Novalima Goes for It
Novalima Coba Coba (Cumbancha, 2009) Latin melodies, natty break beats, big afro rhythms, electronica, vintage analogue tape echoes, dubby sirens and muted horns. Put this…
Influential Flamenco Guitarist Ramón de Algeciras Dies at 71
The Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) confirmed yesterday the passing of Ramón de Algeciras on January 20, 2009, in Madrid. Ramón de…