Caratinga Will Celebrate the Release of Na Ponta do Pé at Pizza on the Park in London
Brazilian music band Caratinga will present its new recording, Na Ponta Do Pé (F-IRE CD 23), at Pizza on the Park in London on October…
Kingston Trio Founder Nick Reynolds Dies at 75
Influential folk musician Nick Reynolds, one of the founding members of the Kingston Trio, died October 3 at a San Diego hospital. He was 75.…
Flamenco Summit 2008 Brings Top Flamenco Acts to Madrid’s Subway
Madrid’s metro (subway) system will present the 4th edition of Cumbre Flamenca en el Metro de Madrid (Flamenco Summit at Madrid’s Metro) October 6 -10.…
Afro-Cuban Band Síntesis Returns to Havana after Successful Brazilian Trip
Author: Niurka Alfonso The members of renowned Cuban band Síntesis arrived still with the freshness of the applauses and the echo of the chords after…
Tito’s Swinging Mambo
Tito Puente The Complete 78’s, Vol. 1 (Fania, 2008) Tito Puente was not only a great timbalero, but also an influential band leader during the…
More than 30 World Music Acts Scheduled for Richmond Folk Festival
The Richmond Folk Festival organizers announced the final line-up for the 2008 inaugural event, taking place October 10-12, 2008 on downtown Richmond’s riverfront. More than…
Latin American Cultural Week Presents South American Women Series: Vocalists Creating in New York
Four South American Singers and composers living and creating in New York City will perform November 14 & 15, 8 – 11 pm at the…
DJ Rich Medina Brings Legendary Fela Kuti Birthday Celebration Jump N’ Funk Back to Life
On Thursday, October 16th, Rich Medina, the DJ/Producer and mastermind behind successful recurrent parties Little Ricky’s Rib Shack (Wednesdays at APT) and AfroDisco (SOB’s, Winter…
Fascinating Buryatia
Badma Khanda – Mongolian Music from Buryatia (ARC Music, 2008) The story behind Badma Khanda is fascinating. The group is named after its lead vocalist…
WOMEX 2008 Publishes Program Schedules
WOMEX 2008 released today the long-awaited schedules of the WOMEX day activities and Showcases in PDF format. WOMEX 08 Day Schedule WOMEX 08 Showcase Schedule…