New Orleans’ World Music 2008 International Arts Festival Moved to New Date
The International Arts Festival (IAF) will celebrate 20 years of world music on a new date; from October 11th-12th in New Orleans. The music festival…
ModernBeats Releases Tribal Xplosion Loops
Featuring a large array of tribal/ethnic music loops in construction-style format, ModernBeats releases "Tribal Xplosion Loops 1". This melodic construction style loopset delivers 310+ loops…
Horny Reggae
Vin Gordon – Gordon in de Garden Vol. 1 (Masaya Records, 2008) David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7 – Way Out East: Live at the…
Toumani Diabaté with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will perform together Tuesday, 21 October 2008 at 7.30pm at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Toumani…
Music Download Portal Akuma.de Launches Label with World Music Release
Hamburg, Germany – H2 media factory GmbH, the operating company of the large music download portal www.akuma.de "Digital store for music") situated in Hamburg, Germany,…
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…