La Mari (Chambao) and Ricky Martin Win Best Pop Ballad for their Duet "Te Recuerdo"
New York, NY (USA) – The 16th Annual ASCAP Awards have awarded Ricky Martin and La Mari (lead singer of Flamenco chillout band Chambao) "Best…
Legendary Greek Singer Haris Alexiou Will Be Touring the United States and Europe in June 2008
One of Greece’s musical treasures, Haris Alexiou, will be performing in the United States, Spain and Israel in June 2008. The U.S. date will be…
Inspired by the Goddess
La Jambre Las Lunas de Astarté (Bujío Producciones, 2008) Based in Jerez (Andalusia, Spain), La Jambre explores and recovers the rich folk music tradition of…
Summer with the Arts Councils
The signs are there. The days are getting longer. The trees have leaves. The smell of barbecued food wafts through the neighborhood. The inevitable is…
Dhrupad Innovators Gundecha Brothers Will Perform in Toronto as part of the Sixth Annual South Asian Music Series
Toronto, Canada – The Small World Music Sixth Annual South Asian Music Series continues with the Gundecha Brothers, India’s leading performers of the ancient classical…
The World’s Music and Food in One Day at Taste of Durham Festival May 24th, 2008
The Taste of Durham food and music festival returns to Durham, North Carolina, May 24th, 2008 at t Imperial Center Surrounding Winchester Place. The eclectic…
Stylishly Cool
AlexCuba Agua Del Pozo (Caracol Records, 2008) After his debut CD Humo de Tabaco with appearances by Chucho Valdes and Pancho Amat, AlexCuba is back…
Funky Salvador
Salvador Santana Band (SSB) SSB (Tsunami Label Group, 2008) Salvador Santana Band is led by Carlos Santana’s son, keyboardist and composer Salvador Santana. The band’s…
Dynamic Beats and Drones
Of the latest batch of Sony Sound Series collection of loops and samples, Richard Devine’s The Electronic Music Manuscript really stands out. Despite the title,…
St. Lucian Reggae Artist Taj Weekes Will Release Deidem this Spring
Reggae artist Taj Weekes will release his much anticipated second album, Deidem (All of Us), set for release through Weekes’ independent label, Jatta Records this…