Musical Workshop Labyrinth-Summer Program 2008
Musical Workshop Labyrinth (Houdetsi Crete, Greece) announces the 2008 summer seminars’ program. Twenty seminars taught by renowned musicians from all over the world will take…
An Evening with Stewart Copeland at Savannah Music Festival Includes 17-Piece Ensemble and Premiere of Original Piece
Savannah (Georgia), USA – Coming off of The Police World Tour this week, acclaimed drummer and composer Stewart Copeland prepares for the premiere of his…
The Music of the Three Musketeers
Arabesque Music Ensemble The Music of the Three Musketeers (Xauen Music, 2008) “Softly, sweetly, softly, sweetly Sing from me; I’ll give you anything.” Those lyrics…
Celebrating Rumi
Mercan Dede – 800 (Doublemoon DM0042, 2008) Mercan Dede’s 800 isn’t what was expected, that is to say what it’s not is the proposed fourth…
The New Musical Instrument Museum Begins Construction in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – The new Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the first truly global museum of its kind, broke ground on February 6 for…
Dolores Gets Real
DJ Dolores 1 Real (Ziriguiboom/Crammed Dics, 2007) DJ Dolores’s latest offering, 1 Real, is a delightfully raucous romp, full of unexpected twists and turns. 1…
Autorickshaw U.S. Concert Dates in San Francisco and Reno, March 3 & 6 2008
Toronto-based Indo-jazz-funk fusion ensemble Autorickshaw will be performing in San Francisco March on 3rd at Yoshi’s in San Francisco, and at the University of Nevada…
Kong Audio Releases Matouqin (Horse-headed Fiddle), The Mongolian Vibe from the Steppes
Kong Audio has released Matouqin. Matouqin (horse-headed fiddle, a.k.a. morin khuur), as one of the precious legacies of the Mongolian people, has been heartily embraced…
Riffat Sultana at Ashkenaz
Pakistani vocalist Riffat Sultana will perform Sunday, February 24 at Ashkenaz in Berkeley, California. The acclaimed, trailblazing Pakistani classical-folk singer Riffat Sultana comes to Ashkenaz…
New Live! Album from Blues Great B.B. King Spotlights Classics as Well as Songs Never Before Recorded by the King of the Blues
B.B. King has played more than 10,000 shows in a career spanning nearly 60 years. Whenever the King of the Blues has carried his venerable…