Celtic Connections Opening Night Features 2007 Winners, as well as Americana, Celtica and Benbecula Night
Celtic Connections begins January 17 with the Opening Night showcasing Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Winners 2007 at 5pm at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Exhibition Hall.…
Berber Echoes
Rayssa Fatima Tabaamrant Taghlaghalt or the Echo of the Atlas (Institut Du Monde Arabe 321.044, 2006) Morocco’s Atlas Mountain region is, among other things, home…
Celtic Connections 2008 Opening Concert "Common Ground" Tomorrow
Glasgow, Scotland – The 15th Celtic Connections festival kicks off Wednesday 16 January with an opening-night birthday party to remember, featuring an all-star line-up of…
Mongolian singer Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar Preserves Songs of the Zakhchin People
Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar – Zastiin Nogoodoi – Tribal Zakhchin Music of Western Mongolia (self release, 2007) Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar has recorded an album that preserves the rich…
WOMEX 2008 Dates Announced
The WOMEX 2008 dates were revealed today. WOMEX 08 will be taking place in Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain from Wednesday, 29 October – Sunday, 2 November.…
Sila and The Afrofunk Experience To Perform at Kenyan Benefit in San Francisco
San Francisco (California), USA – On Saturday, February 2nd, the Independent in San Francisco presents Sila and the AfroFunk Experience , performing a benefit for…
Cuban songstress Albita Will perform at S.O.B.’s January 31
New York City (NY), USA – On Thursday January 31st, S.O.B.’s presents Albita, the Cuban songstress from Havana that has moved the world with her…
Seminars on Corfu and Lefkada islands by Musical Workshop Labyrinth
Musical Workshop Labyrinth is traveling to Lefkada and Corfu islands for the winter! Seven seminars will take place at these beautiful islands from January till…
Podolian Wedding
Konsonans Retro A Podolian Affair (Oriente Musik, 2007) As in other parts of the world, Ukraine has its families of musicians who entertain participants at…
Manglis Compás Machine Brings Flamenco Rock Reunion and Global Fusion to World Music Saturdays in Madrid
Manglis Compás Machine will be performing at World Music Saturdays at Colonial club in Madrid on January 12, 2008. For this special occasion, Luis Cobo…