Tibetan Namgyal Lhamo Wins International Music Award
Netherlands-based Tibetan singer/songwriter Namgyal Lhamo has been awarded Best Female Solo Artist from India/Tibet at the 2007 International Music Awards held by Britain’s Musicaid along…
Iranian-American Composer Roya Bahrami Releases New CD
Washington, D.C., USA – Roya Bahrami, the Iranian-American composer, santur virtuoso, and vocalist, has a new album titled Roya. Inspired by the timeless wisdom of…
Carolina Chocolate Drops: on the rise
Even their name, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, could be seen as a recycled relic of the past. Back in the 1930s there was an African-American…
Edi Fitzroy Reggae Legend Digitally Releases Classics Albums on All MP3 Music Sites
San José (California), USA – After many years technology has finally found the legendary reggae singer Edi Fitzroy. Edi has created many Albums and even…
Berkeley’s Renowned Traditional Music Venue Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse Awarded $1.161 Million Grant for New Home
Berkeley (California), USA – Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, the longest-running, full-time venue for folk and traditional music west of the Mississippi River, announced today it…
The Thumping Heartbeat of Global Music Takes to the Airwaves
Mount Vernon (Washington), USA – A new radio show, Global Heartthrob hits the airwaves of KSVR, 91.7 FM. Hosted by journalist and musician Patricia Herlevi,…
Guitar Maestro Celebrates the Land of Sherry Wine
Paco Cepero Abolengo (Bujío, 2007) Flamenco guitarists are not very prolific so when one of the top performers releases an album, it is quite a…
Dee Dee Bridgewater Mixes with Mali
This article was published first in Mshale newspaper. After the superlative introduction by Dakota Jazz Club’s owner, Lowell Pickett, I expected a rich, preeminent performance…
Teachers from Singapore Floored by the Magic of Music & Dance of India
By Mrs Sarita Ahooja A team of 21 teachers from Singapore, headed by Mr.Goh Ek Piang, Principal Hougang Primary School and Ms. Ng Swee…
Teenage Fiddler Amanda Shaw Releases Pretty Runs Out
Seventeen year-old New Orleans-based fiddler and singer Amanda Shaw brings dazzling new energy to roots-based Louisiana music with her new CD Pretty Runs Out (Rounder…