International Consternation about the Senseless Murder of Reggae Icon Lucky Dube
South African media, reggae fans, international music media and news wire services kept reporting today about the senseless murder of reggae star Luck Dube.…
African Reggae Star Lucky Dube Murdered in Robbery
Renowned South African musician, Lucky Dube was killed by gunshot in front of his son and daughter in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to a police…
Breathing Sitar
Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale Breathing Under Water (Mahattan Records/EMI, 2007) The 25-year old Anoushka Shankar continues her explorations of Indian music and global sounds…
Murat Ses latest solo album Umami released in the USA
New York (USA) – Murat Ses’ latest solo album Umami has been released by Clou Records (Florida-USA) and will be distributed by several companies including…
Symphony Center Presents “Spiritual Sounds Of Central Asia” in November
Chicago (Illinois), USA – Symphony Center presents “Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia: Nomads, Mystics, and Troubadours”—a curated program with music of central Asia’s ancient past,…
November Programming at World Music Saturdays at Colonial
Madrid, Spain – World music venue Colonial fills up with southern warm. From Madagascar to Brazil, the programmers invite the audience to cross three continents,…
Movement in Exile Celebrates Global Dance
Movement in exile is a new festival for dance in exile. We want to promote and stage professional productions in per definition non-western dance. What…
Peter Gabriel Receives Top Honor at 2007 BMI London Awards
London, UK (Business Wire) – American music rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) saluted Europe’s premier songwriters, composers and music publishers tonight at its 2007…
Singer-Songwriter Surprises with Cutting Edge Guitar
Swati Small Gods (Bluhammock, 2007) Indian-American singer-songwriter Swati is a spectacular guitarist. Her latest album Small Gods focuses on her singer-songwriter side. The songs are…
World Music at Colonial Presents Hexacorde, Innovative Spanish Folk
Madrid, Spain – After the first two weeks of world music at the new Madrid venue, where funk and progressive rock were combined with Maghrebian…