Vieux Farka Touré Remix Contest with Creative Commons
New York (NY), USA – Creative Commons, Modiba Productions and Global Beat Fusion have joined forces to present the Vieux Farka Touré/ “Ana” Remix Contest.…
A successful first week for Celtic Connections 2007
Glasgow, Scotland – In a successful first week for Celtic Connections 2007, the 19-day festival has already seen a whole host of highlights. This year’s…
Reggae the Easy Way
Various Artists Six the Hard Way (Heartbeat 11661-7829-2, 2006) In case you can’t afford the whole line of Studio One reggae reissues recently put out…
Celtic Connections 2007 Presents Swedish, Breton and Scottish Acts and Pipe Band Extravaganza on Saturday January 27th
Glasgow, Scotland – The Classic Albums strand continues at today’s Celtic Connections 2007 festival, with a live performance of an album that many critics agree…
Exhilarating Flamenco Chill Out
Chambao Pokito a Poko (Sony Music Spain/Norte, 2005) One of the finest world music CDs from Spain is now available in North America. Pokito a…
Scottish Talent, Piper Tribute, Blues and Fiddlin’ at Celtic Connections 2007 Friday 26th January
Glasgow, Scotland – Showcase Scotland continues and the Celtic Connections line-up is filled with fresh Scottish talent. Elsewhere on the Friday program, a host of…
New Artists Announced for WOMAD New Zealand 2007
New Zealand – Eleven new artists have joined the line-up of performers for WOMAD New Zealand 2007 hailing from the United States, the Russian Republic,…
Legendary Boys of the Lough at Celtic Connections 2007 on Thursday 25th January
Glasgow, Scotland – Thursday marks the beginning of Showcase Scotland, a five day promotional event taking place at the festival in order to provide Scottish…
Showcase Scotland Concert at Celtic Connections 2007
Glasgow, Scotland – Showcase Scotland is the largest gathering of the international music community in Scotland, and runs for five days during Celtic Connections. Now…
Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival 2007
Stanford (California), USA – Stanford University hosts the third annual Pan-Asian Music Festival February 17–24, 2007. This year’s festival, Drum Beats of Asia, is a…