Rita Marley Will Bring Africa Unite to South Africa in 2007
Los Angeles (California), USA – Rita Marley on behalf of The Bob & Rita Marley Foundations announced at a press conference in South Africa yesterday…
World Music Labels Receive WOMEX & WMCE Awards
This year, WOMEX, together with its partners at the World Music Charts Europe have decided to award labels instead of chart-topping world music CDs. “In…
2007 Mantra International World Music Festival
The 2007 Mantra International World Music Festival will be held on February 9, 10, 11th, 2007. The Mantra International World Music Festival is about Music…
Four new World Fusion releases on the Net Dot Music label
Boston (Massachusetts), USA – Net Dot Music, Inc. announces the simultaneous release of four new full-length CDs in the jazz/world fusion genres by bass guitar…
The Pan Global Cargo of Darko Rundek
Mhm A-Ha Oh Yeah Da-Da is the latest release by Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar on Piranha Musik. The CD’s songs tell of the loneliness…
Natacha Atlas at Madison World Music Festival
Madison (Wisconsin), USA – Natacha Atlas, winner of the Best World Music Act/Ethnic Multicultural Media Award, jumpstarts Madison World Music Festival and World Stage Series…
Vas Vocalist Azam Ali Releases Elysium for the Brave
Elysium for the Brave (Six Degrees Records), Azam Ali’s second solo album, signals a new turn in her musical evolution. The album, her most ambitious…
Native Intensity: From Native American Flute to Pow-Wow Songs
Reviews By Patty-Lynne Herlevi Peter Phippen Shadows of Dawn (Canyon Records, 2006) Gerald Primeaux Sr. Voice of Dakota, Harmonized Healing Songs (Canyon Records, 2006) Pima…
Online Music Education – Music of the Vedas
Indian Classical Music dates back to Vedic period. Dr. Lalmani Misra researched into the music of Sama-Veda and deciphered the notes used in that period.…
Flamenco Singer ‘El Turronero’ Dies at 59
Utrera (Sevilla), Spain – Singer Manuel Mancheno Peña, known artistically as “El Turronero”, died September 1st at a Sevilla hospital of a stroke. He was…