MerleFest 2006 Starts Thursday, April 27
Wilkesboro (North Carolina), USA – Wilkes Community College will present MerleFest 2006, the 19th annual festival in celebration of the music of the late Merle…
Blues Legend Taj Mahal and Gospel Soul Diva Mavis Staples in Tucson
Tucson (Arizona), USA – Blues legend Taj Mahal and Gospel Diva Mavis Staples play UApresents’ season finale on Sunday, April 30th at the Fox Theatre.…
All Roads Lead to Lagos
Various Artists – Lagos Chop Up (Honest Jon’s Records HJR CD15, 2005) Various Artists – Lagos All Routes (Honest Jon’s Records HJR CD17, 2005) Nigeria…
Arvel Bird Nominated for Two Nammys
Native American musician Arvel has been nominated for two (2) Nammys in the Best Instrumental Recording category for his Arvel Live! CD and in the…
Wa-Zimba, Keeping the spirit of Madagascar alive
San Francisco (California), USA – Tinder Records releases French-Madagascar trio Wa-Zimba’s debut, Mande Wazy. Based in France and founded by French jazz-fusion guitarist Philippe Robert,…
Last Call for Womex 2006 proposals
Berlin, Germany – There are only 8 days left to submit proposals to the Womex organizers. April 28 is when Womex must have – in…
Mary Youngblood to Release ‘Dance with the Wind’ May 23
Boulder (Colorado), USA – Native American flutist, Mary Youngblood, will release her new album, Dance With the Wind, May 23 on Silver Wave Records. Inspired…
2006 Winners of the Lo-Budget Love Music Competition
Santa Mónica (California), USA – Innovation Entertainment Group has announced the winners of the international Lo-Budget Love Music Competition: Pasensi kado, written by Ruth Van…
Putumayo Releases Paris
New York (New York), USA – Putumayo’s latest release, Paris, focuses on the nouvelle scène (new scene), a group of artists that have revitalized French…
Croatian Band Kries Will Perform at Balkan Fever
Croatia – As part of the Balkan Fever festival, Kries will perform on April 29 (20:00) at Joe Zawinul’s Birdland club in Vienna. The repertoire…