Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited Revisit New York City
New York (New York), USA – Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited return to New York City for a concert at SOBs. The concert will…
Odetta at Tribeca Performing Arts Center
New York (New York), USA – Folk/blues icon Odetta wilbe performing at Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City on Friday, April 14 at…
Outreach Takes MerleFest to Local Schools
Wilkesboro (North Carolina), USA – MerleFest 2006, the 19th annual festival in celebration of the music of the late Merle Watson and his father Doc…
Chicano Zen, the Latest by Charanga Cakewalk
The CD cover of Charanga Cakewalk’s Chicano Zen (Triloka Records) features a tortilla-fied yin-yang symbol adorned by iconic flaming Mexican Sacred Hearts. In Austin, Texas,…
Solas Presents 10th Anniversary Shows in New York
New York (New York), USA – Celtic group Solas will be performing in New York City at Makor. The concert will be held Thursday, April…
Alexander’s Reggaetime Band
Monty Alexander Concrete Jungle: The Music of Bob Marley (Telarc CD-83635, 2006) This isn’t the first time Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander has jazzed up reggae…
WOMAD Rivermead Scheduled for July 28-30
Reading, UK – WOMAD returns to the banks of the River Thames in Reading for another extravaganza of music, arts and dance from around the…
Sábado de Gloria: All-Star Salute to the Giants of Latin Jazz Brings Together Afro-Caribbean Jazz Greats
Brooklyn (New York), USA – (PRNewswire) On Saturday, April 15, 2006, some of the all-time great Afro-Caribbean jazz musicians will gather for a once-in- a-lifetime…
Chick Corea, Airto Moreira & Eddie Gomez Recreate Return to Forever
New York (New York), USA – Jazz history is always in the making when Chick Corea is around, and fans are in for another great…
Bahia’s Drumming Life
Carlinhos Brown Carlinhos Brown – World Music Portraits (Shanachie, 2004) Carlinhos Brown is a fascinating musician and composer. He grew up in an impoverished part…