The Rough Guide to the Music of Israel
San Francisco (California), USA – The Rough Guide collection has released The Rough Guide to the Music of Israel this month in North America. Israeli…
Samite at HotHouse in Chicago February 24
Chicago (Illinois), USA – Ugandan musician Samite will be performing at HotHouse in Chicago on Friday, February 24. The concert begins at 7:30pm, $12 in…
Bending the Ear of Cuban Music
Miguel ‘Angá’ Díaz Echu Mingua (World Circuit/Nonesuch 79658-2, 2006) After the wild success of the Buena Vista Social Club, there was an almost insane rush…
Latin Bassist Victor Venegas Dies at 73
New York City, USA – Mexican bassist Victor Venegas died February 12, 2006, due to illness. He worked with the cream of US-based Latin jazz…
The Rough Guide to Urban Latino
San Francisco (California), USA – The Rough Guide to Urban Latino focuses on rap from Colombia, rock nacional from Argentina, Cuban ska, Mexican electronica, reggaeton…
Andrea Gerak: the Enigmatic Hungarian Female Voice, Possible Successor of Marta Sebestyen
Looking for musical beauty and searching to find new and impressive artists, so that they leave us perplexed and without words, with their talents… One…
The Rough Guide to Bhangra Dance
San Francisco (California), USA – World Music Network has announced the North American of release of The Rough Guide to Bhangra Dance (RGNET1154CD). The compilation…
Ancient Slovak Ballads in a New Light
Zuzana Homolová Tvojej duši zahynúť nedám (Slnko Records SZ 0017 2 331, 2005) Slovak singer Zuzana Homolová is a renowned folk singer in her country.…
Saida Karoli ISC World Music Finalist
After a good show during the Kora All Africa Music Awards in December 2005, The Tanzanian song bird, Saida Karoli has entered the finalists list…
World Music Central Upgrade
World Music Central will be performing upgrades to improve the entire site. You might experience technical difficulties during the next days. At times, our site…