Satalla’s Owner Talks About His Decision to Close the Popular World Music Club
New York City (New York), USA – In an e-mail sent to the media, Michael Yaacobi explains why he decided to close New York City‘s…
Mystic Peyote Songs
McClellan, Kyle Robedeaux and Brian Stoner For Our Loved Ones (Canyon Records CR-6397, 2005) Peyote is a hallucinogen made from a woolly Mexican cactus. It…
411 & Amnesty International’s Hip-Hop Musical Connects 30,000 Students to Human Rights Education
Ottawa, Canada – Facilitated by Canadian non-profit youth organization The 411 Initiative For Change (411), with the guidance of the human rights organization Amnesty International,…
Music For Productions officially launches website
Toronto (Ontario), Canada – MusicForProductions.com, a website that improves the process of sourcing and licensing music for productions while offering a first-rate music selection, is…
Live 8 At Eden – Africa Calling on DVD
Los Angeles (California), USA – Rhino Entertainment has released Live 8 at Eden – Africa Calling on DVD. The music festival Africa Calling was organized…
World Music Guide to Vancouver
Vancouver is one of the hotspots in Canada. The city has become a magnet for a thriving Asian community, primarily Chinese. It has also attracted…
Mojmir Novakovic i Kries Win Croatian Music Award
Croatia – Mojmir Novakovic i Kries won the Croatian Music Award – PORIN in the category of best album of original music for theatre, movie…
A Feast of Persian And Middle Eastern Percussion
London, England – Zarbang has a new CD entitled Persian and Middle Eastern Percussion, on ARC Music. Zarbang was created by leading Iranian percussionists Behnam…
Nothing Motley About This Krewe
Toubab Krewe Toubab Krewe (Upstream Records UP252, 2005) The word “toubab” reportedly means something along the lines of “white guy” in much of West Africa,…
Reggae Tribute to Maná
New York City, USA – CMH/Snake Machine Records has released Destinacion Maná: Tributo A Maná, a tribute to the popular Mexican band. Joe Ferry, the…