The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The Middle East
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 6 – The Middle East ISBN: 0824060423 On the sixth volume of the set, expert writers present the major…
Portuguese Vocalist Dulce Pontes Performs At Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago (Illinois), USA – On Tuesday, November 8 at 7 pm, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents the Chicago debut of Dulce Pontes, the…
Demirhan Baylan Releases Fan Sponsored Album
Turkish singer-songwriter Demirhan Baylan is now about to release his 7th solo album on his own record company with an alternative marketing strategy. With this…
Kora Awards 2005
The countdown to the Kora Awards and Festival is officially on. The Kora organizers have received a record number of entries from musicians throughout the…
Paris Combo: Ooh, La La
Contributed by: Patty-Lynne Herlevi Paris Combo Triple Door, Seattle, Washington October 31, 2005 7:30 p.m. show Halloween in Seattle is serious business for some. Even…
Memorable Reggae Classics
Various Artists Reggae Gold (Hip-O Records/Universal Music, 2005) The songs on this 2 CD set will take you back to the Golden Age of reggae…
2006 Lo-Budget Love Music Competition – The World Music Category
Venice Beach (California), USA – Innovation Entertainment Group has announced that entries for the 2006 Lo-Budget Love Music Competition are now being accepted. All unsigned…
Master Jembe Drummer Mamady Kourouma in Boston
Master drummer Mamady Kourouma will be teaching workshops December 2, 3 and 4 of 2005 in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). The workshops will be held at…
Irish Christmas in America – US December tour featuring Téada, Cathie Ryan, stepdancing and more
Connecticut, USA – Irish Christmas in America, a 15-city tour including New York, Washington, Berkeley and Dallas, will bring the spirit of Christmas on a…
Dream Walkers and Global Rockers
Kan’Nal Dreamwalker (Physiks Records [no number], 2005) Difficult to label yet strangely compelling because of that very difficulty, the music of Kan’Nal is a tightly…