2005 ChicoWorld Music Festival
Chico (California), USA – The Chico World Music Festival will be featuring the Pat Metheny Trio (& Quartet) and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra plus free…
WOMEX Award for Bi Kidude
Berlin, Germany – This year’s WOMEX Award will go to Zanzibar’s most famous cultural ambassador, Bi Kidude. In her 90’s now, she started her career…
New Badi Assad Album Available Today
New York (New York), USA – The new album by Brazilian singer and guitarist, Badi Assad (pronounced Bah-Jee Ah-Sahje) will be in stores today. Verde…
Blues and Zydeco Legend Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Dies at 81
Orange (Texas), USA – Award-winning guitarist, fiddler and singer Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown died Saturday, September 10, in his hometown of Orange (Texas). Gatemouth Brown was…
The 2005 World Festival of Sacred Music in Los Angeles
Los Angeles (California), USA – The 2005 World Festival of Sacred Music-Los Angeles begins on Sept 17th with the Sacred World Benefit Concert at University…
Kalahari, A Bushmen Benefit in London
London, England – After a successful summer in the festival fields, the Synergy Community is returning to London to host another series of conscious gatherings.…
New Orleans Musician Fund Established by Music Maker Relief Foundation
Hillsborough (North Carolina), USA – A full week post-Katrina, Little Freddie King’s name finally posted on the Red Cross Survivor’s List. The 65-year-old blues musician,…
Fado Star Ana Moura and Alkinoos Ioannidis in a Double Bill in Chicago
Chicago (Illinois), USA – Fado star Ana Moura (Portugal) and Alkinoos Ioannidis (Cyprus /Greece) perform Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. Both double-bill concerts are…
Sounds of the Sacred, Songs of the Earth Festival
Los Angeles (California), USA – The Sounds of the Sacred, Songs of the Earth Festival & Sunset Concert will be held Sunday, September 18, 2005…
Talkin’ Balkan
Various Artists Rough Guide to the Music of Balkan Gypsies (World Music Network RGNET 1159 CD, 2005) I love albums that get right to the…