Bachar Khalife and Trilok Gurtu at Lebanon Jazz Festival
Lebanon – Lebanese percussionist Bachar Khalife will accompany renowned Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu in a performance at Lebanon Jazz Festival on September 3rd at the…
Benefit Concert for New Orleans Hurricane Victims in Toronto
Toronto, Canada – On Sunday, September 25th, 2005 from 7pm to Midnight, former New Orlean’s resident Kevin Clark and friends will gather for a benefit…
Amadou & Mariam and Boubacar Traoré September 17 in Chicago
Chicago (Illinois), USA – The AfroPop Worldwide Dance Party featuring Amadou et Mariam (Mali) and Boubacar Traoré (Mali), two popular musical acts from West Africa,…
Music TV Channels Announce Hurricane Katrina relief campaign
USA – Several of the best known cable TV music channels, MTV, VH1, and CMT today announced the first stage of an ongoing Hurricane Katrina…
World Music Community Fundraises for Katrina Victims
Several efforts are underway in the world music community to raise funds for the Hurricane Katrina survivors. World music industry veteran Tom Frouge is planning…
Mexican Night at 7th Annual Chicago World Music Festival
Chicago (Illinois), USA – In celebration of Mexican Independence Day, Mexican Night kicks off opening evening festivities as part of World Music Festival: Chicago 2005…
WOMEX Will Be Held in Sevilla, Spain, 2006 and 2007
Madrid, Spain – Reports from Madrid indicate that Seville will host once more the WOMEX conference in 2006 and 2007. The 2006 conference is scheduled…
New Orleans Music Club Looted
New Orleans (Louisiana), USA – Rock band Supagroup, based in New Orleans, has reported that its bar/club, The Saint Bar & Lounge, located in the…
Relief Information to Help Victims of Hurricane Katrina
World Music Central laments the disaster that has struck the southern states of the United States. Some of the poorest citizens of the United States…
Mauritanian Crossroads
Daby Touré Diam (Realworld, 2004) Mauritania is a crossroads of cultures. It connects the Arabic traditions of North Africa (Magreb) with the sounds of the…