First WOMEX 2005 Showcases Confirmed
Berlin, Germany – The WOMEX organizers have confirmed some of the artists that will be performing at the annual conference. Performing at a WOMEX showcase…
The Castle Festival in New York: Welcoming the World for 150 Years
New York City (New York), USA – Battery Conservancy & World Music Institute hosts a free music festival to mark the 150th Anniversary of the…
Romanies to sue disco club guards
Czech Republic (News source: Romea) – Romany monthly Romano Vodi as well as a Romany young couple, David Tiser and Renata, plan to file a…
Flamenco Percussion DVD
Barcelona, Spain – Ventilador Music has released an educational video titled La percusión en el Flamenco [Flamenco percussion] (DVB300), by Nan Mercader. It’s designed to…
South African Music Benefit Album
South Africa – A benefit album entitled Thina Simunye (We Are Together) is now available. Produced by the Children of Agape Orphanage in South Africa,…
Flamenco Legend El Chocolate Dies at 75
Seville, Spain – Flamenco legend and Latin Grammy winner Antonio Núñez Montoya, ‘El Chocolate‘, died on July 19 at his home in Seville. The cantaor…
The Film Market’s new feature at WOMEX 2005: Pitching Session
Vienna, Austria – the International Music & Media Centre (IMZ) is organizing a Pitching Session for audiovisual co-productions at Womex, whose function will be to…
The San Francisco World Music Festival 2005
San Francisco (California), USA – The San Francisco World Music Festival 2005 will celebrate its Sixth Anniversary September 26 – October 16, 2005 with an…
Cambridge massive
Horace X Strategy (Phantom, 2005) This six-piece band from Cambridge, UK, have been on the scene since 1993. In that time they’ve not exactly been…
Let the Son Shine In
Sierra Maestra Son: Soul of a Nation (World Music Network/Riverboat Records TUGCD1039, 2005) No band is better qualified to present an album celebrating the history…