Orishas Presents El Kilo, its Third Serving of Afrocuban Rap
Miami, Florida, USA – Afro-Cuban rappers, Orishas, have a third album. El Kilo (Universal/Surco) was recorded between Liege, Madrid and Paris. This Cuban trio, which…
Chicano Music Legend Lalo Guerrero Dies
Eduardo “Lalo” Guerrero Jr., hailed as the father of Chicano music and a voice of the Mexican-American community for more than 60 years has died…
Oh, Danny Don’t
I imagine more than a just few people will be waking up the day after St. Patrick’s Day still wearing-‘o-the-green, of course it might just…
International Lute Meeting in Athens, Greece
On Friday 8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of April 2005, the cultural organization En Chordais – Musical Traditions of the Mediterranean, is materializing the…
World Trends, an Ethno-Groove Collection
Lisbon, Portugal – World Trends (Different World DW50010CD, 2005) is an album that gathers some of the best names in the art of melting roots…
The Rough Guide to Irish Music, Dublin to Donegal
San Francisco, California, USA – Coinciding with the celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day, the Rough Guide series has released the Rough Guide to Irish Music,…
Celtic Fiddle Festival Plays On
Danbury, Connecticut, USA – The popular Celtic band Celtic Fiddle Festival is back for Saint Patrick’s Day with Play On. After the unexpected passing of…
Steelband Woman
(PRWEB) – The month of March every year is Woman’s Month in the United States. As we pay homage to women I want to take…
WOMEX 2005 Jury Announced
UK – The organizers of WOMEX, the largest world music conference, announced the name of the The 7 Samurai. This is the name given to…
Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico Present Sumiglia
Savina Yannatou – Sumiglia (ECM, 2005) Sumiglia is Savina Yannatou’s first ECM studio album and her first creative collaboration with producer Manfred Eicher. Pooling songs…