Jaques Morelenbaum Produces New Mariza CD
Mariza is in Brazil working on a new album to be produced by Jaques Morelenbaum. As yet untitled, this will be Mariza’s third album, following…
Ghana musicians worry about new legislation
A new copyright bill in Ghana will according to musicians and lawyers associations in be used to impose fees on Ghanaians who use folklore in…
Award-Winning Master of Azerbaijani Accordion Featured by Kronos Quartet
San Francisco, California, USA – Stanford Lively Arts presents the Kronos Quartet, champions of new classical music, with special guest Rahman Asadollahi, award-winning composer, conductor,…
Cantos de mujer, New Album by Sara Gonzalez
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Cantos de Mujer (Songs of a Woman) is the latest production by singer Sara Gonzalez, released by Bis Music recording…
Reggae’s Poetry Man Releases Concert DVD
With his suit, spectacles and fedora, Linton Kwesi Johnson looks more like a dapper West Indian sleuth than one of the most renowned figures in…
Afro-Cuban Legend Lazaro Ros Dies at 80
Cuba – Cuban news sources reported the death of Lázaro Ros, one of the best known artists in the African tradition of Cuba. Ros died…
African Reggae Star Alpha Blondy Confronts Political Realities On Elohim
New York City, USA – The issues that plague The Ivory Coast and other African nations are prominent on Alpha Blondy‘s latest CD, Elohim, a…
Bebo Valdes Presents "Lagrimas Negras" at the Olympia
(Prensa Latina) Paris.- Bebo Valdes and Diego "El Cigala" currently present their successful album Lagrimas Negras, one of the most important events in Spain’s music…
Young Cuban Artists Sing for Jose Martí\’s Anniversary
(Prensa Latina) Havana.- A group of young Cuban folk singers, including William Vivanco, Fernando Becquer, the duo Karma and Fidel Diaz will see the day…
Caribbean Festival in Cuba Includes Tribute Gala for Ali Primera
(Prensa Latina) Santiago de Cuba – A tribute gala for the emblematic Venezuelan singer Ali Primera will take place here during the 25th Caribbean Festival,…