Bob Marley & The Wailers Retrospective
Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers – Gold (Tuff Gong/Island/Universal Music, 2005) Bob Marley has become news again with the celebrations…
World Music Festival Donates Proceeds to Tsunami Victims
Parla, Madrid, Spain – The city of Parla, in the suburbs south of Madrid (Spain), will present in January and February its annual world music…
The Recording Academy Announces 2005 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Santa Mónica, California, USA – Recording artists Eddy Arnold, Art Blakey, the original members of the Carter Family, Morton Gould, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Jerry…
National Trova Festival Carlos Puebla in Memoriam Opens in Cuba
[image1_left](Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The 10th National Trova Festival Carlos Puebla in Memoriam opened in Manzanillo, with the traditional march of the participants to…
Bebo Valdés and the Rhythm \’Batanga\’
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Bebo Valdés is one of the most famous Cuban musicians, as well as his son Jesús "Chucho" Valdes. Day after…
David Calzado´s Music Tints Film of Cuban Atmosphere
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The music by Cuban bandleader David Calzado and his Charanga Habanera grants the perfect Cuban atmosphere for the film starring…
Hiphopping into a New Year
By Mike Fuller (Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Occasional sprinkles kept down the dust for more than a hundred dedicated rappers and fans at the…
Worldbeat Sounds by Rome\’s Immigrants
L’Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio L’Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio (APV 001, 2004) Western Europe is becoming a land of immigrants. Italy is no exception. The outstanding…
Healing Water
Marta Gómez Cantos De Agua Dulce: Songs of the Sweet Water (Chesky Records JD281, 2004) I heard one of this disc’s songs on a global…
Drufiacc, the latest by Norwegian Band Flukt
Norway – Drufiacc, released by Norwegian label 2L, is the latest recording by Flukt. The Norwegian band combines the rhythms of blues and Nordic tunes…