Womex 2003 Deadlines at the End of May
Berlin, Germany – The deadline for showcase and conference applications for WOMEX 2003 (Sevilla, Spain) is May 30. Those interested in taking part in a…
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(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – In the midst of ambitious projects, Adalberto Alvarez Zayas turns 55 year-old. He began his 30 years of…
View More Adalberto Alvarez, a Tireless InnovatorHandpicked – An Acoustic Celebration of the Plucked String in London
London, England – As part of a national tour, Serious is presenting five of the world’s leading exponents of the plucked string at the Queen…
View More Handpicked – An Acoustic Celebration of the Plucked String in LondonAn Interview with Fado Sensation Mariza
Mariza is one of the rising stars of fado. She has one of the finest voices in the fado scene. Mariza brings together tradition and…
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San Francisco, USA – The new volume of the Rough guide collection, released this month, centers on Puerto Rico. The Caribbean island has become home…
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Murat Ses Culduz (Clou Records, Clou-003, KALAN Music, Peacework Music) Culduz is the third and last part of Murat Ses trilogy. Culduz is a Turkic…
View More Culduz – Murat SesBob Brozman Teams up with Debashish Bhattacharya
San Francisco, USA – Following from the critical acclaim of his albums with both Takashi Hirayasu and Renè Lacaille, American acoustic guitarist Bob Brozman has…
View More Bob Brozman Teams up with Debashish BhattacharyaVictor Chorobik\’s Desert of Clouds
UK – Victor Chorobik, a Polish composer based in Canada, has recorded an album of sublime beauty entitled Desert Of Clouds(Iris Light, 2003). Written initially…
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Afro-Celt Sound System – Seed (Real World/Narada Records, 2003) On first listen, I found Afro-Celt’s fourth release to be heavy on the Celtic inspired washes…
View More Afro-Celt Sound System SeedViktor Master’s Balkan World Music
London, England – Viktor Master (alias Viktor Mastoridis), a multi-instrumentalist songwriter born in Greece and brought up in Macedonia has published his World Fusion/New Age…
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