ASAP, The Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project
Connecticut, USA – ASAP: the Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project was released in late 2004 on the Apple iTunes Music Store for retail sale, the first…
Mandingroove by Cheick-Tidiane Seck
Malian keyboardist, Cheick-Tidiane Seck, has a new album out entitled MandinGroove (Circular Moves). Recorded in Paris, New York and Los Angeles, MandinGroove is a title…
Godfrey Townsend Joins New York Rockers for Tsunami Relief Efforts
Glendale, New York – Rock guitarist Godfrey Townsend has jumped on board with The New York rock band Almighty Love Noise ( ALN ) to…
Calabash Music Donates Sales Proceeds of Sumatran Recording for Tsunami Aid Victims
USA – Online retailer Calabash Music has announced that it will be donating 100% of proceeds from sales of a Sumatran recording to relief agencies…
Where There’s Fire
Rebeca Mauleón Latin Fire (Rumbeca Music RM 7777, 2004) This disc’s unimaginative title does no favors apart from aptly describing the music and possibly providing…
Pianist Chucho Valdes: Grand Theater of Havana Award 2005
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Famous Cuban pianist and composer Jesús “Chucho” Valdés, five-time Grammy Award winner, received the annual Grand Theater of Havana Award…
The Experiments of a Percussion Master
Arto Tunçboyaciyan Artostan (Heaven and Earth CD HE 19, 2005) The CD describes Arto Tunçboyaciyan‘s music as avant-garde folk and the description is pretty accurate.…
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Present The Seventh Annual Native American Music Awards – Nominees Announced
The Seventh Annual Native American Music Awards, or Nammys, will be held Thursday, February 10th, 2005 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in…
Sweet!
Various Artists Music from the Chocolate Lands (Putumayo PUT 230-2, 2004) Following the success of their collections Music from the Coffee Lands (2 volumes) and…
Carlos Varela to Present Compilation Album in Cuba
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Cuban folk singer and composer Carlos Varela will perform his first concert of 2005 the night of January 8, to…