Following in the Footsteps of Fela
Akoya – Introducing the Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble (Afrobomb Music [no number], 2004) Afrobeat, the percolating, politicized style constructed from some of the rougher edges of…
Cal Performances Announces the Cancellation of Concert by Cuban Musician Barbarito Torres
Berkeley, California, USA – Cal Performances announced November 7 the cancellation of the concert by acclaimed Cuban lute master Barbarito Torres and his nine-member ensemble,…
Heartland Seminar on Arabic Music
Chicago, Illinois, USA – Xauen Music will be sponsoring The Heartland Seminar on Arabic and Eastern Music on March 19-23, 2005, at DeKoven Center in…
Lucas Cuban Music Video Awards: Diversify and Grow
(Prensa Latina)Havana, Cuba – The Lucas Awards (Cuban Music Video) have become a boost for original, creative ideas. The Award ceremony held at the National…
Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi Creates Original Score for House of Flying Daggers
New York City, USA – Japanese musician Shigeru Umebayashi has composed the music for House Of Flying Daggers, a Sony Pictures Classics release starring Zhang…
The Software running the site has been upgraded
Burlington, North Carolina, USA – World Music Central has performed a site-wide upgrade to the software that runs the back-end of our site. This process…
Cuban Music also succeeds in Norway
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The band Clásicos Pineros, from Isla de la Juventud, performed various shows in Norway. Representatives of the traditional rhythm “Sucu…
Nuevo Flamenco Pioneer Manzanita Dies at 48
Alhaurín De La Torre, Málaga, Spain – City officials announced that Flamenco singer and guitarist, José Ortega Heredia, also known as ‘Manzanita,’ died last night…
Pablo Milanés to close World Intellectuals & Artists Meeting
(Prensa Latina) Caracas, Venezuela – Pablo Milanés will return to Venezuela, to close the World Meeting of Intellectuals & Artists in Defense of Humanity in…
Tennessee fiddler Ralph Blizard Dies at 85
Ralph Blizard, renowned Tennessee fiddler, passed away December 3 at his home in Blountville, TN, two days shy of his 86th birthday. Ralph was a…