World Music Guide to Montreal
Contributed by Dan Behrman, with additional research by Angel Romero Montreal has been called The most European city in North America. This Canadian city is…
Adel Salameh, ‘Ud Virtuoso
Adel Salameh – Hafla (Enja CD 9153-2, 2004) and Kanza (Enja CD 9137-2, 2002) ‘Ud virtuoso Adel Salameh performs contemporary Middle Eastern music that combines…
Keeping the Peace
R. Carlos Nakai Quartet People of Peace (Canyon Records CR-7069, 2004) R. Carlos Nakai, Native American flute master, is one busy guy. He’s put out…
Martyn Bennett Dies in Edinburgh at 33
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – Narada Records announced today the death of Martyn Bennett: “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of…
IMA’s Rock N Roll Summer Camp for Girls
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA – Three sessions of the Rock N Roll Camp for Teen-aged Girls camp will be offered by the The Institute for the…
When Electronica meets Tango
Milan, Italy – Difference Music has released Tango? When Electronica meets Tango… It is the follow up to the hugely successful Tango? (Vol.1) release from…
Peru Announces Show by Cuban Orchestra Los Van Van
(Prensa Latina) Lima, Peru – The popular Cuban orchestra Los Van Van will leave for Peru in February, to present its new album Chapeando, local…
Hip Hop Trio Cubanos en la Red to Rap in Colombia
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Popular rapper Osmel Francis, founder and leader of the trio Cubanos en la Red, left for Colombia to arrange various…
Cuban Ethno-metal Band Tendencia Presents Album in Cuba
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – One of the top Cuban rock bands, Tendencia, presented here its latest album. Rebeldes, produced by the major Cuban music…
Magical Sounds of Mexico
Flor de Luna Xochimetzli: México, Mágico, Místico (0+ Music OP103, 2004) Flor de Luna (Moon Flower) is dedicated to the sounds of pre-Colombian Mexico. As…