Drummer Lamine Lopez Soumah Dies of Motorcycle Injuries
Contributed by Tiani Tarr Lamine Lopez Soumah died on Tuesday, August 10, 2004, after a motorcycle accident and several months in medical care. His death…
Count ’em
Various Artists Many Blessings (Silver Wave Records SD 940, 2004) Native American fusion music can be a dicey thing. Some of it winds up so…
Bebo Valdés & Diego ‘El Cigala’ Present Black Tears in New York
New York, USA – Bebo Valdés & Diego ‘El Cigala’ will make their New York City concert debut at the Beacon Theater on September 8,…
Ahmet Altýparmak has Died
Cyprus – Famous darbuka and def player Ahmet Altýparmak, the last living representative of Mehmetaliler, a band which has a very important place in Turkish…
Various Artists -Paris City Coffee
Paris City Coffee perfectly encapsulates France’s cultural diversity. It gives you access to the creme de la creme of French music over the past 35…
Turkish Delights
Mercan Dede – Sufi Traveler (Doublemoon/Mi5/Caroline Dist., 2004) Burhan Ocal and the Trakya All Stars Featuring Smadj – Kirklareli Il Siniri (Doublemoon DM20, 2003) Born…
The Indie Acoustic Project Awards Now Accepting Submission
Boulder, Colorado, USA – The Indie Acoustic Project is now accepting submissions for its “Best CDs of 2004” Awards. What qualifies: any full-length (25 minutes…
Hundreds of Unpublished Photos of Bob Marley Will Appear in Rebel Music
(PRWEB) – Rebel Music – Bob Marley and Roots Reggae is a new book from Genesis Publications, featuring over 400 photographs, mostly unseen, by Kate…
Oral Historian Djali Djimo Kouyate Dies at 51
Djimo Kouyate, a jali, oral historian and 149th generation of the Kouyate family of jali, historians and musicians, died in Washington, DC, on August 1.…
Brazilian Bossa Nova Singer/Guitarist Rosa Passos Presents Amorosa
New York, USA – Rosa Passos’s new CD, Amorosa (Sony Classical) is a tribute to the legendary Joao Gilberto Brazilian classic album Amoroso. For this…