Popdeurope, Sounds: Afropean-A-Licious
Berlin, Germany – Popdeurope 2004 will be held July 17 – August 20, 2004, in Berlin, at the House of World Cultures. The festival stays true…
Issa Bagayogo Releases Tassoumakan on Six Degrees Records
San Francisco, USA – Tassoumakan (meaning "Voice of Fire") is Issa Bagayogo ‘s third full-length CD for American label Six Degrees. For this project he…
Universal Music Spain Releases an Ultimate Collection of 50s Flamenco Classics
Madrid, Spain – Universal Music Spain has just released a collection of albums from the 1950s that feature some of the most important classic figures…
Cheb Balowski Hits the Road: European Tour
Madrid, Spain – Mestizo band Cheb Balowski will be touring this summer. They will be playing at the Afro-Latin Festival in Bree (Belgium), Feierwerk-Munich (Germany),…
Irish Gaelic singer releases debut CD
Ireland – Irish Gaelic singer, Brid Ni Mhaoileoin, has released a debut CD, Ar Mhuin na Muice, on her own label, Habari Records. It is…
Amparanoia has a new CD out and Euro Tour
Madrid, Spain – Amparanoia has a new CD out titled Rebeldia Con Alegria (Rebellion with Happiness). It is a compilation album that follows the career…
Madjoka, Sons of Africa
Madrid, Spain – Kelson Music has released Hijos de Africa (Sons of Africa) by Madjoka. It is a compilation album by the legendary band formed…
Ojos Rojos/Black Rain/Al\’andalus, The Most Awaited Spanish Riddim Album
Madrid, Spain – Kamikaze, aka Kiki Sound, has just finished editing an album of Dancehall. Kiki Sound is one of the most active producers in…
Piper Susana Seivane Made Her Mark in Nantes
Nantes, France – Spanish bagpipe sensation, Susana Seivane, played in front of a multitude of people at the Nantes Festival on 12th June. The crowd’s…
Pleased to Meet Them
Shiyani Ngcobo – Introducing Shiyani Ngcobo (World Music Network INTRO101CD, 2004) Vakoka – Introducing Vakoka (World Music Network INTRO102CD, 2004) Sukke – Introducing Sukke (World…