Kenya Feel the Spirit?
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya (World Music Network RGNET 1137 CD, 2004) The tightly syncopated, guitar-percolating style known as benga…
Charles Chase, proprietor of The Folk Music Center Dies at 89
Charles Chase, poet, proprietor of The Folk Music Center, and expert on folk instruments from around the world, died on May 21 in Claremont, CA.…
Major World Music stars at California Worldfest 2004
Grass Valley, California, USA – California Worldfest will take place July 15-18, 2004, in Grass Valley, California. Many well known artists are scheduled to play:…
Shacking Up
Aphrodesia – Shackrobeat Vol. 1 (Flatbed Lamborgini Records FLR808, 2003) Though they’ve been pegged as part of the current Afrobeat revival, San Francisco’s Aphrodesia go beyond that.…
Happy Birthday Captain – Neville Jule
Happy Birthday “Captain” – Neville Jules May 21, 2003 By Khalick J. Hewitt The name Neville Jules is synonymous with discipline and innovation. Under the…
The Fez Singers, Morocco’s Finest Traditional A Cappella Performing in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – The Fez Singers, Morocco’s premiere Sacred Music ensemble, will make its North American Debut on Wednesday June 9th, 2004, at…
Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2004: “The Soul of Africa”
Winterthur, Switzerland – The Afro-Pfingsten Festival will take place May 27 through May 31. With its diverse program, it plans to show visitors a glimpse…
Silvio Rodriguez Pays Tribute to Frank Fernandez
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana.- With his usual serious face, head bowed and eloquent on his guitar, Silvio Rodriguez, considered the leading representative of Cuban…
Cuban Musicians Targeting Guinness Record
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Santiago de Cuba – A 14-day marathon performance of the “Son” rhythm entered its third day in Guantanamo, the easternmost Cuban…
efolkMusic Converts to Nonprofit, Aiming to “Save the Last Great Pickers on Earth”
(PRWEB) – Talk about ahead of their time, or, in Internet-speak, “bleeding edge”: efolkMusic was selling downloads for a buck starting back in 1999, just…