Wemilere Festival 2004 in November
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Dedicated to the bicentennial of the independence of Haiti, Alejo Carpentier and late artist Martha Jean-Claude, the Wemilere…
Ruth Finesinger Kellam
Ruth Finesinger Kellam died on Thursday, March 4, at the age of 68. She was passionately involved with the Hyde Park Art Fair (serving on…
Hot Percussion Licks
San Francisco, USA – Conga drummer Raymond Simmons has released some of his famous techniques in the Hot Percussion Licks conga drum music lesson booklet…
L’Youm Dima, New Album by Emil Zrihan
Israel – Israeli musician and renowned vocalist Emil Zrihan has a new recording. Zrihan’s new album L’ Youm Dima was produced by the highly acclaimed…
Barefoot in Assisi
Arja Saijonmaa – Nära (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2003) Recently I came across a listing for Finnish vocalist Arja Saijonmaa in the Kirkelig Kulturverksted catalog and her most…
Let’s Hope They Stay
Mahmoud Fadl The Drummers of the Nile in Town (Piranha Musik CD PIR 1791, 2003) For his latest Drummers of the Nile outing (there’s been…
FloydFest Announces Initial Lineup
Floyd, Virginia – The 3rd annual FloydFest, the unique three day roots music and arts festival that made its debut in 2002, recently announced its…
Interview with Paco de Lucía
1. After several years living in Mexico, why have you decided to come back to Spain and settle in Toledo? I decided to come to…
Cuban ‘Sonero’ Ibrahim Ferrer Celebrates his 77th Birthday
[image1_left](Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Veteran Cuban musician Ibrahim Ferrer was paid tribute at his home by family, musicians and friends on his…
Biography soon to be released on Singer Polo Montáñez
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Pinar del Río, Cuba – Memorias de un Guajiro (Memories of a Farmer,) a book about the private life of singer-composer…