Ernesto Vega and Luis Gonzalez Kings of JoJazz Festival
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – A jury headed by legendary Cuban jazz piano player Jesus “Chucho” Valdes, a winner of four Grammy Awards,…
New Album by Silvio Rodriguez Well Received in Mexico
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The 11-track album Cita con Ángeles, the latest album by Silvio Rodríguez, went on sale in Mexico at…
Cuban Grammy-Award Winning Rumba Musicians "Los Papines" Turn 40
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Los Papines, Cuban rumba virtuosos who won a Grammy for the album La rumba soy yo (I am…
Hot Salsa from Japan
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Tokyo, Japan – The Salsa Cubana 2003 Contest, sponsored by Havana Club, a group of Japanese companies and the Cuban Embassy…
Music Tribute to Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Several Cuban soloists and groups will participate Monday and Tuesday in the second “Chano Pozo in Memoriam,” a…
Get With The Beat
Airto Moreira – Life After That (Narada 70876-18077-2-1, 2003) Babatunde Olatunji – Healing Session (70876-18132-2-7, 2003) Airto Moreira and Babatunde Olatunji both have solidified reputations…
Exploring music from the sub continent
Shiv Kumar Sharma & Shafaat Ahmed Khan – The Inner Path (Sense World Music, 2003) Santosh Nahar – The Golden Bow (Sense World Music, 2003)…
New World Fusion CD released for the Holidays
Gathering has just released the new world music holiday CD, “A Holiday Celebration,”which includes guests from the world music scene. Combining diverse instruments such as…
Automaton² (Automaton Square), new album of Murat Ses to be released in early 2004
Austria – With Automaton² planned to be released early 2004, Murat Ses goes on to telling musical stories of his “impressions of the timeless and…
The bonny tunes of Scotland
The Tannahill Weavers Arnish Light (Green Linnet Records, 2003) You don’t have to be Scottish to visualize misty heather-covered moors when the sound of bagpipes…