The Many Faces of Roots
Various Artists – Reggae Pulse, Vol. 3: Love Songs (Sanctuary Records Group 06076-80446-2, 2004) Sly and Robbie – The Dub Revolutionaries (RAS Sanctuary 06076-89917-2, 2004)…
The Arts sector in the European Union includes 2.5% of the working population
Madrid, Spain – The General Society of Authors and Composers (SGAE) informed today that activities related with the Arts (known as Culture in Europe) represent…
National Endowment For The Arts Announces the 2004 Recipients of the Nation’s Highest Honor in the Folk and Traditional Arts
Washington, D.C., USA – The National Endowment for the Arts today announced the 2004 recipients of the NEA National Heritage Fellowships, the country’s highest honor…
David Darling Records with the Wulu Bunun
San Francisco, USA – The album Mudanin Kata (World Music Network UGCD1032 ) unites singers from the Wulu Bunun people of Taiwan with the sounds…
X-Tango, indeed!
Fernando Otero, X-Tango – Plan (Twinz 602, 2003) This is not your grandmother’s tango! This isn’t even your mother’s tango. X-Tango, indeed! Fernando Otero uses…
Tom Beardslee releases debut CD
Singer/guitarist Tom Beardslee has independently released his debut album, titled Exit this Frame of Mind. The album’s ten tracks cross the Atlantic and back again,…
Fado Star Mariza Participates in the Official Soundtrack of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece
Bloomington, Indiana, USA – A July 12, 2004 release date has been announced by EMI records, for Unity, the official pop soundtrack to the 2004…
\"Veretski Pass,\" East European Jewish Music
San Francisco, USA – Golden Horn Records has released Veretski Pass, Traditional East European Jewish Music by the trio of the same name, made up…
The 2004 JVC Jazz Festival in New York Features Salsa, Jazz and Other Sounds
New York, USA – The 2004 JVC Jazz Festival – New York will cover the city with music June 15 – 26, featuring more than…
Obama – Déjenlos Hablar, the Sounds of Equatorial Guinea
Madrid, Spain – After having worked with most Equatorial Guinean artists in the fields of production and arrangements, Obama now presents his first solo work.…