An Original Night for Manzanillo
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Manzanillo, Cuba – An unforgettable night was that when Original de Manzanillo, one of Cuba’s best orchestras, celebrated its 40th anniversary…
Desandann Vocal Group Tours Haiti
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Camagüey, Cuba – The vocal group Desandann, made up of musicians of Haitian origin from Camagüey, visited Haiti for the fourth…
Music Is Essential in Sports, Cuban Coach Says
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Guantánamo, Cuba – The renowned Cuban boxing trainer Alcides Sagarra, who coached many Cuban teams in Olympic, Pan-American and Central American…
Tunes From the Dunes
Various Artists – Oxfam Arabia (World Music Network RGNET 1121 CD, 2003) Various Artists – The Rough Guide to the Music of Egypt (World Music Network…
Jazz Yatra
Jazz is arguably the most argumentative form of music (even has diminished and argumented chords!). So at the outset let me present my side of…
Singing the blues for Mother Earth
Where We Live, Benefit CD for Earthjustice (Higher Octave Music, 2003) Musicians have proven time and time again their compassion by recording benefit albums or…
Recording Academy® Announces 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award And Trustees Award Recipients
Santa Mónica, USA – Recipients of the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award and Trustees Award were announced today by the Recording Academy®. Recording artists Van Cliburn,…
Cubans Get Most Grammy Nominations in Tropical Traditional Music Category
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Beverly Hills.- At a ceremony held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, in California, a group of pop stars, including Dido, Moby…
Sweet, sweet showers of Blues
Knut Reiersrud –Tramp (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1993) & Sweet Showers of Rain (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2001) Norwegian blues man Knut Reiersrud discovered Miles Davis when he was…
Bill Frisell with Djelimady Tounkara
London, England – American superstar Bill Frisell and his band has joined forces with Malian master musician Djelimady Tounkara for a stunning collaboration by two…