Feathered friends
Mary Youngblood Beneath the Raven Moon (Silver Wave Records) Mother of four children, Aleut and Seminole Indian, award winning flautist Mary Youngblood offers us her…
Marimbas and Flamenco Mestizo Sounds
Ayatana Ayatana (Ventilador Music CDA 035, 2003) The Ventilador label has become Barcelona’s essential label for new world music talent. Ayatana is an unusual group…
Out of Africa
Abyssinia Infinite, featuring Gigi Zion Roots (Network Medien, 2003) Ethiopia’s ‘gift from God,’ better known as Gigi has returned with a sensational homage to traditional…
Cuban Los Jubilados, an Attraction in Bahia
(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Salvador, Brazil – “No musician retires,” stated Cuban artist Juan Gualberto ‘Bebeto’ Ferrer, one of the founders of Los Jubilados, a band shaping…
Silvio Rodríguez Sings in Caracas for the Bolivarian Revolution
(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Caracas, Venezuela – Cuban singer songwriter Silvio Rodríguez performed last weekend in Caracas, in a concert in support of the Bolivarian Revolution led…
Cuban Musicians Mourn Pianist Rubén González
(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuban musicians are again mourning after the death of pianist Rubén González, one of the most famous members of the…
Matthew Zachary Launches Musicforcancer.com
New York, NY. Matthew Zachary, 29, is a recording artist and brain cancer survivor whose recovery has motivated thousands worldwide. His two albums of acoustic…
Flute Maestro Deepak Ram and Sarod virtuoso Arnab Chakrabarty on a Jugalbandi Tour
USA – Hampshire Media Ventures will produce a most unique Indian concert tour in 2004-05. Deepak Ram (a la Buddha Bar and Matrix Revolutions), one…
Hampshire Media launches Sarod virtuoso Arnab Chakrabarty\’s website
USA – Hampshire Media Ventures has launched the new official website of Indian sarod virtuoso Arnab Chakrabarty. http://www.hampshiremedia.com/arnab The website contains a detailed biography of…
Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Gilles Chabenat & Alain Bonnin Trame (independent release) The piano played a pivotal role in the history of jazz. Many jazz pianist luminaries such as…