Preparations Advance for International Benny Moré Festival
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha ) Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cienfuegos.- All Las Lajas seems to be working on preparations for the 14th International Benny…
From the Roots of Moravian Folklore
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech label, Indies Records, has released a new album that focuses on the Moravian tradition. Magic Playing…from the Roots of Moravian…
Cast Your Nomination to the National Recording Registry Today
Washingon DC, USA – There isn’t much time left and you’ll need to act quickly if you want the chance to nominate your favorite recording…
Toi Toi by Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited
Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited Toi Toi (Protest) (aNOnym ReCOrds, 2003) With lyrics that encompass Mapfumo‘s strong sense of social activism and pleas for…
Rough Guide Boxed Sets
San Francisco, USA – The producers of the Rough Guide series have compiled several of the individual CDs to create thematic boxed sets. Each box…
Japanese Guitarist Donates 25 Pianos to Cuba
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Antonio Koga, one of the best Japanese guitarists, in a gesture of love, human sensibility and solidarity, donated…
Ghazal Astounds, Khan Makes Sweet Sounds.
Ghazal – The Rain (ECM 1840, 2003) Shujaat Husain Khan – Hawa Hawa (World Village 468022, 2003) Ghazal, a duo comprised of Iranian kamancheh (spike…
Recording Industry Group Versus ‘Nycfashiongirl’
Washington, D.C., USA – – With hundreds of lawsuits in the works against online file sharers and up to a $150,000 fine for each song…
New Book Traces Reggae’s Roots
Kingston, Jamaica – First time author and former disc jockey of New York station WNWK, Lou Gooden has put reggae’s past on paper with the…
Sister Act – Les Nubians Take One Step Foward
Celia and Helene Faussart are genuine multicultural amalgams. Daughters of a Cameroonian mother and a French father, they were raised both in France and in…