Javier Ruibal’s Sahara, Andalusian Music and Poetry
San Francisco, USA – Riverboat/World Music Network will release Javier Ruibal’s latest CD, Sahara, on October 21st. Javier Ruibal is an exceptional singer-songwriter from Cádiz,…
Cuban Documentary Film Awarded at Festival in Bahia
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The Cuban short film “El son te salio redondo,” by producer Senobio Faget (Puri), won the Tatu de…
New Venue for Hawaiian Music in Maui
Maui, Hawaii – Where do you go to hear slack key music when you’re in Hawaii? Sadly, the answer has always been “good luck finding…
International Ney Meeting
Greece – On Saturday the 11thth, Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th of October 2003, the Cultural Organization En Chordais – Musical Traditions of…
Calasaig at Goderich Celtic Festival
Calasaig played at the Goderich Celtic Festival during their August 2003 tour in Ontario, Canada. It was apparent from the hush and bustle of the…
Latin Love Songs
Yolanda Aranda & Enrique Coria Intimo – Latin American Canciones for Voice & Guitar (Acoustic Disc) When many music lovers seek romantic music they often…
New Highs in U.S./Jamaican Relations
The Slackers – Close My Eyes (Hellcat Records 80455-2, 2003) Zema – Black Sheep (Melchizedek Music MEL2040, 2003) It’s odd what you find in the…
WOMEX Registration Deadlines
Berlin, Germany – Friday, 10 October, is the deadline for the WOMEX “Sweat Rate” registration. WOMEX is the largest annual event dedicated to world music…
Angel Unzu presents "Melodías de piel"
Angel Unzu is one of the best and most suggestive guitarists and composers of the Basque musical scene. As a musician he has taken part…
Plucked From Obscurity
By Elaine Eliah Across Lake Son-Kul, strains of the komuz one of Kyrgyzstan’s national instruments, echo through the highlands. Melodies played on this long-necked, three-stringed,…