Bossa Nova Pioneer Dies at 73
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Guitarist and composer Paulo Mendes Pupo Nogueira, known artistically as Paulinho Nogueira, died in Sao Paulo this week. He was one…
Preparation for Benny Moré Festival in Progress
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Santa Isabel de las Lajas (Cienfuegos), Cuba.- With more than a hundred activities on the program, preparations for the Benny More…
World Music Charts Europe – August 2003
Berlin, Germany – The top ten of 180 nominated world music records. 1 MARTINA Last month:1 Africando …
East Meets East, North Meets South
K. Sridhar combines traditions from both sides of his family By Teed Rockwell, India Currents Magazine, April 2001 K. Sridhar has lived his musical life…
Party On!
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Old Roots New World (Shanachie, 2002) Hailing from Chicago and named after the infamous Maxwell Street, (an area compared to New…
WOMEX Award 2003 Goes to Freemuse
Berlin, Germany – The 2003 WOMEX Award goes to the human rights organization FREEMUSE for its fight against music censorship. For the fifth time the…
Bebo Valdes Receives Award Granted at San Sebastian Jazz Festival
San Sebastian, Spain – Pianist Bebo Valdés received the Donostia Award of Jazzaldia, at the 38 edition of San Sebastian Jazz Festival, classified by him…
Night of Latin Vibration and Emotion with Bebo and Chucho Valdés
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) San Sebastian, Spain – Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés, his son Chucho, and the band “Irakere”, along with Spanish Flamenco singer Diego…
A Place to Remember
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Located on the busy Central Havana Galiano Street, Casa de la Música is celebrating its first anniversary in…
Txilibrin, Basque Musician Dies at 91
Sopela, Biscay, Spain – A legendary figure in Basque music, Silvestre Elezkano, a.k.a. “Txilibrin,” died this week in Spain’s Basque Country. Txilibrin (pronounced chee-lee-breen), born…