Cubadisco: Cuban Music Industry’s Door to the World
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The Cuban record industry has gradually improved its quality and since 1996 has gained ground and integrity in…
New from Yuri Buenaventura
Yuri Buenaventura was the first salsa singer in France to achieve a gold disc with his 1998 album Herencia Africana including the cover of “Ne…
Community-Based Recording Studios
Reno, Nevada, USA – Open Studios, a non profit (501(c)(3)) organization, located in Reno, Nevada, USA, is dedicated to replenishing our precious Public Domain. To…
Mariza Fado Curvo
Mariza Fado Curvo (Time Square Records, 2003). Release May 6, 2003. Dressed in haute couture gowns and flaunting distinguishable coiffered hair, Portugal’s newest fadista, Mariza…
Northwest Folklife Festival
Seattle, Washington, USA – Memorial Day Weekend means two things in the Pacific Northwest–the beginning of summer and the annual Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle.…
Giramondu, New Corsican Band
Paris, France – Giramondu’s third album “A Nostra Accolta” was released in March by Inca Music and has already received good reviews from as far…
Abdelli – Among Brothers
Abdelli Among Brothers (Real World Records, 2003) Algerian musician Abderrahmane Abdelli (known simply as Abdelli), presents songs of an artist in exile. Every note he…
Barbican: Ethnic and Urban Music from the former Eastern Bloc
London, England – Barbican Centre will present X-Bloc Reunion, May 23-31. It is a revolutionary mix of ethnic and urban music from the former Eastern…
Madama, New Galician Folk CD by Leilía
Coruña, Galicia, Spain – Leilía, the innovative Galician folk group has released a new recording titled Madama. Leilía is the old name given to traditional…
Newly Discovered Music by Bob Marley
Jamaica – Family members of famed reggae singer Bob Marley have reportedly discovered a number of eight-track recordings by the late singer. The previously unheard…