Dona Zica, Founder of Mangueira Samba School, Dies
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Eusebia Silva de Oliveira, the founder of Rio de Janeiro’s famous Mangueira samba school, died in her sleep on Wednesday,…
Lopez-Nussa Fills in for Chucho Valdés in Barbados
(Prensa Latina) Bridgetown, Barbados – Cuban pianist Hernan Lopez-Nussa substituted for his fellow Cuban Jesus “Chucho” Valdés at the opening of the 10th Barbados Jazz…
Habana Abierta Back Home
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The musical project Habana Abierta is back home, after having worked abroad for seven years. Nonetheless, the young musicians had…
Cantigas de Maio Festival Suspended
Lisbon, Portugal – The 2003 edition of the Cantigas de Maio festival has been suspended. The popular folk and world music festival suffered a 50%…
Longina Trova Festival
(Prensa Latina) Santa Clara, Cuba.- The Longina Festival, which gathered trova artists from almost all Cuban provinces and paid tribute to Manuel Corona, one of…
EFWMF and Folk Alliance will present Strictly Mundial in Montreal
USA – The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance) and the European Forum of World Music Festivals (EFWMF) are collaborating to present…
Silvio Rodriguez Receives Award
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez received the Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center award in Havana, bestowed to celebrities and…
Group from Santiago to Cuban Culture Fest in Mexico
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The band Los Jubilados, from Santiago de Cuba, will attend a Cuban culture festival at the Mexican locality of Tlanepantla…
Farewell to New Age Voice
Atlanta, Georgia – New Age Voice permanently closed its doors January 10th, 2003. There wasn’t enough ad revenue to maintain the publication due to the…
Music Solidarity with Oil Spill Victims
Madrid, Spain – La Fábrica de Ideas, a world music booking agency and marketing company, in Spain is requesting the support of world music festivals,…