Selection to Showcase at Strictly Mundial 2001
Salvador, Brazil – The Instituto Cultural Casa Via Magia, in partnership with EFWMF – European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals, is delighted to announce that…
Septet Groups In Havana
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – As a special moment in Cuban culture, the 6th National Septet Gathering “Ignacio Piñeiro” takes place on May 12-14 in …
Top World Music Artists at Barbican Center, London
London, England – In the urban sprawl, permanence and longevity is out and change is the only constant. Cultures meet. Traditions merge. Hybrids flower. Over…
Benefit Album Encuentros con La Habana
Madrid, Spain – The solidarity of some of the best Cuban and Spanish singer songwriters enters a new stage with Encuentros con La Habana (Havana…
Dance Day April 29th 2001 in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand – UNESCO originally initiated “Dance Day” back in 1982, every year since; the event has been held on 29th April in all major…
Exiled Artists Refuse Contacts With Fellow Cubans
(Prensa Latina) San José, Costa Rica – Exiled artists refuse contacts with the island’s fellow countrymen, stated singer-song writer Pablo Milanés in San José (Costa…
Transglobal Underground’s Latest CD
Los Angeles, USA – On April 17 the global music collective known as TransGlobal Underground released its new album on Mondo Rhythmica/Ark 21 Records. With…
Popular Cuban Musician Remembered
(Prensa Latina) Bayamo, Cuba – The artistic creation of Manzanillo singer songwriter Carlos Puebla (1917- 1989) places him among popular Cuban music’s top musicians, said…
New CD by Chookasian Armenian Ensemble
San Francisco, USA – Avantagan (7/8 Music Productions) is the new album by John Chookasezian, a native of New York, who has been playing Armenian…
Percuba 2001, the Best of World Percussion
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The best of Cuban percussion and over 60 foreign musicians are currently performing at the 12th Percuba International Festival, April 17-21…