Musical Traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean
Thessaloniki, Greece – On Saturday February the 15th 2003 the Eastern Music Ensemble of the National Lebanese Conservatory and the Takht Ensemble of the Institute…
The Rough Guide To Highlife
Kentfield, USA – World Music Network has released The Rough Guide To Highlife (World Music Network RGNET1102CD). Highlife music conjures up images of African nightclubs,…
Love Songs Of The World
London, England – ARC Music has put together a compilation of international love songs for Valentine’s Day. Love Songs Of The World (ARC EUCD1699) features…
Tremendo Vacilón Cuban music and Dance Film
San Francisco, USA – “Tremendo Vacilon” is the title of a new film dedicated to the eclectic panorama of music and dance in Cuba today.…
Yair Dalal Releases Asmar
Yair Dalal Asmar (MagdaMGD039, 2002) Yair Dalal is one of the top instrumentalists in Israel. He is a master of the ud and violin. On…
Number of Rap Groups in Cuba Increases
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba- Today there are more than a thousand rap groups in Cuba, 200 out of which are in the capital. Hermanos Saiz…
Cristina Branco Releases Corpo Illuminado
Cristina Branco – Corpo Iluminado (Decca Records/Universal, 440 014 151 2, 2002) Cristina Branco is one of the finest new fado singers. Her prodigious voice…
1st Symposium on the History of the Mediterranean Music
The Cultural Organization “En Chordais” in cooperation with the “Byzantine Festival in London” are organizing a Symposium on the History of Music, within the framework…
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…