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• Magically Mesmerizing World Fusion

  Mawwal

  This Is All There Is There Is No Other Place (Ancient Records, 2008)
  
  Following up on their debut CD entitled Black Flies, Mawwal is back with a new set of songs steeped in the group’s eclectic blend of world fusion. Titling their latest release This Is All There Is There Is No Other Place, Mawwal offers...

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• Grand Hindustani Shenai Concert for the Ganesh Chaturthi Music Festival

  From: WMC_News_Dept.
   
   Contributed by: Ms. Lakshmi
   
   A Hindustani Shenai concert has been a surprise addition to the forthcoming Ganesh Chaturti Music festival from the 29th Aug08 to the 02nd of Sep08 being organized by the 'Shri Subha Sidhivinayaka Mandhir Society, Mayur Vihar, Delhi – India, in collaboration with the music society 'Issai Kudumbam'. Though the festival is basically organized by the South Indian Community in the East Delhi, Mr A. Balasubramanian, the Secretary of the Subha Sidhi Vinayaka Temple, has revealed the Catholic spirit and faculty of...

• Mutual Respect

  El Lebrijano

  Cuando Lebrijano Canta Se Moja El Agua (Rosevil, 2008)

  Juan Peña "El Lebrijano" is a living legend among Flamenco singers. Even though he performs the most traditional and difficult flamenco genres, he is also one of the most adventurous singers in the current Flamenco scene. El Lebrijano enjoys musical explorations, where his prodigious and commanding vocals are accompanied by unconventional musical arrangements. In the past e has collaborated with Middle Eastern and north African musicians on albums such as ...

• In Conversation Sessions at WOMAD 2008

  WOMAD is the quintessential music festival. A festival of music, arts and dance that reflects the sort of world we’d all like to live in. A festival that has become both a byword for quality and a legend in its own (26 year) lifetime, and it’s less than three weeks away.
   
   Returning to WOMAD this year In Conversation Sessions - a series that made its smash hit debut at WOMAD Charlton Park last year. Here is your opportunity to ...

• EBU World Music Workshop Planned for WOMEX 2008

  This year the EBU World Music Workshop (EBU WMW) will take place at WOMEX 08. A full-day workshop at the WOMEX Conference area is planned for Wednesday, 29 October from 10:00 - 18:00. In addition, an EBU WMW session will be integrated into the WOMEX Conference programme.
  
  All world music broadcasters - from Europe and elsewhere - are invited to go to the workshop and take part in the programme together with the EBU World Music Workshop members.
  
  The full workshop program will be available at the beginning of September, but after its...

• WOMAD Charlton Park 2008 Encourages Environmentally Sound Travel

  While WOMAD Charlton Park offers extra space for car parking this year, the festival organisers are encouraging festival-goers to travel by more environmentally sound ways and so have teamed up with First Great Western and National Express to offer the simplest and most convenient travel solutions.
   
   First Great Western offer a frequent service and value fares to the local rail stations at Chippenham and Kemble, and a frequent shuttle bus service will be operating between these stations and the Charlton Park site to make getting...

• WOMAD Charlton Park 2008 Programs Abundance of Children's Activities

  WOMAD 2008, which will be held 25 – 27 July, is a festival that attracts a wide-ranging audience, from world music fans to people who just want to broaden their horizons and discover and experience new music and cultures. In its 26-year history WOMAD has also been at the forefront of accommodating families in an environment that is safe and secure, as well as being affordable – two children aged 13 and under can come free with each adult ticket holder. “After 26 years...

• The Bronx Museum and African Film Festival Team Up to Present “Africanísimo!”

  Bronx (New York), USA - On Friday, August 1, 2008 from 6:00 to 10:00pm, the Andrew Freedman Home in the South Bronx will serve as the backdrop for the Bronx Museum of the Arts’ FREE First Fridays! event “Africanísimo!” Organized in collaboration the African Film Festival and Afrokinetic, the program will offer an exciting afternoon of outdoor film screenings by some of today’s brightest filmmakers, and live musical performances by DJ Chris Annibell and Magbana Drum and Dance NYC. The Andrew Freedman Home is located across the street from the Bronx Museum at 1125 Grand...

• WOMEX Announces Second Set of Showcases Selected for 2008 Conference

  Berlin, Germany - WOMEX organizers announced today the second list of artists selected for the 2008 edition. WOMEX is the largest international conference dedicated to all aspects of world music, including its renowned showcases, panels and workshops, a trade fair and lots of networking opportunities.
  
  WOMEX 08 Showcase artists: - Astillero (Argentina)
  - Aurelio Martinez (Honduras)
  - Bassekou Kouyate& Ngoni ba (Mali)
  - Beats in the Heart of Orient (Iran/India/Greece/France)
  - Cimarrón (Colombia)
  - David Walters (France)
  - DJ Grace Kelly (Brazil/Germany)
  - DJ Ishtar (Iran/The...

• Novalima Release Planned for October 2008

  Charlotte (Vermont), USA - World music label Cumbancha announced the new release by the cutting-edge Peruvian ensemble Novalima. The album, titled Coba Coba will be out in mid-October. Novalima's pioneering blend of traditional Afro-Peruvian rhythms and melodies with the hip grooves and beats of modern club culture have made them one of the biggest selling groups in Peruvian music history. Like the Bajofondo Tango Club, Chambao, Ojos de Brujo and Thievery Corporation, Novalima takes soulful roots music and gives it a modern and appealing twist. Afro, the...