Oi gente, The Tesão crew is jump-starting the Labor Day Weekend with Funky Brazilian, Latin and Afrobeat House in the exquisite new venue Movida. Come give...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168122,00.html 'Fats' Domino Missing in New Orleans By Roger Friedman Thursday, September 01, 2005 Before NBC, MTV or...
Thanks for sharing this. I used to manage Allen Toussaint's record label, so this is hitting pretty hard. Just heard from his partner in the label that he is...
Thank you! You are so right - "Some of the poorest citizens of the United States (many of them black) live in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, a land rich...
We are publishing more information about Hurricane Katrina fundraising efforts within the world music community. If anyone knows of any other events, or if you...
There must have been a few world-music fans listening today, because the phones lit up for Autorickshaw (I had to spell the name of the group and the album...
Donations are good, but housing seems to be the main priority now. You can read the news about this here: Emergency National Housing Drive for Hurricane...
This came in on another list: Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:37:47 -0500 From: "HappyShel \(td\)" <happy@...> Subject: USA - Katrina drummers & dancers If...
Note from Goussy Celestin, member of ASE Dance Company: This is Goussy. This is the dance company of which I am a part of both musically as well as dance-wise....
September 3, 2005 Message from Wendy Oxenhorn Executive Director at the Jazz Foundation of America Two Organizations helping the musicians in New Orleans: We...
We've expanded the list of organizations that are helping victims of Hurricane Katrina. We have several who focus on helping musicians. Here is the latest one....
Makandal's September classes for adults Afro-Haitian Drum and Dance Classes Frisner Augustin and Pierre Desrameaux, instructors Using a roots-informed,...
Most of the New Orleans musicians who survived Hurricane Katrina are now in need of a home. Many of them are in need of musical instruments. Read our latest...
mercy: EXCELLENT photo exhibit - Must see (thru Thurs. 9/8 only), NYC To all my friends in the NY area, This is a very moving and inspiring - and exceptionally...
mercy: EXCELLENT photo exhibit - Must see (thru Thurs. 9/8 only), NYC 239 days in africa. 5,736 hours on a hospital ship. 108 images. MERCY. a mixed media...
Celebrate BRAZILIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY (o dia depois) with Tesão!! Tesão is a portuguese word that roughly translates as that feeling of when something is so...
http://www.counterpunch.org/thomas09082005.html An SOS from the Soul Queen of New Orleans By IRMA THOMAS Dear Jeff, I am doing as well as expected under the...
Ernie Hawkins and Robert Lockwood, Jr. are in town this week, playing at our annual Red, White and Blues Festival. (The red and white refer to our local ...
New Orleans Times-Picayune 09/11/05 'Gatemouth' Brown dies Saturday By Keith Spera Music writer Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, the guitarist, fiddler, vocalist...
After surviving Hurricane Katrina, the ailing musician died in Orange, Texas. Read more here, http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/20050912191828701 --...
This year's WOMEX Award will go to Zanzibar's most famous cultural ambassador, Bi Kidude <http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=1146>....
Fashion Week is here! Last week we rang in Fashion Week with our Brazilian Independence Day party. It was one of our most amazing parties. (I can still taste...
Hi folks I'm a newcomer. I'm really interested in finding out about all the different versions there are of the Gypsy/Roma anthem 'djelem,djelem'. I know of...
A real jumble of material today, from an obscure 1923 jazz cut (Jimmie's Joys) to Welsh harp music (Sian James), with blues, folk, country, Americana,...
Hi I only know about a version by Esma Redzepova on the 'gypsy queens' box by 'network' ... From: Claire To: ethnobeat@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Hi, I have a version with Saban Bajramovic, quite good, from the CD Saban Bajramovic: a Gypsy Legend. After a short look on the web I found this romani site...
