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12_bar_club

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

The * 12 Bar Club is a small venue that features Folk, country and some rock. Address: 22-23 Denmark Place (off Denmark Street) London WC2H 8NL UK Phone: 020 7916 6989 Underground station: Tottenham Court Road ---------- Other British venues

17_north_parade

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Launched in 2007 by VP Records, the 17 North Parade imprint pays homage to the historic location of Randy?s Record Mart, the premier recording studio and record shop in Kingston, and the hotspot for Reggae music between the late 1960s and 1970s. Centered in its rich musical history, the address that once housed a 4-track studio and local record store has also birthed the world?s largest reggae label, and helped introduce the genre?s unmistakable sound and its many stars.

21st_century_cosmos

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

21st Century Cosmos is the independent label run by Hindustani vocalist . Address: PO Box 2957 San Anselmo, CA 94979 USA Phone: +1 (415) 454-1368

2air_fm

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

2Air FM 107.9 in Coffs Harbour NSW has a show called Grassroots Folk hosted by Jenny Flux. It fetaures singer-songwriters, roots, and world music from the world and Australia. It is broadcast 12 noon to 2pm Sunday (mostly fortnightly but has aired 3 times in one week)

3d_family

Thu, 08 May 2008 07:31:23 -0500

3D Family is an agency specialized in world music and jazz. Address: 3D Family 4 rue Felix Terrier 75020 Paris France Phone: +33-1-4040 7539 Fax: +33-1-4009 1234 E-mail: ---------- Other French booking agents

3lune_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

3Lune Records is an Italian distributor and label based in Rome specializing in traditional and world music, jazz, Classical music and Early Music. Address: Via Rianese 161 00060 Riano (Rome) Italy Phone: +39 6 90132046 Fax +39 6 90132046 E-mail: info@trelunerecords.it

3rd_ear_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

3rd Ear Music focuses on live recordings by South African world music, jazz and pop artists. Address: 446 Currie Road Berea, Durban 4001 P.O.Box 61811 Bishopsgate 4008 kwaZuluNatal Republic of South Africa Phone: +27 31 207-5314 Fax: +27 31 207-5305 E-mail: david@3rdearmusic.com

88_miso

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

88 miso has a world music show hosted by Georgios Markakis, who is a member of the European World Music Chart panel. gmark@otenet.gr ---------- Other European radio stations. Other world music press

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a_cappella

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:26:04 -0500

Description: Vocal music without instrumental accompaniment. It is sometimes spelled a capella (Latin). * Stimmen ---------- Other World Music Genres

a_grileira

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

A Grileira is a magazine dedicated to Galician Celtic music. It is published by the Fundaci?n Xeito Novo de Cultura Gallega. Address: Chacabuco 955 2do piso C1069AAS Buenos Aires Argentina Phone: (+54) 11 4300-4459 E-Mail: info@agrileira.com.

a_moving_sound

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:32:39 -0500

Shen Don, or as it translates in English, A Moving Sound, is a performance company based in Taipei, Taiwan. A Moving Sound has created a new musical expression that fuses Taiwanese, Chinese and neighboring Asian musical ideas in inspired and engaging modern song compositions.

a_negro_producciones

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:33:53 -0500

A Negro Producciones represents Flamenco musicians and dancers. A Negro Producciones Parque Industrial Pisa Manufactura, n°2 (Ed.Euro) 1° - 1 41927 Mairena del Aljarafe, Sevilla Spain Phone: + 34 954 187 866 Fax: +34 954 187 867 Email:

a_ntsiva

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:14:11 -0500

Name: A ntsiva Class: Family: conch shell (Madagascar). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

aada

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Spanish lullaby. Other World Music Genres

abdelkader_saadoun

Sun, 31 May 2009 07:56:40 -0500

Biography Abdelkader Saadoun comes from Khemis Miliana in Algeria, a few miles away from Wahran, the birth place of Rai. He started to play Rai music in his home country, accompanied by an accordion, guitar, kit drum, bass and percussion. An accomplished singer and musician, he led a band, which performed at many venues and festivals.

abdelli

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Biography Abdelli is a Kabyl Berber, born on the 2nd of April 1958 at Behalil in the Great Kabyl (Algeria). Author, composer and interpreter, he mixes his native traditional music with modern elements. With an open mind, he does not hesitate in accepting other musical forms however distant they may be from his own.

abdoulaye_diabate

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:41:44 -0500

Two well-known Malian singers have the same and this sometimes leads to confusion. * Abdoulaye Diabate (from Segu) * Abdoulaye Diabate (from Kela), also known artistically as Abdoulaye Djoss Diabate and Djoss Diabate

abdoulaye_diabate_from_kela

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:12:21 -0500

Biography Guitarist and singer Abdoulaye Diabaté (also known as Abdoulaye “Djoss” Diabaté and Djoss Diabaté) was born in Kela, Mali, to the Diabaté family. A clan renowned as battlefield jelis (griot); they would accompany the warriors in battle to recount what took place. They are reputed as powerful vocalists.

abdoulaye_diabate_from_segu

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:17:48 -0500

Biography Abdoulaye Diabate comes from the Segu region of Mali. He was born in 1952, son of Baba Diabate, traditional chief of the Diabate jelis of Segu, and of Assitan Dembele, one of the greatest Bambara singers. At the age of eight he started singing in villages with his mother, all the while continuing his Koranic studies and attending French school. He eventually received a degree in accounting.

abdoulaye_djoss_diabate

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:13:54 -0500

See Abdoulaye Diabate (from Kela)

abiogenesis

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Biography Abiogenesis is a rock fusion band from Dimapur, Nagaland, India. Their exploration and experimentation resulted in evolving a new world music genre which they have named it Howey Music which is a fusion of Naga folk with rock and other forms of modern music. Howey in another word is Abiogenesis identity and brand of music. Adding to their unigue sound, they play a new wind musical instrument called Bamhum, invented by a band member – Moa Subong.

abonation_production

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:35:33 -0500

Abonation Production represents Asian world music, fusion ethnic and traditional artists. Megat Samsul email : ---------- Other booking agents

aboriginal

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

1 - Music performed or inspired by the indigenous peoples of Australia. 2 - Music performed or inspired by indigenous peoples of Canada, Scandinavia and other areas. Aboriginal musicians * Directory of aboriginal musicians.

abozao

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:26:44 -0500

Abozao is a traditional song of the Atlantic coast of Colombia, created by fishermen as a result of installing docking ropes from their boats to the shore. ---------- Other world music genres

abu_dhabi_authority_for_culture_heritage

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (ADACH) is the institution in charge of conserving and promoting the heritage and culture of Abu Dhabi. Established in October 2005 as an authority of the Government of Abu Dhabi, it is administered by a board of directors chaired by Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan. It is committed to the development of Emirati and international arts, music, literature and cinema on both a national and international scale.

academy_of_indian_music

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:26:55 -0500

The Academy of Indian Music is run by rubab and sarod maestro Daud Khan. Address: Am Zehnpfennigshof 22 50996 Koln Germany Phone/Fax: + Fax: +49-02236-61396 ---------- Other music schools

acadian

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:23:52 -0500

Acadian music refers to the music developed by the descendants of Canada's original French-speaking population. The first French-speakers that settled in what is now Canada were known as Acadians. They settled in Nova Scotia in 1604. A century later, the British deported many Acadians from their lands in 1755. This was known as the “Grand Dérangement” (The Great Upheaval or the Great Expulsion).

accentonic

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:29:02 -0500

Accentonic represents vocal and world music from Corsica and other parts of the world. Address: 1, rue Charles Delescluze 75011 Paris France Phone: +33(0)1 43 14 97 98 Fax : +33(0)1 48 06 58 42 E-mail:

accordion

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:30:45 -0500

Name: Accordion - a free reed instrument with a keyboard. It is also a family of squeezed musical instruments. The accordion was developed in Saxony (Germany) and Bohemia (Czech Republic) and is now common throughout the world in many traditions. Various types include piano and button keyboards, and chromatic and diatonic tunings.

accordions

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Accordions a musical family of squeezed aerophone musical instruments. Types of accordions Button Boxes * Chromatic accordion * Diatonic accordion Piano accordions * Piano Accordion Concertinas * Bandoneon * Concertina

accords_crois

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Accords Crois?s represents artists from various parts of the world. Address: 42 rue Monge 75005 Paris France Phone: +33(0)1 47 53 68 68 Fax: +33(0)1 47 53 68 69 E-mail: info@accords-crois?es.com or accords-croises@wanadoo.fr

accords_crois?s_disques

accords_croises

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:20:45 -0500

Accords Croisés represents artists from various parts of the world. Address: 42 rue Monge 75005 Paris France Phone: +33(0)1 47 53 68 68 Fax: +33(0)1 47 53 68 69 E-mail: or

ace_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Ace Records is a British record label specialized in licensing and reissuing work. Over the years Ace acquired the rights of Fantasy Records, Stax Records, Specialty Records and Vanguard Records. Ace Records created a world music sublabel called GlobeStyle.

acehnese

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Music from the region of Aceh in Indonesia ---------- Other world music genres

achere

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:49:21 -0500

Name: Achere - A small Cuban gourd rattle, sometimes used in Santeria. In some cases, other materials are used instead of gourds. For example, metal, wood, or coconut. Class: Idiophones Family: rattles ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals:

achinech

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Achinech Productions is a new world music label in the Canary Islands in Spain. The label specializes in Reggae, Ragga, Reggaeton, Guancheggae and world music. ---------- Other Spanish record companies Other record companies

acid

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:27:38 -0500

Acid is an electronic music style. It evolved from house music and it is characterized by its repetitive and crackly sounds. ---------- Other World Music Genres

acordes_de_flamenco

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Acordes de Flamenco is a monthly print magazine with interviews, CD and book reviews, articles and much more. It comes with a DVD. Phone: +34 91 6637349. Web site:

acoustic

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:18:06 -0500

Acoustic is any musical instrument that can provide sound without the use of electronic amplification. ---------- Other musical instruments

acqua_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Acqua Records produces contemporary tango recordings. Av. Callao 468 3?7 C1022AAR Buenos Aires Argentina Tel/Fax +54 11 5218 6780 info@acqua-records.com ---------- Other Argentine record companies Other record companies

ad-duff

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Name: Ad-duff Class: Family:frame drum from Mozambique ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

adama_yalomba

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:39:09 -0500

Biography Malian musician Adama Yalomba was born in 1970 in Bamako, the capital of Mali. As a young boy his father taught him to play dan, a traditional Malian instrument with 6 strings. He currently plays guitar, ngoni and dan. He became known to western audiences in 2003 thanks to the CD Festival in the Desert recording.

adamo

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:49:28 -0500

Name: Adamo Class: membranophones Family: talking drums Origin: Nigeria The adamo is an hourglass-shaped Yoruban talking drum. ---------- Other musical instruments

adastra

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Adastra represents British, European and North American artists in the field of Folk, Roots, Cajun, Bluegrass and related music, song and dance. Address: Adastra, 2 Star Row North Dalton Driffield, East Yorkshire England, YO25 9UR Phone: + (44) 01377 217662 Fax: + (44) 01377 217754

adduff

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Arabic frame drum. The name derives from duff. ---------- Other musical instruments

adewu

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Togolese dance of the hunters. ---------- Other world music genres

adja

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:44:44 -0500

Name: Adja Class: Family: bells Description: Brazilian metal bell used in Bahian candomble and xangos in Recife. Dicionario Musical Brasileiro by Mário de Andrade. Translated by Angel Romero. ---------- Other musical instruments

adodo

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:28:16 -0500

Name: Adodo Class: Family: bells Description: a cluster of non-resonant bells forged to each end of a metal rod. From Ghana. Buy Instrument Adodo Cluster Of Bells Small ---------- Other musical instruments

adowa_drums

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:57:03 -0500

Name: Adowa drums Class: Family: drum Description: carved drums from Ghana with peg tuning. Fontomfrom and Antumpan are headed with cow skin. The others are headed with antelope skin ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals:

adrian_iaies

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:22:28 -0500

Biography Argentine pianist Adrian Iaies' unique style can best be described as a fusion of traditional tango and contemporary jazz. In 2000 he was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the jazz category for his album Las Tardecitas de Minton's (Acqua Records). Throughout his extensive career he has toured extensively on both sides of the Atlantic having shared the stage with artists such as Ron Carter, Lee Konitz, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland, John Patitucci, Chucho Valdes, and Dino Saluzzi.

adriana_miki

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Biography Adriana Miki started singing at the age of 11 at her School Choir. She attended The Souza Lima Music Conservatory in Sao Paulo, Brazil and also had classical singing lessons. She attended The Macunaíma School of Performing Arts in São Paulo. Adriana also attended The Film Making University (FAAP) in São Paulo, Brazil.

adriana_varela

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:50:50 -0500

Biography Beatriz Adriana Lichinchi (a.k.a. Adriana Varela) was born on May 9, 1952 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is one of the most important female tango singers worldwide. In 1990 she made her debut at Buenos Aires's Café Homero. She appeared singing in Flop (1990, directed by Eduardo Mignogna).

aduf

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Name: Aduf? Class: Family: tambourines Portuguese and Brazilian tambourine. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

adufe

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:55:53 -0500

Name: Adufé - double-headed tambourine, often with seeds or grains placed in frame from Portugal and Brazil. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

adufo

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:58:11 -0500

Name: Adufo Class: Family: friction drums See cuica ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

adungu

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:59:46 -0500

Name: Adungu Class: Family: Description: A seven to ten stringed harp of the Alur people from Uganda. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

ady

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Name: Ady? Class: Family: rattles Description: Cuban metal rattle. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

adya

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Name: Adyá - metal rattle from Cuba. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

aela

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Asociación Española de Luthiers y Arqueteros Profesionales (Spanish Association of Professional Luthiers and Bow Makers) promotes modern and classical instrument making as well as professional ethics and networking opportunities.. Jordi Pinto Carrer del Carme, 8, pral. 08001 Barcelona Spain Phone: +34 93 317 61 36 Fax: +34 93 318 95 66 E-mail:

aerophone

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:01:49 -0500

Aerophone is the scientific term for any instrument that produces sound by moving air. Includes all wind instruments, including trumpets and organs. ---------- Return to musical instruments

afghanistan

Wed, 27 May 2009 07:52:02 -0500

Official Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Capital City: Kabul Population: 31,056,997 (July 2006 est.) Government: Islamic Republic National Language: Pashtun 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism

afoxe

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:12:33 -0500

Name: Afoxê - Brazilian gourd shaker wrapped with cords strung with beads. Class: Family: ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

africa_centre

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Africa Centre is a popular venue for African bands. It includes a caf? and bookshop. Address: 38 King Street Covent Garden, WC2E 8JT Phone: 0207 836 1973 Underground station: Covent Garden.

africa_productions

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Africa Productions produces CDs and videos by modern music artists from West Africa: Ivory Coast, Senegal, Congo, Gambia, Gabon, Mali and Guinea Bissau. Address: 36 rue de la Chapelle 75018 Paris France E-mail: africaprod@aol.com

african_dance_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

African Dance Records is both a label and booking agency in Berlin. Africandance Records / Agents for Music Alt-Stralau 52-53 10245 Berlin Germany Martin M?ncheberg Phone: +49 (0)30 29490201 Fax: +49 (0)30 29490437 E-mail: martin@africandance.de

african_dope_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

African Dope Records releases original African electronic/urban music hybrids much of which crosses over into world music. PO Box 15681 Vlaeberg, 8018 Cape Town South Africa Phone: +27 (0)21 426 0168 Fax: +27 (0)21 424 4514

africolor

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Held in November and December Prog. Dir.: Philippe Conrath 5 rue Arthur Grossier 75010 Paris, France Tel : +33 1 47 97 69 99 Fax : +33 1 47 97 65 44 festival@africolor.com Other French music festivals

afro-brazilian

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Afro-Brazilian describes musical genres from Brazil which have African music roots. Afro-Brazilian genres include Afoxe, Candomble, Maracatu, and Samba. ---------- Other world music genres

afro-colombian

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:43:24 -0500

Afro-Colombian describes musical genres from Colombia which have African music roots. Afro-Colombian genres include cumbia. ---------- Other world music genres

afro-cuban

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Afro-Cuban describes musical genres from the island of Cuba which have African music roots. Afro-Cuban genres include rumba, timba, yambu. ---------- Other world music genres

afro-latin

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:50:47 -0500

Afro-Latin describes musical genres from the various countries in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking Latin America which have African music roots. These countries include: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay.

afro-peruvian

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Afro-Peruvian describes musical genres from Peru which have African music roots. Afro-Puerto Rican genres include Lando, Festejo, ans Alcatraz.. ---------- Other world music genres

afro-puerto_rican

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:38:12 -0500

Afro-Puerto Rican describes musical genres from the island of Puerto Rico which have African music roots. Afro-Puerto Rican genres include Bomba and Plena. ---------- Other world music genres

afro-venezuelan

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:56:34 -0500

Afro-Venezuelan describes musical genres from Venezuela which have African music roots. Afro-Venezuelan genres include Fulia, Golpe de San Millan, Golpe de choroni, Golpe de Puerto Maya, Golpe de Caraballeda, and Sangueo. ---------- Other world music genres

afro_latin

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:13:48 -0500

Country of origin: Various countries in Latin America Description: A combination of African-rooted music and instrumentation with Spanish music and sometimes the music from native cultures in Spanish-speaking America and Brazil. * Afro-Colombian: cumbia, currulao, Bullerengue, Bunde

afrobeat

Mon, 11 May 2009 20:16:28 -0500

Country of origin: Nigeria Description A fusion of highlife, jazz, and Nigerian African percussion characterized by frequent jams, abundant percussion and the use of brass. The most famous artist in this category was Nigerian musician Fela Kuti.

afrofest

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Annual world music festival held in Toronto, Canada. (416) 469-5336 ---------- Other world music festivals

afropop

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:35:54 -0500

African popular music is sometimes known as Afropop or Afro Pop. It is not a specific genre, but rather a general term that describes various types of African pop music. Afropop genres include: Afrobeat, Batuque, Benga, Bikutsi, Chimurenga, Congolese rumba, Fuji music, Funana, Highlife, Hiplife, Juju, Kwaito, Makossa, Mbalax, Morna, Palm wine, and Rai.

afropop_worldwide

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Afropop WorldWide - The nationally syndicated Afropop focuses on the contemporary music cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. It also organizes tours to Mali and other African countries. Web site: ---------- Other American radio

afrox

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:19:38 -0500

Country of origin: Brazil Description: A rhythm from Bahia (Brazil) used in the street parades by the bloco afros and in ceremonies for the orixas. The instrumentation is like a reduced samba batucada, and the rhythm is somewhat similar to samba. Other World Music Genres

afrox�

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:19:38 -0500

afuche

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:23:19 -0500

Name: Afuche Class: Family: shaker Description: a shaker comprised of a dried hollow gourd with a handle and a net of metal beads loosely attached around the outside surface. From Brazil. variations web sites festivals Buy Instrument * Latin Percussion LP234A Standard Wood Afuche/Cabasa

ag?e

agbadja

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Agbadja is a rhythm hugely popular in Togo, Benin and Ghana, and is used mainly during burial ceremonies. It is based on three percussions, each one of them with a different tone. Agbadja was born in and dominates a region called Le Mono in the center of Benin and also the birthplace of musician Gnonnas Pedro. Gnonnas adopted and modernized the rhythm in the mid-60s calling it “Agbadja Moderne”. It became his trademark and he was soon dubbed “Le Roi du Rhythme Agbadja.”

agbe

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:04:59 -0500

Name: Agbe Class: Family: shaker Description: the Yoruba term for a beaded gourd shaker. From Nigeria. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

agboba

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:05:58 -0500

Name: Agboba Class: Family: drum Description: A large barrel-shaped bass drum from Ghana. It is 0.9 meters (3 feet) tall, with a closed bottom. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

agencia_andaluza_para_el_desarrollo_del_flamenco

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

As the name implies, the Agencia Andaluza para el Desarrollo del Flamenco (Andalusian agency for the Development of Flamenco) is a government agency dedicated to the support of Flamenco art by preserving, recovering and promoting flamenco. Agencia Andaluza para el Desarrollo del Flamenco Avda de la Borbolla, 59 41012 Sevilla Spain phone: +34 954 787 029 email:

agents_for_music

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:42:13 -0500

Agents for Music is both a label and booking agency in Berlin. Africandance Records / Agents for Music Alt-Stralau 52-53 10245 Berlin Germany Felix Richter Phone: +49 (0)30 293638831 Fax: +49 (0)30 29490437 E-mail:

agogo

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:17:44 -0500

Name: Agogô (also spelled Agogo) - a set of two bells, one larger and one smaller, that is struck with a wooden stick. Found in Brazil and Africa. Class: Family: ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Medium Gankogui (African Agogo Bells), from Ghana

agrotours_canarias

Sat, 10 May 2008 07:48:30 -0500

Agrotours Canarias is a touring and show agency that works with Cuban music, including artists based in Cuba and Europe. Fefi and Heriberto Eppelsheimer Camino la Higuera 17 38710 Breña Alta Isla de La Palma, Canarias Spain Phone and Fax: +34 922 43 76 40 Mobile: 0034 639 10 47 47 E-mail:

agrupacion_folklorica_bediesta

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:37:16 -0500

The Agrupación Folklórica Bediesta runs a folk music school. The association was created with the aim of preserving and promoting the folk music of the Canary Islands. It is located on the island of La Palma in the western part of the Canary Islands.

agrupacion_folklorica_princesa_iraya

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Agrupación Folklórica Princesa Iraya was created by the Asociación Cultural y de Vecinos Princesa Iraya, located in the San Bartolomé de Geneto barrio, in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife Island, Canary Islands, Spain) The organization has three main areas of interest:

aguabajo

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:52:16 -0500

Aguabajo is a rhythm from Colombia's Pacific Coast river environment; typically accompanied by drums & wind instruments. The aguabajo is related to the cumbia and son. ---------- Other world music genres

agual

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:09:53 -0500

Name: Agual Class: Family: frame drum Description: Middle Eastern women's frame drum. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

aguee

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:01:07 -0500

Name: Agüe - see agbe. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

aguinaldo

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:57:45 -0500

Aguinaldos are Christmas songs from Spain and Spanish-speaking America. The word comes from the gifts that were given during Christmas or the Epiphany holiday. In Puerto Rico, traveling amateur musicians would perform aguinaldos from house to house.

agustin_clemente

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Agustin Clemente makes bowed instruments such as violin, viola, and cello. Centro Comercial Mercado Puerta de Toledo, Local 2219 Ronda de Toledo nº1 Madrid 28005 Spain Phone: 91 365 31 36 E-mail:

agustin_henke

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Agustin Henke was born in Sevilla (Spain). He learned flamenco percussion at an early age with the prestigious Manueli Soler. Later on, he took part in shows such as “Por aquí te quiero ver„ together with bailaores Javier Baron, Israel Galvan or Rafael de Carmen, guitarist Pedro Sierra and the cantaora La Tobala. His most famous shows include “La Tirana„ or “Flamenco Republic„ by the María Pagés Company.

agwal

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Name: Agwal Class: Family: Description: small clay barrel drum used by Taskiwin dancers in the western Great Atlas region of Morocco. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

agwe

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:48:36 -0500

Name: Agwe Class: Family: Description: Alternate spelling for agbe. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

ahellil

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Performed during collective ceremonies, the Ahellil is a poetic and musical genre emblematic of the Zenete population of Gurara. This region in southwest Algeria includes some one hundred oases populated by over 50,000 inhabitants of Berber, Arab and Sudanese origin. The Ahellil, which is specific to the Berber-speaking part of Gurara, is regularly rendered at religious festivities and pilgrimages as well as secular celebrations, such as weddings and community events.

ahi_nama_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Based in Los Angeles, California, Ahi Nama Music has been at the forefront of Cuban music in the United States for the past decade, releasing albums by a wide range of artists, including Bamboleo, Los Van Van, Maraca, Issac Delgado, Arte Mixto, Rolo Martinez and many more.

ahmed_el_salam

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Biography Ahmed el Salam was born in Oued Souf, in the Algerian Sahara, where he learned to play the flute. Later he moved to Algiers, the capital of algeria, where he discovered the guitar. He now lives in France and his music embraces the sounds of his life, combining a sublime combination of strings (guitar, ud, violin) his voice speaks from the heart.

ahwash

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

The term given by the Chleuh people of Morocco to many collective dances that are sung or played with a flute and accompanied by drums. ---------- Other world music genres

aiap

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Name: Aiap? Class: Family: shaker Description: Brazilian shaker. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

aiapa

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Name: Aiapá - shaker from Brazil. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

aicha_mint_chighaly

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Biography Born in 1962 in Kaedi, Aicha Mint Chighaly is the daughter of Yuba al-Mokhtar ould Chighaly, who was one of the most well-known griots of the last century. The Chighlay family originates from the border area with Senegal, but in 1982 went to live in Nuakchott (Nouakchott in French).

aidj

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Name: Aidj? Class: Family: Description: Brazilian bullroarer. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

aidje

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Name: Aidjé - bullroarer from Brazil. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

aim_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

AIM Records releases world music albums by well known international acts. PO Box 935 Byron Bay NSW Australia 2481 Tel: (02) 6687 4441 Fax:(02) 6687 4445 International Phone Numbers Tel: +61 2 6687 4441 Fax: +61 2 6687 4445 E-Mail: info@aiminternational.com Web:

air

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:58:38 -0500

Description: A vocal or instrumental song. It is often used in Celtic music. ---------- Other World Music Genres

aissawa

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Sufi trance music of the Aissawa religious brotherhood of Aissawa, founded in Meknes, Morocco by Muhammad Ben Aissa. ---------- Other world music genres

ait_atta

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

A Moroccan harvest dance performed by men and women. ---------- Other world music genres

ait_bodar

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

A Moroccan warrior dance performed only by men. They link arms as if welded to each other and chant their song during a continuous backwards and forward movement. The dance appears to symbolize the indivisible unity that should link the warrior of the tribe in the face of the enemy.

ait_bugemaz

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

A Moroccan dance. The central figure wears a costume different from the rest of the group. The leader has a pointed bonnet covered with a strip of white muslin and plays a double flute. He is the only professional in the group and produces a nasal buzzing with his instrument that has a striking effect while the men and women of the village turn in a circle. The dance is at times light, composed of slides and little steps, or more dynamic when the performers stamp hard on the ground. It is an abs…

ait_records

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:41:52 -0500

AIT Records, based in Alameda, CA, is an independent world music label. Aman Adinew AIT Records PO Box 2411 Alameda, CA 94501 415-489-8881 USA ---------- Other American record companies

aita

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:52:05 -0500

Name: Aita Class: Family: Description: A stringed instrument of the Baka forest people of southeast Cameroon. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

aito_records

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:02:04 -0500

Aito Records releases pluralistic world music incorporating the northern European tradition and influences from around the world. Aito Records was founded in 1999 by label manager Pekka Lehti. The company also provides booking services for its artists.

ajaeng

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:53:22 -0500

Name: Ajaeng Class: Family: zither Description: Korean seven-string zither. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

aji

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:54:41 -0500

Name: Aji Class: Family: whistle Description: an Igede tin whistle associated primarily with children?s ensembles. From Nigeria. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

ajsino_oro

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Albanian dance for men and women, in separate circles. ---------- Other world music genres

akadinda

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:54:57 -0500

Name: Akadinda Class: Family: xylophone Description: a very large Ugandan xylophone with twenty-two keys. It is played by four people with the following titles: Omunazi, the first player who plays the main tune; Abaawuzi, the two players who join the first player with the second development to create an intermixture and Omukoonezi, the one who syncopates the combination of the above with a few repetitions of the musical notes of the above combination.

akasha

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

This Kuala Lumpur-based band was formed in 2008 solely for the Rainforest World Music Festival 2008. Their debut show received overwhelming response from festival goers. AkashA's music is a mixture of fiery percussion with blazing piano and raging sitar and guitar solos. Tha band describes their music as a redefination of Indian music laced with Malaysian and world influences.

akim_el_sikameya

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Biography Akim was born in Oran, Algeria. He is the youngest son in a family of six, born to a Justice Civil Servant father. At the age of eight, Akim joinsed Nassim el Andalous, the well-known Arab-Andalusian music school whose teachings he followed for the next fourteen years. Meanwhile, he studied at Montesquieu Secondary school and joined the school band (the headmistress being a great music admirer). Akim's childhood and teen years are rooted in Arab-Andalusian music.

akogo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:55:59 -0500

Name: Akogo Class: Family: Ugandan thumb piano. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

akoko

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Name: Akoko Class: Family: rattle made out of nutshells. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

akonting

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:56:52 -0500

Name: Akonting Class: Family: African long lute from Gambia. It is believed to be one of the direct ancestors of the American banjo. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

akuba

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:57:43 -0500

Name: Akuba Class: Family: African conga drums. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

akuma.de

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

The music download portal akuma.de was launched in 2006 and already belongs to the industry's top ten in Germany. All songs are offered in the CD-analog mp3-format without copy protection - with high audio quality from 256 kbit/s to 320 kbit/s. With its philosophy to offer only songs without copy protection, the music portal akuma.de distinguishes itself from most other companies in the business, at least part of which are insisting on copy protection. In contrast, akuma.de imposes no limit on l…

akylbek_serkebaev

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:24:47 -0500

Akylbek Serkebaev hails from Kadji Sai village in Issyk-Kul oblast, Kyrgyzstan. Mr. Serkebaev graduated from the State Music College in Prjevalsk, Kyrgyzstan in 1981, specializing in the Kyrgyz folk music instrument kyyak, where he also worked as the director of an independent folk music instruments orchestra and as a teacher of a Children's Music School at the college.

alabanzas

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:59:30 -0500

Alabanzas are religious praise songs found in Spain and Spanish-speaking America. ---------- Other World Music Genres

alabaos

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Afro-Colombian funeral laments songs from the Pacific coast of [Colombia]. ---------- Other world music genres

alal

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: traditional Galician song. Other World Music Genres

alalas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: traditional Galician song. Other World Music Genres

alba_kultur

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alba Kultur represents artists from many parts of the globe. Justinianstr. 16 D - 50679 Cologne Germany Phone: +49.221.813211 Fax: +49.221.811053 E-mail: ---------- Other German Booking Agents

alba_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alba Records releases claasical music and Finnish folk music. P.O. Box 549 FI-33101 Tampere Finland Phone: +358-3-345 1387 Fax +358-3-345 1384 alba@alba.fi ---------- Other Finnish record companies Other record companies

albania

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:44:07 -0500

Official Name: Republic of Albania Capital City: Tirana Population: 3,639,453 (July 2009 est.) Government: democracy Languages: Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north

alberta_street_pub

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alberta Street Pub is an acoustic music venue featuring American folk, Celtic, bluegrass and new acoustic music. 1036 NE Alberta St Portland OR 97211 USA ---------- Other American venues Other world music venues

alboka

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:59:34 -0500

Name: Alboka Class: Family: Traditional Basque horn instrument built out of cane, wood or animal horn. It has a double reed, like the clarinet, two bamboo tubes, one with five holes, and the other with three. One hand contains a mouthpiece made of horn with a holder for the two reeds. The other end is made of a larger horn, which acts as a resonator. Alboka.net, a Web site in English, Spanish and Basque, by Ibon Koteron, with photographs, audio, etc.

alboradas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alboradas are early morning poetic songs sung in parts of Spain. Alborada means dawn in Spanish. ---------- Other world music genres

alboraes

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Asturian dawn tunes (Spain). Other World Music Genres

albore

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: * 1. Spanish Gypsy wedding song. * 2. Flamenco style. Other World Music Genres

alborea

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:40:37 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: * 1. Spanish Gypsy wedding song. * 2. Flamenco style. ---------- Other World Music Genres

alboreas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alboreas are a Flamenco palo (genre) of Gypsy origin. There are song and dance forms. Originally, alboreas were sung only at weddings, performed to the compas (rhythm) of bulerias. Alborear means dawn or daybreak in Spanish. ---------- Other world music genres

alcatraz

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

A flirtatious and erotic dance from Peru. It's a couple's dance. Traditionally, the woman has a piece of tissue between her legs while the man dances with a lit candle trying to light the tissue. If the man can light the woman's fire, that means that she is his.

alegrias

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

A joyful Flamenco dance, with 12 beats, from the province of Cádiz (Spain. It is the result of the Aragonese jota being transformed to a flamenco style. ---------- Other world music genres

alex_amengual

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alex Amengual was selected as one of WOMEX 2007 official photographers. He specializes in still photography for commercial productions. Alex Amengual Shot In Spain Productions Mallorca / Barcelona (Spain) Spain: +34 600 549 739 UK: +44 (0)20 7193 1003 USA: +1 941 306 1718 E-mail: alex@alexamengual.com

alfa_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alfa Music specializes in world music and jazz productions. Via G. Turner, 27 00169 Rome Italy Phone:(+39) 06 263067 Fax: (+39) 06 23269109 info@alfamusic.com ---------- Other Italian record companies Other record companies

alfandoque

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:00:29 -0500

Name: Alfandoque Class: Family: South American maracas. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

alfredo_de_la_fe

Mon, 11 May 2009 21:20:34 -0500

Biography Alfredo De La Fe is a Cuban-born and New York-based violinist who lived in Colombia for more than 16 years, responsible for transforming the violin into an important sound of Salsa and Latin music. The first solo violinist to perform with a Salsa orchestra, De La Fe has toured the world more than thirty times, appearing in concert and participating in more than one hundred albums by such top-ranked Latin artists as Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Jose Alberto "El Canario",…

algar_palcos

Sat, 10 May 2008 06:35:34 -0500

Algar Palcos Algar Palcos Produ??o e Eventos, Lda is an agency and management company that represents artists in various genres, with a special emphasis on world music and Fado. Address: Rua Eng.? Barata Correia n?145 8100-569 Loul? Portugal Phone: +351 289 40 13 70 Fax: +351 289 40 13 79

algeria

Sun, 31 May 2009 07:46:55 -0500

Official Name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Capital City: Algiers Population: 33,769,668 Government: republic National Language: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects * Abdelkader Saadoun * Abdelli * Ahmed el Salam * Akim El Sikameya * Ali Slimani * Beihdja Rahal * Cheb i Sabbah * Cheb Khaked * Cheb Mami * Cheb Nacim * Cheb Nasro * Cheikh Salim Fergani * Cheikha Rimitti * Habib and Hassina Guerroumi * Hamid Baroudi * Hasna El Becharia * I…

algonquin

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music of the Algonquin tribe of Ontario (Canada. ---------- Other world music genres

algozey

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:01:23 -0500

Name: Algozey Class: Family: a wooden, beaked double-flute traditionally played by goat herders in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. One flute is kept as the drone, creating a melodious, hypnotic sound. This instrument is popularly used in the Bhangra dance form.

ali_akbar_khan_college_of_music

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:27:47 -0500

The Ali Akbar Khan College of Music provides an education in the classical music of North India at the highest professional level. Sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan (Khansahib) and tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri teach all classes at the school thus training all levels of students from the beginner to the advanced professional musician.

ali_akbar_khan_college_of_music_-_switzerland

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:26:12 -0500

The Ali Akbar Khan College of Music provides an education in the classical music of North India at the highest professional level. In addition to the Swiss school, there is a school in California (USA). ---------- Other music schools

ali_farka_toure

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:35 -0500

Biography Ali Farka Toure was born in 1939 in Gourmararusse (in the Timbuktu region), Mali, into the noble Sorhai family. Being of noble birth, he should never have taken up music. His family disapproved because the musician profession is normally inherited in Malian society and the right to play belongs to the musician families. However, being a man of determination and independence, once he decided to take up music, there was no stopping him.

ali_slimani

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Biography Ali Slimani was born and raised in El Anasser, a quiet and neatly respectable suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers which is home to the huge football stadium where the young Slimani used to power the chants on the terraces with his darbuka. Although his parents wanted him to become a doctor or lawyer, Ali Slimani developed a passion for music and the sounds of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Alpha Blondy, Boney M and the Bee Gees.

alia_agency

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:50:30 -0500

Alia Productions represents renowned world music artists. In 2008 and 2009 the agency put together tours by Umalali, Etran Finatawa, Niyaz, Issa Bagayogo, Justin Adams & Soul Science, Aurelio Martinez, Hanggai, and India Jazz Suite. 12258 12th Ave NW Seattle, WA 98177 USA Fax: +1 206/525-9891 Email: Web: www.aliaagency.com

alicia_borisonik

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:22:09 -0500

Alicia Borisonik was born in 1965 in the Argentinean province Buenos Aires. As a child she started playing music on the recorder at the age of seven. She went on to play the organ and guitar. By 12 or 13 years old she was composing music and writing poetic lyrics for her songs. Fascinated by harmonies, she taught herself by playing music, recording it, and playing over it.

all_american_bluegrass_festival

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:53:14 -0500

Orange, Virginia USA Tickets & info: (540) 825-5838 ---------- Other world music festivals

alloucou

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alloucou is a percussion driven musical genre from the region of Bété in the Ivory Coast. It inspired the popular dance music known as Zouglou. ---------- Other world music genres

allun

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:02:25 -0500

Name: Allun Class: Family: a frame drum with cymbals used by the Berber Chleuhs of Morocco. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

alma_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alma Music is a small Italian record label, mostly devoted to reggae, but also to ska and world music. The label's site includes free and legal mp3s, realaudio, lyrics, sheets, midi and videos of the best known Italian reggae bands. Address: Via Marovich 5 30030 Chirignago Venezia Italy Phone: +39 041 544 15 58 Fax: +39 041 544 15 88 E-mail: info@almamusic.it

alma_musiques

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:30:54 -0500

Alma Musiques represents French artists. Address: 37, rue Servan 38000 Grenoble France Phone: +33(0)4 76 42 86 11 Fax: +33(0)4 76 85 49 07 E-mail: ---------- Other French booking agents Other booking agents

almasud_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Almasud Records produces music from the island of Madeira. Address: Rampa do Lido, 8 Edf. Nunes R/C Loja, 9000 106 Funchal Madeira Island Portugal Phone: +351 29 1765434 Fax: + 351 29 1763747 E-mail: ruipedro@almasud.com

almirez

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:03:18 -0500

Name: Almirez Class: Family: metallic mortar used in popular Andalusian folk music from Spain. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

almoukri_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Almoukri Records produces flamenco and Middle Eastern recordings. Its catalog includes albums by well known [flamenco]] artists such as Guadiana, Chicuela, Ezequiel Benitez, David Cereduela, Jesus Del Rosario, El Entri, Jesulin Carmona, El Cafelito, Ramon El Portugues, Esperanza Montes and Yeye De Cadiz. The company also runs a booking agency and recording studio in Coslada (Madrid).

alo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:04:15 -0500

Name: Alo Class: Family: Long hollow gong. Two types, either smooth metal or forged metal (Nigeria). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

alogoza

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:05:09 -0500

Name: Alogoza Class: Family: double flutes, one drone, one melodic (India). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

alpine

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:53:32 -0500

Music from the Alpine region of Europe, which includes parts of Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, and France. Musical genres include polka. ---------- Other world music genres

alt-country

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alt-Country is an abbreviation of Alternative Country. The music is characterized by a mixture of country music with various forms of American roots music, including bluegrass and Americana, as well as rock, rockabilly, honky-tonk and punk rock.

altai

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music from the Altay Republic, which is part of the Russian Federation. ---------- Other world music genres

altri_ritmi

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:40:07 -0500

Altri Ritmi represents jazz and world music artists. Address: Via Merulana 209 00185 Rome Italy Phone: +39 06 70495953 Fax: +39 06 70495951 E-mail: ---------- Other Italian Booking Agents

alula_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alula Records is a world music label that was created by Japanese musician Akira Satake and world music producer and writer Angel Romero. The label was originally based in Durham, North Carolina. Alula Records originally produced its own recordings and also licensed world music recordings from Europe for release in North America. The artists produced by Alula Records in its early stage are ,

alumaru

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:06:51 -0500

Name: Alumaru Class: Family: A flute of the Iteso people from Uganda. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

alvarez_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alvarez Music is a Hamburg-based music production house founded in 1988 by Cuban musician Ricardo Alvarez. The company has a record label and also an artist management agency. ---------- Other German record companies Other record companies

alwan_for_the_arts

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alwan for the Arts presents mostly Arab music but the venue also programs music from other areas of the Middle East. Since 1998, Alwan for the Arts has played a leading role in promoting the diverse cultures of the Arab countries in New York City. Alwan organizes film festivals and screenings, book/poetry readings and signings, lectures and conferences, art exhibits, musical and theatrical performances, and language and literature classes. In 2003, Alwan established a center in lower Manhattan…

amadinda

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:07:56 -0500

Name: Amadinda Class: Family: Ugandan log xylophone. Also known as embair?. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

amala_summer_school_for_gypsy_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Amala Summer School for Gypsy Music holds summer workshops in Romani (Gypsy) folk music, dance, and language. It offers 3-week summer workshops, taught by local Romani musicians in the central Serbian town of Valjevo. The goal is to offer a complete cultural experience: participants will learn authentic Romani music by ear, in the traditional way, while surrounded by the Romani culture: food, language and family atmosphere.

amarg

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:18:03 -0500

Country of origin: Morocco Description: * 1. Poetry sung by women from the Atlas region of Morocco. * 2. Poetry sung by Chleuhs wandering minstrels. ---------- Other World Music Genres

amazigh

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:19:17 -0500

Country of origin: Algeria and Morocco Description: music performed by natives of Northwestern Africa, also known as Berbers. Amazigh Web sites ---------- Other World Music Genres

ambient

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:20:34 -0500

Country of origin: UK & Germany Description: An electronic music style. It is characterized by evocative synthesized sounds. It rarely includes rhythms. Ambient music is also known as gliding and floating music. ---------- Other World Music Genres

ambio

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:09:04 -0500

Name: Ambio Class: Family: A pair of resonant wooden sticks of wood, struck together. (Madagascar). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

american__instrument_makers

american_booking_agents

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:37:17 -0500

Directory of American Booking Agents that work primarily with World Music, Celtic, folk and other forms of roots music. * Alia Agency * Band-Booking.com * Berkeley Agency * BPR Music * Cadence Arts Network * Cantaloupe Music Productions, Inc * Caribbean Entertainment * Concerted Efforts * Dahdoo Production Inc. * Eye For Talent * Folklore Productions * Herschel Freeman Agency * IMG Artists * International Music Network * Janet Williamson Music Agency …

american_federation_of_musicians

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians. The labor union negotiates fair agreements, protects ownership of recorded music, secures benefits such as health care and pension, and lobbies legislators.

american_folk

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Although folk music was originally used to describe traditional music from rural and urban areas, in the United States of America the term folk music usually refers to music performed by urban singer-songwriters who incorporate various forms of American roots music into their sound: country, blues, bluegrass, as well as pop and and rock.

american_folklife_center

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:47:46 -0500

Address: American Folklife Center Library of Congress, Room LJ G-49 Thomas Jefferson Building 1st St. and Independence Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20540-4610 USA ---------- Other music archives

american_gamelan_institute

Sat, 03 May 2008 06:28:40 -0500

The American Gamelan Institute is an organization devoted to publishing, recording, distributing, and making available information on all aspects of Indonesian performing arts and their international counterparts. Tel/Fax: +1 603.643.9037

american_indian

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:08:48 -0500

Description: Music composed or performed by American Indian musicians belonging to the various nations, tribes and bands that still exist in the United States of America. American Indians are sometimes called Native Americans. In Canada they are known as First Nations.

american_managers

Mon, 26 May 2008 10:29:36 -0500

Directory of American managers that work primarily with world music artists. * Dawn Elder ---------- Other Managers

american_museums

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:57:25 -0500

Directory of American music museums. * Experience Music Project * International Bluegrass Music Museum * Motown Historical Museum * Museum of Latin American Art * National Music Museum * Navajo Nation Museum * Raices Latin Music Museum

american_music_archives

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:26:20 -0500

Directory of American music archives. * American Folklife Center * American Hungarian Folklore Centrum * Anne Potter Wilson Music Library * Archive of World Music * Archives of African American Music and Culture * Archives of Traditional Music * Center for Popular Music * Center for Southern Folklore * John J. Burns Library-Irish Music Center * Southern Folklife Collection * UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive * University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives * Wesleyan …

american_music_festivals

Tue, 12 May 2009 17:11:14 -0500

Directory of American world music, bluegrass, Celtic, reggae and other roots music festivals. * California music festivals * Georgia music festivals * Illinois music festivals * Indiana music festivals * Louisiana music festivals * Massachusetts music festivals * Missouri music festivals * New Mexico music festivals * New York music festivals * North Carolina music festivals * Pennsylvania music festivals * Texas music festivals * Virginia music festivals * Washingt…

american_music_organizations

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:54:47 -0500

American organizations that have a connection with world music, roots music, ethnomusicology and the recording industry. Directory of American music organizations National organizations * American Gamelan Institute * Contemporary A Cappella Society * Folk Alliance (North American Folk Music and Dance Association) * INAFA (International Native American Flute Association) * INEAS(Institute of Near Eastern & African Studies) * International Bluegrass Music Association * MENA Music …

american_music_schools

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:01:20 -0500

Directory of American music schools and musical instructors that are involved with the teaching of [world music]] and other forms of roots music. * Ali Akbar Khan College of Music * The Bay Area Shakuhachi School * Creative Music Studio * Gamelan Dharmaswara * Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts * Harlem School of the Arts * Japanese Music Institute of America * Maimouna Keita School of West African Dance * RagaChitra Foundation * Ragha School of Music * Sen…

american_presenters

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:40:39 -0500

Directory of American world music and roots music presenters. * AMP Concerts * Crossroads Music * Friends of World Music * HotHouse * Pinecone * Washington Performing Arts Society

american_publications

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:53:07 -0500

* Dirty Linen * Global Rhythm * International Bluegrass * Jazziz * OffBeat * Sing Out! * Victory Review ---------- Other World Music Press

american_radio

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:46:29 -0500

* Arizona radio * Arkansas radio * California radio * Colorado radio * Connecticut radio * Florida radio * Hawaii radio * Illinois radio * Iowa radio * Kansas radio * Louisiana radio * Maryland radio * Massachusetts radio * Michigan radio * Minnesota radio * Mississippi radio * Montana radio * Nevada radio * New Hampshire radio * New Jersey radio * New York radio * North Carolina radio * Ohio radio * Texas radio * Virginia radio * Washington Sta…

american_record_companies

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:56:16 -0500

This Directory includes American record companies that are involved with world music, traditional folk and other forms of roots music. A * Ahi Nama Music * AIT Records * AMMP * Alula Records * Americatone International * American Recording Productions * Anonym Records * Arbiter Records * Arhoolie * Art Hurts Records

american_recording_productions

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

American Recording Productions (ARP) is a label with the intent to record and preserve Armenian and Middle Eastern classical and folk music. Ara Topouzian, Joe Zeytoonian Address: American Recording Productions 28230 Orchard Lake Road, Suite #109 Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3763 USA Phone: 1+248- 851-9225 Fax: +1(248) 851-8186 E-mail: atopouzian@arpmusic.com

american_tobacco_amphitheatre

Sat, 31 May 2008 06:27:12 -0500

American Tobacco Amphitheatre presents bluegrass, folk and other styles at the beautiful American Tobacco Historic District located in a renovated building complex on Blackwell Street in the heart of Downtown Durham. 318 Blackwell Street Suite 150 Durham, North Carolina, 27701-3600 Phone: 919.433.1560 Fax: 919.433.4279 Email:

american_tv

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Directory of America TV stations or channels that include world music programming. * BET Jazz * Link TV ---------- Other world music press

american_universities

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Directory of American Universities with Ethnomusicology Departments and Programs California * UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology Connecticut * Wesleyan University Florida * Florida State University Hawaii * University of Hawaii at Manoa

american_venues

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:29:59 -0500

Directory of American world music venues * Arizona venues * California venues * Colorado venues * Florida venues * Georgia venues * Illinois venues * Louisiana venues * Massachusetts venues * Michigan venues * Minnesota venues * Nevada venues * New Mexico venues * New York venues * North Carolina venues * Oregon venues * Texas venues * Virginia venues * Wisconsin venues * Washington DC venues * Washington state venues

americana

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Americana is a broad term to describe american roots music. It is sometimes called “alternative country.” It’s a genre whose parameters are broad enough to include bluegrass, folk and traditional country with occasional elements of blues, jazz and others thrown in.

americatone_international

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Americatone International-USA is a jazz label. The roster includes Latin jazz artists. Joe Jan Jaros, President / CEO Address: 1817 Loch Lomond Way Las Vegas, NV 89102-4437 USA Phone: +1 702-384-0030 Fax: 702-382-1926 E-mail: jjj@americatone.com

amharic

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Amharic is music from Ethiopia. The Amharic language is the official language of the Republic of Ethiopia. It is also spoken in Eritrea. The Amharic language is popular with many reggae musicians who are Rastafarians. They learn Amharic because they consider it to be a sacred language. Musicians like Lincoln Thompson and Misty in Roots have written songs in Amharic.

amiata_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Amiata Records has released over 100 titles of world music, classical music, ambient/new age recordings and, more recently, contemporary chill out & lounge music compilations. Address: Amiata Media Srl Via Ghibellina 100 I - 50122 Firenze Italy Phone: +39 055 2466200 Fax: +39 055 2466208

amigo_musik

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Amigo Musik AB is one of the largest independents Scandinavia. The label has been producing some of the finest Swedish folk music and world music for the last decades. Address: PO Box 6058 102 31 Stockholm Sweden Phone: +46-8-340195 Fax: +46-708-210515 E-mail: sales@amigo.se

amira_sariyati_mohd_hatta

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Biography Amira is a traditional and modern Malaysian vocalist. She graduated at the National Arts Culture and Heritage Academy ( ASWARA ). Amira has performed nationally and overseas. She is a member of Malaysian world music band Asika.

ammp

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Alam Madina Music Productions (AMMP) was started by in 1979. The family-run, independent label has provided a vehicle for Khan to release music of his choice. The emphasis is on capturing and archiving the pure heritage of North Indian Classical music.

amp_concerts

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

AMP Concerts is a non-profit presenting organization that brings the best in world, folk, acoustic and Americana music to the greater Albuquerque region. Performances are in a variety of venues, ranging from small spaces to larger theaters. AMP Concerts is also one of the presenters of ¡Globalquerque! - New Mexico's Annual Celebration of World Music and Cultural, held every September at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

amponga

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:09:56 -0500

Name: Amponga Class: Family: the simple cylindrical two-headed drum of Madagascar. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

amsterdam_roots_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Annual world music festival held in June. Prog. Dir.: Frans Goossens Lijnbaansgracht 234a 1017 PH Amsterdam, Holland Tel: +31 20 531 81 81 Fax: +31 20 531 81 99 info@amsterdamroots.nl Other Dutch music festivals

amusic

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:31:39 -0500

Amusic specializes in Spanish-style Gypsy music. Address: 26, Rue Xavier PRIVAS 69008 Lyon France Phone: +33(0)4 78 01 99 38 Fax: +33(0)4 78 01 99 38 E-mail: ---------- Other French booking agents Other booking agents

an_dro

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Breton (France) circle dance. ---------- Other world music genres

anacrusa_producciones

Sat, 10 May 2008 07:30:22 -0500

Anacrusa Producciones represents world music artists. Address: Anacrusa Producciones Apartado de Correos 195 08810 Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona Spain Phone: + 34 93 896 18 62 Fax: + 34 93 896 17 43 E-mail:

anatolian

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music from the peninsula of Anatolia. The region of Anatolia is also known as Asia Minor. It comprises most of current day Turkey. ---------- Other world music genres

andalusia

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Andalusia is a region in southern Spain that comprises the provinces of Almeria, Cordoba, Granada, Jaen, Huelva, Malaga, and Sevilla. Currently, it is an autonomous community within Spain, with its own regional parliament and government. Andalusian Music

andalusian

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:44:42 -0500

Music from the Spanish region of Andalusia, in southern Spain. Andalusian music includes Flamenco, folk dances such as Sevillanas, Verdiales, Seguidilla and Flamenco-rooted rock known as Rock Andaluz. Medieval Andalusian music in Moorish-occupied spain is known as Arab Andalusian music.

andalusian_rock

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:31:14 -0500

Andalusian Rock or rock andaluz in Spanish is a musical genre characterized by the combination of Flamenco with rock music and other elements such as jazz and blues. Rock andaluz was started in the early 1970s by Sevilla-based groups like Smash and soloists like sitar-playing Gualberto. This first generation was soon followed by another group of musicians from Sevilla, Jerez, Córdoba, Antequera (Málaga) and Cádiz. The most popular by far was Triana, a trio that added Flamenco bulería beats to a…

andarele

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:24:50 -0500

Country of origin: Ecuador and Colombia Description: Dance and music of Afro-Colombian and Afro-Ecuadorean (in particular, from the province of Esmeraldas) origin. It is performed with marimba, bass drum, guaz?, cununos and is sung by a soloist and chorus.

andean

Mon, 18 May 2009 07:44:28 -0500

Music from the Andes mountain range. The most recognizable and popular Andean sounds are made with the panpipes, which are called called various names throughout the the area: quena, antara, siku, zampoña. The small strummed instrument charango (which sometimes is made out of an armadillo shell) is also commonly used in Andean music.

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angel_romero

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Angel Romero is the founder of World Music Central. He has been involved with the music business and media for over twenty years. He has a licensure in Journalism from the University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Angel is not related to the famous Spanish classical guitar player also named Angel Romero.

angklung

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:11:24 -0500

Name: Angklung Class: Family: tuned bamboo rattles from Java and Sumatra (Indonesia), hung from a frame. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Large Angklung - Low Octave ---------- Other musical instruments

angkor_producciones

Sat, 10 May 2008 19:21:52 -0500

Angkor Producciones represents world music artists, with strong taste for Balkan and African jazz, however things shift and change continuously. Angkor Producciones Calle Doctor Pesset 29-2 El Puig, 46540 Valencia Spain Phone: +34 676 094 298 Fax: +34 96 344 78 90 E-mail:

angola

Sat, 30 May 2009 23:21:17 -0500

Official Name: Capital City: Population: Government: National Language: * Bonga * Derito - Helder Tavares * Gato Bedseyele * Lulendo * T? Macedo (Benuia Maria Rosa Macedo) * Waldemar Bastos ---------- Other countries

anindo_chatterjee

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Anindo Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most versatile tabla virtuosi performing today. His playing style encompasses many of the best elements of the top teaching traditions of the instrument. He was born in 1954 and was encouraged to take up tabla by his uncle, sitar player Pandit Biswanath Chatterjee, when he was just four years old. At five he was All India Radio's youngest artiste. He started taking music lessons at the age of five under Ustad Afaq Hussain Khan, of Lucknow, and then ha…

anishnabe

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music of the Algonquin Indian Tribe of Ontario and Quebec in Canada. The Alqonquin call themselves Anishnabe. ---------- Other world music genres

anna_livia_fm_103_fm

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Anna Livia FM 103 FM has several shows including the following: * 'Ceolta Oileain' (Our Musical Islands) dedicated to the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Galicia, Brittany, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and other regions and nations with a strong Celtic influence. Produced by Ewan O'Doherty and co-presented by same with Edward Mongey. E-mail: ewan_o_doherty@hotmail.com.

anna_schaad

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Biography Anna Schaad is a composer, musician and teacher. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Anna began her musical life at a tender age, immersing herself in classical music with the piano and violin. She was lucky enough to experience the Seattle Youth Symphony as a member for four years, immersed in the the great classical symphonic works, and studied under concert violist Paul Coletti at the University of Washington as a junior and senior in High School.

anne_potter_wilson_music_library

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:48:53 -0500

The Wilson Music Library in conjunction with the Blair School of Music and the Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University have a digital archive, the Global Music Archive (GMA). The GMA’s primary mission is to provide access to sound recordings and images of indigenous music from communities in Africa and the Americas.

anonym_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Anonym Records has released several of the most recent CDs. Address: 1236 8th St NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 USA Phone: +1- 505-768-1153 Fax: +1-505-768-1185

antara

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:12:52 -0500

Name: Antara Class: Family: pentatonic pan flute of the Andes region. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Curved Antara Pan Flute Pan Pipe 13 Notes Varnished * Antara Pan Flute Pan Pipe 13 Notes Varnished

antequera_blues_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Annual blues and world music festival held in July. Antequera, M?laga Tlf: 952 70 22 33 E-mail: barbara@cambaya.com Web site: ---------- Other Spanish music festivals Other World Music Festivals

anthem

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:26:47 -0500

Description: A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric, with or without accompaniment, written either for performance in a church, or another place with significance to the song itself. ---------- Other World Music Genres

antibalas

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:50:06 -0500

Biography Antibalas (“anti-bullets” in Spanish) is a 14-piece-plus collective carrying on the Afrobeat tradition begun by Fela Kuti. Based in New York City, the band combines highlife, jazz, funk, and traditional African rhythms and informs all of it with unabashed political conviction.

antoine_dougbe

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo not only composed and recorded hundreds of songs but they still found time to arrange and record for other artists, one of them being “Le premier ministre du Diable” - Antoine Dougbé. Dougbé created his own style which he dubbed Afro Cavacha, a fantastic mixture of Congolese Rumba, Latin sounds and traditional frenetic Vodoun rhythms. Original Antoine Dougbé vinyl records that were released on his own label, Editions Dougbé Antoine, have become some of Africa's most sought …

antonio_bernal

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Antonio Bernal sells Spanish handmade classical guitars and flamenco guitars handcrafted by Valeriano Bernal in his Algodonales (Cadiz) workshop. calle Hernando del Pulgar 20 Sevilla Spain Tel. / Fax: +34 95 458 26 79 Mobile: +34 630 444 905

antonio_carlos_jobim

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:26:18 -0500

Biography Antonio Carlos Jobim was born Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, January 25, 1927 in the Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. He was also called Tom Jobim. Jobim was a Brazilian composer, arranger, singer, pianist and perhaps the greatest legend of bossa nova. Jobim's compositions, many performed by Joao Gilberto, gave birth to the genre in the early 1960s.

antsabe

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music from the Antsiranana region of Madagascar. ---------- Other world music genres

antsiva

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Name: Antsiva - conch shell from Madagascar. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

antwerp

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:47:09 -0500

Located in Flanders, Antwerp is an ancient coastal city known for its commerce. A well known cultural institution, the Wereldculturencentrum Zuiderpershuis (Centre for World Cultures) and the Sfinks World Music Festival have made Antwerp a key location for world music in the region. The Wereldculturencentrum Zuiderpershuis focuses on international performing arts, presenting world music concerts and co-organizing music festivals in Africa.

apache

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music of the Apache (Nde or the people) Indian nations. The current Apache nations include San Carlos Nation, Yavapai Nde Nation, Mescalero Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Chiricahua Fort Sill, Chiricahua Apache Nde Nation, Jicarilla Apache Nation, Lipan Apache Tribe, Yavapai Prescott Indian Tribe, Yavapai Apache Nation, and Tonto Apache Nation.

apartment_22

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Apartment 22 LTD specializes in world music DJs such as Sidestepper “LoGo20”, U-Cef “Halalium.” Address: 19 Tewkesbury Road Bristol BS2 9UL UK Phone: +44-(0)117-95-56-615 Fax: +44-(0)117-95-56-616 E-mail: andy.morgan@apartment22.com ---------- Other British record companies

apex_brasil

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

aponga

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:15:13 -0500

Name: Aponga Class: Family: drums (Madagascar). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

appalachian

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:31:25 -0500

Music from the Appalachian region of the United States of America. The Appalachian mountains encompass eighteen states, reaching from Maine to Georgia, and include, among others, the Berkshires of Connecticut, the Green Mountains of New Hampshire, the Catskills of New York, the Blue Ridge of Virginia and North Carolina, and the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina.

apulaya_center_for_andean_culture

Mon, 18 May 2009 07:37:27 -0500

Apulaya Center for Andean Culture provides Andean music workshops, courses & vacations, a musical trip through the Andes´ extraordinary diversity and cultural wealth. Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco – Peru.

ar_management

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

AR Management is a booking agent for world music talent from Argentina, Cuba and other Latin American countries. Director: Hernán Dalbes Argentina Phone: (+54 11) 5917 6076 Cell: (+54 9 11) 5718 0524

arab-andalusian

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:08:08 -0500

The music of Medieval Muslim Spain. Arab-Andalusian Artists * 1001 Nights Orchestra (United States of America) * Ahmed el Salam (Algeria) * Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects (Morocco) * Akim El Sikameya (Algeria) * Al-Andalus (Morocco) * Amina Alaoui (Morocco)

arab_american_national_museum

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

The Arab American National Museum presents world music concerts, including the Global Thursdays series. The museum documents, preserves, celebrates, and educates the public on the history, life, culture, and contributions of Arab Americans. It serves as a resource to enhance knowledge and understanding about Arab Americans and their presence in the United States.

arab_andalusian

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Arab Andalusian is the term use to define the classical Arabic music of Medieval Al-Andalus, which was the name given to Muslim-occupied Spain. After the end of Moorish Spain in 1492, this musical tradition migrated to the big cities of North Africa, such as Fez, Tlemcen, Algiers, Constantine, and Tunis. Essentially melodic, Algerian classical music, named Andalus is maintained due to an oral tradition. The musical scale is essentially Greek, the modes are Persian segha (sika), Tchahar-Gah (Dja…

arab_music_institute

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

The Arab Music Institute dates back to 1914, when, in an effort to save oriental music, Mustafa bey Reda initiated the first assembly of an oriental music club. At that time, oriental music was badly suffering from disinterest, stagnation and deterioration.

arabesk

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:27:18 -0500

Country of origin: Turkey Description: Popular Turkish music of Arabic origin, rather than Turkish origin. ---------- Other World Music Genres

arabesque_foundation_for_arab_culture

Sat, 03 May 2008 08:18:35 -0500

The Arabesque Foundation for Arab Culture is a Chicago-based organization dedicated to preserving the heritage of classical Arabic, Turkish, and Armenian music. The Arabesque Foundation promotes concerts, publishes a magazine, conducts educational workshops, and produces recordings.

arabic

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music from the Arab countries, which includes nations in the Middle East and Northern Africa. ---------- Other world music genres

arabic_music_list

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

A forum to discuss Arabic music. New CDs, favorite artists, festivals, events, conferences, awards, etc. Moderated. Post message: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: > List owner:

aragonesa_de_representaciones_art?sticas_-_area

aragonese

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music from the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon. The region includes the provinces of Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel. ---------- Other world music genres

aranjuez_folk

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Annual world music festival held in May in the historical city of Aranjuez, south of Madrid. It is focused primarily on modern Spanish folk groups. Also known as Festival de M?sica Tradicional de Aranjuez.

arbiter_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Arbiter Records is a classical music label with a world music imprint called World Arbiter, which focuses on classical and traditional music from other cultures. Address: Arbiter Records PO Box 541336 Linden Hill Station, NY 11354 USA E-mail: info@arbiterrecords.com

arc_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Arc Music has a large catalog of world music available with over 400 recordings (over 50 releases each year), African, Arabian, Asian, Celtic, Spanish, Gypsy, Latin American. Key artists include Egypt's “ambassador of rhythm”Hossam Ramzy, the UK's No.1 Jewish ensemble The Burning Bush and more. Their website has every album listed with Real Audio. Free 64 page catalog available at the site or address.

archipel_productions

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Archipel Productions produces albums by world music artists. Address: 19-21, rue Boyer 75020 Paris France Phone: +33-(0)1-53-27-35-77 Fax: +33-(0)1-53-27-35-70 E-mail: archipel.productions@wanadoo.fr ---------- Other French record companies

archive_of_maori_and_pacific_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Archive of Maori and Pacific Music at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The Archive of Maori and Pacific Music at the University of Auckland houses the world's largest ethnographic sound collection relating to the Pacific. Its holdings include material from most Pacific Islands areas, and contain both commercial and field recordings of vocal and instrumental music, folk tales, oral history and interviews.

archives_of_african_american_music_and_culture

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Archives of African American Music and Culture at Indiana University. Archives of African American Music and Culture 2805 E. Tenth St., Suite 180-181 Bloomington, IN 47408-2601 USA Phone: (812) 855-8547 Fax: (812) 856-0333 aaamc@indiana.edu

ardin

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Country of origin: Mauritania The ardin harp is a women?s instrument made of a half-calabash and has eleven or fourteen strings

areito

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:21:03 -0500

Ceremonial dance of the taínos Indians Puerto Rico. ---------- Other world music genres

argentina

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:37:14 -0500

Official Name: Argentine Republic Capital City: Buenos Aires Population: 40,913,584 (July 2009 est.) Government: republic Languages: Spanish Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay Acho Estol Adrian Iaies Adriana Varela Alicia Borisonik Araca Gur Astor Piazzolla Bajofondo Tango Club Beatriz Pichi Malen Chango Spasiuk Christian Zarate Cristobal Repetto Daniel Canueto Didi Gutman Dino Saluzzi Dolores Sol Emilio Kauderer Federico T…

argentine_booking_agents

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:08:07 -0500

Directory of Argentine Booking Agents that work primarily with World Music * AR Management * Conciertos Argentina * Leandro Aguirre * Poggini & Asociados * Showtime Argentina ---------- Other Booking Agents

argentine_music_archives

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Biblioteca P?blica de M?sica “Astor Piazzolla” is a research center and music archive related with music from Argentina and other countries. It includes original documents, music sheets and recordings by legendary modern tango composer Astor Piazzolla.

argentine_radio

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Directory of Argentine radio stations specialized in world music. * Folkloreando

argentine_record_companies

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:58:30 -0500

Directory of Argentine record companies that are involved with world music or traditional folk music. * Acqua Records * Asterisco Music * Ciclo 3 * Contemporaneo Art Music * Diapasón * Epsa Music * Melopea Discos * Suramusic ---------- Other record companies

arghul

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:56:01 -0500

Name: Arghul Class: Family: a double reed instrument from North Africa with two asymmetrical pipes. One pipe, the chanter, is dedicated to the melody and usually has 5 or 6 finger-holes. The second pipe, the drone, is much longer and produces a single note. The instrument is played inside the player's mouth using circular breathing. Both pipes are made from reed or other similar materials and are attached together with strings, wax, tar or glue.

arhoolie

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Arhoolie is a veteran American roots music label with Tex-Mex, Cajun and Zydeco recordings. Address: 10341 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA Phone: +1-510-525-7471 Fax: +1-510-525-1204 info@arhoolie.com ---------- Other American record companies

aria_awards

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:39:15 -0500

The Australian Record Industry Association awards (ARIA Awards) recognize excellence and innovation across all genres of Australian music. There are 28 award categories - 26 are peer-voted by a voting panel of industry members. Two awards (Highest Selling Album and Highest Selling Single) are based on audited sales results. The Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Awards are awarded at the discretion of the ARIA Board.

arin_arin

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Ancient circle dance from Bilbao, in Spain’s Basque Country. Men and women who participate in pilgrimages dance it in couples. ---------- Other world music genres

arion_disques

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Arion Disques has an extensive world music catalog. Address: 36, Avenue Hoche 75008 Paris France Phone: +1-44-1- 45 63 76 70 Fax: +1-44-1- 45 63 79 54 E-mail: info@arion-music.com ---------- Other French record companies

arizona

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Year of Statehood: 1912 Population: 5,629,870 (July 1, 2003 estimate) State Capital: Phoenix Largest City: Phoenix Official government site: ---------- World music resources: Arizona radio is a directory of Arizona radio stations that play world music

arizona_radio

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Directory of Arizona radio stations with world music programming. * KXCI Other American radio stations.

arizona_venues

Fri, 30 May 2008 08:25:25 -0500

Directory of Arizona world music, folk, Celtic and other forms of roots music venues. * Berger Performing Arts Center * Future Studios * Theater Works * The Orpheum Theater ---------- Other American venues Other world music venues

arkansas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Year of Statehood: Population: State Capital: Largest City: Arkansas State American Folk Dance: square dance Arkansas State Instrument: the fiddle Official government site: ---------- Arkansas radio

arkansas_radio

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Directory of Arkansas radio stations with world music programming. * KXUA Other American radio stations.

armenia

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Official Name: Republic of Armenia Capital City: Yerevan Population: 2,967,004 Government: republic National Language: Armenian, Yezidi, Russian, and other ---------- Other countries

arpa_criolla

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:04 -0500

Name: Arpa Criolla Class: Family: Creole harp of Venezuela. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

arpa_de_boca

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:54 -0500

Name: Arpa de boca Class: Family: jew's harp in Spanish. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

arpa_jalisciense

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Name: Arpa Jalisciense - a Mexican harp from the state of Jalisco. It is used in traditional music from Jalisco, as well as mariachi music Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

arrolo

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:28:04 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Spanish lullaby. ---------- Other World Music Genres

arrorro

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:28:42 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Spanish lullaby. ---------- Other World Music Genres

arrullos

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

A type of lullabies found in Spain and Spanish-speaking America. Arrullos are sung by mothers or nannies while holding the baby in their arms, or when they are rocking the baby in a cradle to sleep. ---------- Other world music genres

ars_escuela_de_musica_y_danza

Sat, 17 May 2008 19:34:37 -0500

Ars provides classes for children, as well as piano, violin, cello, Spanish guitar, electric guitar, oboe, flute, accordion, voice, and harmony. Dance claases include Flamenco, sevillanas, classical ballet, Spanish dance, pilates and much more. Calle Navas del Rey 7, bajo 28011 Madrid Spain Phone: +34 91 479-9134 Metro: Alto de Extremadura (line 6) Buses: 31, 33, 36, 39, 65 and 500

art_hurts_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Art Hurts Records is an eclectic label with world music recordings. Address: 3658 Louisiana St. San Diego, CA 92104 USA Phone: +1-619 252 9700 Fax:+1-619 294 9491 E-mail: beston_music@hotmail.com ---------- Other American record companies

arte_y_movimiento

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Arte y Movimiento represents Flamenco artists. Daniela Lazary Calle Malpartida 7 - 13 Apartamento 15 41003 Sevilla Spain Phone: +34 954 909 776 Fax: +34 954 907 622 email:

artefacts

Sat, 03 May 2008 13:26:43 -0500

ArteFacts is a leading Belgian agency representing artists in the field of folk, roots and world music. Address: Artefacts Bosweg 4A B-2220 Heist-op-den-Berg Belgium Phone: + (32) 015 24 88 96 Fax: + (32)015 25 17 08 E-mail:

arts_organizations

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

. Mailing address: The Presidio, P.O. Box 29096, San Francisco, CA 94129, 1245 Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93721. Street address: 1245 Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: +1 559.237.9813. Fax:+1 559.237.9814.

artways_productions

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:35:32 -0500

Artways Productions represents well-known world music acts. Address: Denise Wilcke, Artways Productions Case Postale 35 1000 Lausanne 3 Cour Switzerland Phone and Fax: +41-(0)21-616 7984 Mobile: +41-79-677 7613 E-mail: info@artways.com

asheville

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

This report was made with help from Erin Scholze and WPVM staff Asheville, located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, has become a magnet for many artists (specially musicians and potters), who are attracted by its bohemian lifestyle. There is diverse talent in Asheville. Bluegrass musicians abound, but there are also Latin and rock artists. The Toubab Krewe, Afromotive, and Avec La force Percussion Initiative and dancers all spent time studying music in Africa and brought African mus…

ashiko

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:58:42 -0500

Name: Ashiko Class: Family: A cone shaped drum of the Yoruba people (Nigeria) made with strips of wood placed next to one another and skinned with goat, antelope, or rarely with cow skin. It produces a resonant bass tone when struck in the middle, and a high tone when struck on the rim.

ashkenaz

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Cente is a cultural center that programs world music concerts, American roots music, dance performances, dance classes, and other events. Address: 1317 San Pablo Avenue (near Gilman) Berkeley, CA 94702 USA Phone: +1 (510) 525-5054 E-mail: ashkenaz@ashkenaz.com Website:

ashkenazi

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Ashkenazi is the music of the Jews who settled Germany and other parts of central and eastern Europe. Ashkenazi genres include klezmer music and Yiddish song. The Yiddish language used by the central and eastern European Jews is based on medieval German with Slavic and Hebrew words, and written in Hebrew script.

asia

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:34:51 -0500

Asia is the largest continent of Planet Earth. The Asian continent covers about 30 percent of the world's landmass. West Asia is also known as the Middle East. Central Asia * Kazakhstan * Kyrgyzstan * Tajikistan * Turkmenistan * Uzbekistan

asia_network

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:45:44 -0500

Address: Constanze Schliebs AsiaNetwork Dieffenbachstr. 68 10967 Berlin Germany E-mail: ---------- Other German Booking Agents Other Booking Agents

asian_music_circuit

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Asian Music Circuit is the UK's premier touring company for music from all over Asia, funded by the Arts Council of England to bring Asian music to the public. The AMC's role in British cultural life is not merely to entertain, but also to inform and educate. Its annual summer school, Indian Voices, offers participants a unique opportunity to learn from the best artists which India has to offer, without leaving the UK.

asika

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Biography Asika is a group of contemporary traditional music, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Asika includes eight talented individuals dedicated to promoting Malaysia’s own brand of ‘world music’, in addition to contemporary pursuits. “The musical elements that we produce based on Malay traditional music such as Zapin, Inang, Masri, Asli, Joget , Mak yong, Wayang Kulit and merge with modern composition for various musical expressions.”

asleep_at_the_wheel

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:17:59 -0500

Based in Austin, Texas, and fueled by fiddles, steel guitar, and the warm, smooth vocals of Ray Benson, Asleep at the Wheel is the United States' longest-lived western swing band, the reigning kings of this jazzy, danceable style. They’ve honored western swing founder Bob Wills by performing his music even longer than he did.

aso

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:59:30 -0500

Name: Aso Class: Family: wooden xylophone from Benin. Also known as doso. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

asociaci?n_antigua_sevilla

asociaci?n_cultural_xquenda

asociaci?n_flamenca_universitaria_de_sevilla

asociacion_antigua_sevilla

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:14:19 -0500

Asociación Antigua Sevilla presents flamenco. Calle Castellar 50 Sevilla Spain

asociacion_de_gaiteiros_galegos

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:19:02 -0500

Association of Galician bagpipers. ---------- Other music organizations

asociacion_flamenca_universitaria_de_sevilla

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Asociaci�n Flamenca Universitaria de Sevilla is formed by university students and faculty whio are interested in Flamenco music. Avda/ De Chile, s/n 41013 Sevilla Spain Phone: +34 954642134 ---------- Other Spanish music organizations Other music organizations

asphalt_tango_production

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Asphalt Tango Production is an agency and management company specializing in Gypsy music from Europe. Address: Asphalt Tango Production Fehrbelliner Strasse 24 D - 10119 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 30 2858528 Fax: +49 30 2858512 E-mail:

asphalt_tango_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Asphalt Tango Records is a new label specializing in all Gypsy & Balkan music styles. It was established in the summer 2002 by Piranha Records and Asphalt Tango Production. Address: Fehrbelliner Str. 24 10119 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 30 2858528 Fax: +49 30 2858512 E-mail: records@asphalt-tango.de

assiko

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Assiko music is based on a popular dance of the Bassa people in southern Cameroon. Traditional Assiko music is played with a guitar and percussion based om metal knives and forks striking or scraping an empty bottle. In addition, Assiko artists sometimes use bass, drums and brass.

asterisco_music

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:05:22 -0500

Asterisco Music releases world music recordings by Argentine, Cuban, and other Latin American artists. Eliana Tussie Argentina Phone: +54 11 5917 6076 ---------- Other world music record companies

astor_piazzolla

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:53:46 -0500

Biography Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was born in the coastal city of Mar Del Plata, Argentina, in March of 1921. His parents were immigrants from southern Italy. Astor Piazzolla's father, Vicente “Nonino” Piazzolla, was a storekeeper and craftsman. His mother, Asunta Mainetti, was a hairdresser and seamstress.

astronave_music_agency

Mon, 12 May 2008 07:29:02 -0500

Astronave Music Agency represents contemporary [world music] acts. Address: Rua Gonçalves Maia, 114, Sl. 02 Boa Vista, Recife, Pe, Brazil CEP. 50070 060 Phone: +55 81 34215380 Fax: +55 81 34233032 Mobile: 55 81 9913 4455 E-mail:

asturian

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music from the region of Asturias in northern Spain. Asturian music is considered part of Spain's Celtic music. Musical genres include: Pasacáis, Muñeires], [[Muliñeira or Molinera, Rondes, Saltón, Alborada, Marcha, Fandango, Jota or Xota, and Habanera.

asyik

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

A Kelantan (Malaysia) court dance developed in 1644 for the Patani Queen by her ladies-in-waiting to comfort the grieving queen after the loss of her pet bird, Asyik. It is performed in a seated position for most of its repertoire, and emphasis is placed on intricate hand movements.

atabal

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:00:25 -0500

Name: Atabal Class: Family: a wide cylindrical double-headed bass drum of the Basque region (Spain and France). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

atabaque

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:01:23 -0500

Name: Atabaque Class: Family: a conical single-headed Brazilian drum shaped in the form of a barrel, usually played in threes, each of different size. The smallest drum is called le', the middle drum is called the rumpito and the largest is the rum. Some drums are played with sticks and others with the hands.

atamo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:02:13 -0500

Name: Atamo Class: Family: Ethiopian drum, played by tapping the fingers or the palm of the hand. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

atang

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:03:01 -0500

Name: Atang Class: Family: an Igede (Nigeria) brass bell used during funerals and other circumstances. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

atarigane

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:03:49 -0500

Name: Atarigane Class: Family: A Japanese hand gong also known as chan-chiki or kane. It is played held in the hand or suspended by a cord and struck with a deer horn mallet called the shumoku. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals:

atayal

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Music of the indigenous people of Taiwan known as Atayal (Chinese: 泰雅), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan. The Atayal live in Taiwan's northern mountainous regions. Atayal musical instruments include the muqin wooden xylophone, the wood drum and the lubuu Jews harp or mouth harp.

atecocolli

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:07:30 -0500

Name: Atecocolli Class: Family: Pre-Hispanic Mexican conch shell trumpet. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

ateliers_d'ethnomusicologie

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie is an organization that produces an annual festival focused on a certain theme. The organization also programs other kinds of activities like workshops. Address: Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie 10, rue de Montbrillant CH-1201 Geneva Switzerland Phone: +41 22 919 04 94 Fax: +41-22- 919 04 95 E-mail: astierli@worldcom.ch

ateliers_d_ethnomusicologie

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

atentenben

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:08:36 -0500

Name: Atentenben Class: Family: Soprano bamboo flute from Ghana. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

atlantic_waves

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Atlantic Waves is the London International Festival of Exploratory Music. It normally combines world music with clubnights exploring electronica. It is normally held in November. London UK Phone: 020 7908 7622 Email: info@atlanticwaves.org.uk

atlas_supper_club

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Atlas Supper Club. AfroPulse produces a monthly event at the Atlas Supper Club called West African Wednesdays that features live performances from Senegal to Angola and Cameroon to Congo. This is now the only regular African live music in Los Angeles. The venue is a 40's style Art Deco dinner/dance club.

atoke

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:15:55 -0500

Name: Atoke Class: Family: small single boat shaped bell from Ghana. It is laid in the open palm and played with a metal striker. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Boat Bell from Ghana

ator-ator

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:29:20 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Christmas songs from the Spanish Basque Country. ---------- Other World Music Genres

atsimevu

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:16:57 -0500

Name: Atsimevu Class: Family: large lead drum from Ghana. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

attambur

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:15 -0500

Attambur - M?sicas do Mundo is an excellent Portuguese world music site, from Lisbon. Av. Helen Keller, n 11, 2 B 1400-197 Lisboa Jos? Miguel, Editor E-mail: info@attambur.com Phone: 91 6186808 Web site: ---------- Other world music press

attougblan

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:18:07 -0500

Name: Attougblan Class: Family: a large standing drum from the Ivory Coast. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

atumpan

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:19:04 -0500

Name: Atumpan Class: Family: A talking drum played as a pair with bent sticks by the Ashanti people of Ghana. Normally they use these kind of drums as the master drums of an Adoa ensemble. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals:

atumpani

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:20:01 -0500

Name: Atumpani Class: Family: big bass drum, single skinned, played with stick or by hand (Ghana). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

au_ni_aau

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:21:46 -0500

Name: Au ni aau Class: Family: `Are`are (Malaita, Solomon Islands) panpipes for solo performing made from bamboo. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

au_pasiawa

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:23:35 -0500

Name: Au pasiawa Class: Family: `Are`are (Malaita, Solomon Islands) two-stringed musical bow for solo performing made from bamboo. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

au_porare

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:24:29 -0500

Name: Au porare Class: Family: `Are`are (Malaita, Solomon Islands) two-hole transverse flute made from bamboo. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

au_waa

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:25:25 -0500

Name: Au waa Class: Family: `Are`are (Malaita, Solomon Islands) panpipes played at an angle made from bamboo. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

au_ware

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:26:08 -0500

Name: Au ware Class: Family: `Are`are (Malaita, Solomon Islands) bundled panpipes played vertically made from bamboo. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

audiorec

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Audiorec Limited specializes in Indian music, including Indian classical. Audiorec Limited 21 Silicon Centre 26-28 Wadsworth Road Greenford Middlesex UB6 7JZ UK Phone: +44 20 8810 7779 Fax: +44 20 8810 7773 ---------- Other British record companies

auditorio_ibirapuera

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:00:50 -0500

Auditório Ibirapuera (Ibirapuera Auditorium) presents classical, jazz and Brazilian music. The building, projected by architect Oscar Niemeyer fifty years ago in his original plan for Ibirapuera Park, was finally built by cell phone operator TIM Celular and donated to the City of Sao Paulo.

aula_de_musicas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Aula de Musicas teaches traditional music, Flamenco, percussion, classical music and more. Madrid Spain ---------- Other music schools

austin_celtic_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Austin Celtic Festival usually takes place in November Austin, TX USA windhover@aol.com ---------- Other American music festivals Other World Music Festivals

australia

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

* Aria awards, Australian Record Industry Association awards

australian_institute_of_eastern_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

The Australian Institute of Music is to further the music of Asia in Australia through regular performances, teaching and social events. aiemevents@yahoo.com.au

australian_music_archives

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Australian music organizations. * Australian Institute of Eastern music ---------- Other music organizations

australian_music_festivals

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Australian world music festivals * Peats Ridge Festival ---------- Other World Music Festivals

australian_music_schools

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Australian music schools that focus on world music, including indigenous music. * Winanjjikari Music Centre ---------- Other music schools

australian_publications

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Australian magazines specialized in world music. * Rhythms Magazine ---------- Other world music press

australian_radio

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Australian radio stations that include world music programming. * 2Air FM ---------- Other world music press

australian_record_companies

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Australian record companies that are involved with world music or traditional folk music. * AIM Records * Central Australian Aboriginal Media * Global Grooves * Music Mosaic * Petrol Records * Safari Music * Skinnyfish Music * Tracks of the Desert

austria

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:59:15 -0500

Official Name: Republic of Austria Capital City: Vienna Population: 8,205,533 (July 2008 est.) Government: Federal republic Languages: German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census) Location: Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia.

austrian_radio

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Austrian radio stations that program world music. * ORF ?1 ---------- Other European radio stations. Other world music press

austrian_venues

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:26:37 -0500

Directory of Austrian music clubs, performing arts centers, cultural centers, universities, and other locations that present traditional and contemporary world music, Celtic music and other forms of roots music. * Sargfabrik * Szene Wien ---------- Other world music venues

autoharp

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:27:10 -0500

Name: Autoharp Class: Family: zither with a keyboard chord making mechanism which mutes unwanted strings. Instrument is either strummed or picked. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Oscar Schmidt 15 Chord Autoharp

avaga

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:28:02 -0500

Name: Avaga Class: Family: Single iron gong. Round shape tapering to handle at one end. Bell has an iron clapper inside. (Ghana) ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Avaga Single Iron Gong, Small Model

avaz

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:30:01 -0500

Country of origin: Iran Description: Iranian modal system. It?s made up of twelve modes, divided into seven principal and five secondary ones. ---------- Other World Music Genres

axatse

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:29:52 -0500

Name: Axatse Class: Family: Gourd shaker of the Ewe people (Ghana). It has beads on a net woven around it. The axatse is typically shaken and struck with the hand and thigh. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * 'Axatse Shekere

axe

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:30:43 -0500

Country of origin: Brazil Description: A percussive Brazilian pop music style from Bahia in northern Brazil that is African rooted. It is derived from the Yoruba word meaning “life force.” ---------- Other World Music Genres

ayacatchtli

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:30:46 -0500

Name: Ayacatchtli Class: Family: Pre-Hispanic Mexican rattles. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

ayochicahuaztli

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:29:06 -0500

Name: Ayochicahuaztli Class: Family: Mexican metal rattle. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

azawan

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:31:54 -0500

Country of origin: Mauritania Description: The music of the troubadours or griots of Mauritania is called Azawan, and is a truly scholarly form of music. It follows strict theory and is played by professional musicians who have undergone a long and specialist training.

azerbaijan

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Official Name: Republic of Azerbaijan Capital City: Baku Population: 8,238,672 (July 2009 est.) Government: republic Language: Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census) Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range.

azerbaijani_museums

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Azerbaijani music museums. * State Museum of Azerbaijani Musical Culture ---------- Other music museums.

azimuth_productions

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:32:24 -0500

Azimuth Productions Azimuth Productions represents well known world music acts as well as French pop and rock. Address: 14, rue Bleue 75009 Paris France Phone: +33(0)1 44 79 00 36 Fax: 33(0)1 44 79 00 34 E-mail:

aziz_herawi

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Biography Aziz Herawi is an expatriate Afghani currently living in California. He comes from a wealthy religious family in Herat. His father did not approve of playing music and consequently Aziz learned to play the dutar (a long-necked lute) as a boy in secret. He embodies many of the characteristics of the shauqi, or amateur musician: he is self-taught, has a passionate interest in music, and does not wish to make a living exclusively from his music.

aztarna

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Aztarna is an independent label specialized in innovative artists from the Basque Country. Address: Lastaola Poligono 94 20120 Hernani - Guip?zcoa Spain Phone &Fax: +34.943.3313039 E-mail:aztarna@aztarna.com ---------- Other Spanish record companies

a�ada

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:14 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Spanish lullaby. Other World Music Genres

b?g?nna

b?l

babel_caf

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Babel Caf? is located in the monumental city of El Escorial, in the mountains near Madrid, a favorite weekend and summer residence area for many of the city's residents. The caf? presents world music, jazz, tango and other types of music. Address: Juan de Austria 7 San Lorenzo de El Escorial Madrid Phone: +34 91 896 0522

babel_cafe

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

is located in the monumental city of El Escorial, in the mountains near Madrid, a favorite weekend and summer residence area for many of the city's residents. The caf� presents world music, jazz, tango and other types of music. Address: Juan de Austria 7 San Lorenzo de El Escorial Madrid Phone: +34 91 896 0522

babylon

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Babylon presents reggae concerts. Calle Recoletos 11 Madrid Metro station: Col?n. ---------- Other Spanish venues Other world music venues

bacana

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Bacana is an agency specialized in Portuguese-speaking artists from Brazil, Angola and Cape Verde as well as world music artists from other parts of the world. Address: Bacana Wilmersdorferstr. 125 D-10627 Berlin Germany Phone: +49-30-393 2904 Fax: +49-30-3150 4114 E-mail:

bachata

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:32:35 -0500

Country of origin: Dominican Republic Description: A type of music and dance that originated in the countryside and rural marginal neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic. It is played with guitars and percussion. The lyrics usually focus on love, treachery, jealousy and desperation. The music is in 4/4.

bachi

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:27:11 -0500

Name: Bachi Class: Family: General term for drum sticks in Japanese music. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

back_porch_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

A weekend radio show on WUNC radio. It plays traditional and new folk music, Celtic, banjo tunes, bluegrass and Appalachian ballads. WUNC Back Porch Music 120 Friday Center Dr Chapel Hill, NC 27517 Web site: ---------- Other American radio

bada

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:01:51 -0500

Name: Bada Class: Family: gourd drum made from a large gourd with the top third cut off, a goatskin is fastened to the gourd with rope and tuned using Mali weave (Ivory Coast). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals:

baegaenna

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Name: Bägänna - See Bagana. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bafoko

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:02:45 -0500

Name: Bafoko Class: Family: West African calabash drum, covered by a goat skin. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bagamoyo_cultural_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Bagamoyo Cultural Festival showcases traditional music and dance from Tanzania and beyond. Bagamoyo is one of the oldest towns in Tanzania. It is 75 km (45 miles) north of Dar es Salaam, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Bagamoyo is an important cultural heritage site for Tanzania.

bagana

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:10:49 -0500

Name: Bagana Class: Family: a large eight to ten-string Ethiopian plucked lyre. It has a trapezoidal wooden frame. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

baglama

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:11:54 -0500

Name: Baglama Class: Family: a long-necked Turkish lute, with a pear shaped body, about 1 meter long. It is also found in Greece. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Baglama Saz * Baglama Electronic Saz, Ultra w/ Case

bagpipe-gaitas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Bagpipes-Gaitas is a moderated list in Spanish that is dedicated to the world of bagpipes. To subscribe, click on the previous link or send a message to: ---------- Other world music mailing lists

bagpipe

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:28 -0500

Name: Bagpipe Class: Subclass: Category: Origin: Mesopotamia Description A single or double reed instrument with an air reservoir in an animal skin bag. The bag can be filled with air by mouth through a blowpipe or with the use of bellows. Arm pressure on the bag sends air through a reed on a fingered chanter, which makes the sound. Bagpipes are believed to have originated in Mesopotamia and from there they traveled west to Greece and Rome and East to Persia and India.

bai

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:13:04 -0500

Name: Bai Class: Family: clappers (Ghana). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

baiao

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Popular dance and song of northeast Brazil of indigenous origin, which incorporates elements of mestizo, African, and European music. Baiao is believed to be the predecessor of genres such as Forró, coco, and embolada. Folklorist Câmara Cascudo believes the name comes from the combination of “baiano” (from Bahia) and “rojão” (sky rocket); which is the name given to a short Brazilian acoustic guitar.

baile_mandado

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Baile mandado is a circular dance from the Algarve region in southern Portugal. ---------- Other world music genres

bailecito

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Traditional festive Bolivian handkerchief dance. ---------- Other world music genres

baion

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:33:05 -0500

Country of origin: Brazil Description: A slow samba rhythm from Brazil. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bajfl?jt

bajfloejt

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Name: Bajflöjt - Swedish drone flute. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bajo_sexto

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:13:59 -0500

Name: Bajo sexto Class: Family: a Mexican twelve-string guitar. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Oscar Schmidt Bajo Sexto * Oscar Schmidt Cutaway Acoustic Electric Bajo Sexto * Lucida Bajo Sexto

bajofondo_tango_club

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:46:10 -0500

Biography Bajofondo Tango Club was put together by Rock en español musician and producer Gustavo Santaolalla, winner of two-time Academy Awards and Golden Globe-winning composer of Brokeback Mountain and Babel. It is a collective of artists and musicians creating an array of music based on the fusion of electronica (dub, house, drum&bass) with the traditional sounds of tango.

baksimba

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

A royal dance of the Baganda people of Uganda. ---------- Other world music genres

bala

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:15:00 -0500

Name: Bala Class: Family: a West African xylophone made with strips of wood, increasing in length, connected together with thread, and with hollow gourd resonators of varying sizes attached to the bottom to achieve a greater tonal range. ... variations:

balaban

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:26:11 -0500

Name: Balaban - 1. A short, cylindrical, Persian oboe, with a very smooth and variable sound. 2. The Azerbaijani name for the Turkish Mey. Class: Family: ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Turkish Mey

balafon

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:16:03 -0500

Name: Balafon Class: Family: See Bala. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * 22" Medium Handmade African Balafon * 30" Large Handmade African Balafon ---------- Other musical instruments

balalaika

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:18:17 -0500

Name: Balalaika Class: Family: Three-stringed Russian folk lute with triangular body. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals Buy Instrument * Balalaika with Hard Case ---------- Other musical instruments

balaman

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:19:09 -0500

Name: Balaman Class: Family: Azerbaijani short cylindrical oboe with a very smooth and variable sound. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

balattou

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Balattou presents world music, mainly from Africa and the Caribbean. Address: 4372 Saint Laurent, Montreal. Phone: +1-514- 845 5447. Capacity: 180. Other Canadian venues Other World Music Venues

balitika

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:51:33 -0500

Balitika is a dance rhythm of the Antaisaka community in Madagascar. ---------- Other world music genres

ballad

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:18:58 -0500

Descriptions: * A simple song. * A song that tells a story. ---------- Other World Music Genres

ballatou

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Ballatou in the Plateau Mont-Royal district is a well-known club that features African music. Address: 4372, boulevard St. Laurent Montreal, Qc. Canada ---------- Other Canadian venues Other world music venues

ballkan_world_music_management

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:52:22 -0500

Ballkan World Music Management is agency specialized in Balkan world music & jazz. Address: Via G. Bruno 39 61100 Pesaro Italy Phone/Fax:+39 0721 32942 Mobile: +39 337 657870 E-mail:

ballo_liscio

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

The Ballo liscio (smooth dance) comes from the Romagna region of Italy. The dance comprises: Mazurca, Waltz and Polka. ---------- Other world music genres

balo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:20:09 -0500

Name: Balo Class: Family: West African xylophone made with wooden bars. Also known as bala and balafon. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bamba

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:00:04 -0500

Country of origin: Mexico Description: An old Mexican air from Veracruz, Mexico. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bambera

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:00:34 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: A flamenco singing style known as swing songs. The name comes from bamba (swing). ---------- Other World Music Genres

bambuco

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Bambuco is known as the national dance of Colombia. It is characterized by cross accents in the music. It was formerly danced only by the natives but became a ballroom dance to be added to the gentle pasillo, a favorite with Colombian society. The origin of the bambuco is uncertain. Some claim it has African origins, while others say it has Spanish origins.

band-booking.com

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:51:44 -0500

Band-Booking.com Agents is a music and entertainment booking agency in San Francisco, representing Latin, Afro-Cuban, Celtic, Brazilian, Cajun, Reggae, and Jamaican bands, as well as traditional and contemporary swing, jazz, and pop. Address: 70 Pleasant Lane San Rafael, CA 94901 USA Phone: +1 (415) 459-2428 Fax: +1 (415) 459-8964 E-mail:

bandari

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:01:08 -0500

Country of origin: Iran Description: Dancelike instrumental music. Bandari means from the harbors and it is thought to represent Bushehrs' oldest instrumental musical form. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bando

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Name: Bando - a flat-backed lute of Central and South America. See Bandola Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bandol

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Name: Bandol?n Class: Family: small South American Creole lute, pear shaped, wtih a fretted neck. It comes in various sizes and ranges from 8 to 15 steel strings instrument with fretted neck. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals

bandola

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:01 -0500

Name: Bandola Class: Family: 1. Three string guitar from Spain. 2. Modern lute of Colombia, teardrop shape, flat or concave back. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bandolim

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:25:53 -0500

Name: Bandolim - Brazilian or Portuguese mandolin. Class: Family: ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bandolin

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Name: Bandolín - small South American Creole, pear-shaped lute with a fretted neck. It comes in various sizes and ranges from 8 to 15 steel strings. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

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bandoneon

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Name: Bandoneón - a square-built button accordion, commonly used in Argentinean tango. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bandura

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:22:40 -0500

Name: Bandura Class: Family: a fretless plucked dulcimer found in the Ukraine. It has a short neck, an oval flat body and is held vertically. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bandurria

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:23:45 -0500

Name: Bandurria Class: Family: small 12-string mandolin-type instrument with a very short wide neck and 14 metal frets, popular in Spain and Latin America. It's played with a pick. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Bandurria

bandurria_sonora

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:24:33 -0500

Name: Bandurria sonora Class: Family: a bandurria with 6 metal strings instead of guts strings. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bang'gu

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:25:21 -0500

Name: Bang'gu Class: Family: Chinese small drum. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bang_gu

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:25:21 -0500

Name: Bang'gu Class: Family: Chinese small drum. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bangladesh

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Official Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh Capital City: Dhaka Population: 147,365,352 (July 2006 est.) Government: Parliamentary Democracy National Language: Bangla/ Bengali, English Location: South Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India

banjo

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:53:42 -0500

Name: Banjo Class: Chordophone Family: String instrument. variations * Banjolele Festivals * Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival Buy Instrument * Deering Goodtime Banjo * Deering Goodtime Special with a Tone Ring * Washburn Banjo Starter Kit w/ gig bag, strap, picks and pitch pipe

banjolele

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:26:30 -0500

Name: Banjolele Class: Family: Ukulele Banjo. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Goldtone Banjolele (Standard) ---------- Other musical instruments

banjolin

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:27:33 -0500

Name: Banjolin Class: Family: Mandolin Banjo. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bansango

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

A Mandinka (West African) dance rhythm for young women. ---------- Other world music genres

bansuri

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:28:06 -0500

Name: Bansuri Class: Family: Indian Bamboo flute. banya, bayan - the bass Indian tabla drum played by the left hand. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Professional Bansuri Flute in A

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bapo

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Name: Bapó - Brazilian maracas. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bar_caf?_clamores_jazz

bar_cafe_clamores_jazz

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

A popular venue for jazz and world music. Address: Calle Albuquerque 14 at Palafox Madrid Phone: +34-91-445-7938 ---------- Other Spanish venues Other world music venues

bara

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:28:59 -0500

Name: Bara Class: Family: gourd drum from the Ivory Coast. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

baraban

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:29:45 -0500

Name: Baraban Class: Family: Klezmer bass drum. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

barbat

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:30:18 -0500

Name: Barbat Class: Family: Persian ud. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Turkish Oud with Hard Case * 8 Course Lute Designed by EMS w/ Case, Book, Tuning Chart & CD * Professional Egyptian Oud

barbican_centre

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Barbican Centre presents a year-round program of art, music, film and theatre. World music is usually well represented. Address: Barbican Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS Phone: 020 7638 8891 E-mail: info@barbican.org.uk Underground station: Barbican

barclay_james_harvest

Sun, 10 May 2009 12:51:53 -0500

Biography Barclay James Harvestsprang to life in September 1966 in Saddleworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, and were considered one of the innovators of Progressive Rock music along with label mates, at the time, Pink Floyd. Founding members included John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme, and Mel Pritchard (1948-2004).

barkley_theater

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Barkley Theater at Oats Park is used by the Churchill Arts Council for some of its world music concerts. Address: PO Box 2204 Fallon, NV 89407 USA Phone: 775-423-1440 Fax: 775-423-0779 ---------- Other american venues

barn_dances

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Barn dances are the product of the colonial United States of America. Early Americans recreated them from England's country dances. They were performed in halls and barns as get-togethers among North America's first social gatherings. ---------- Other world music genres

baroque

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Baroque was a period in European art (17th and 18th centuries) and also a classical musical style. Baroque art is highly ornamented. Baroque composers include Johann Sebastian Bach, Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Arcangelo Corelli, and Tomaso Albinoni.

barraka_el_farnatshi

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Barraka El Farnatshi Prod. produces contemporary world music, including Arabic fusions, Turkish hip hop, Oriental chill out, etc. ---------- Other Swiss record companies Other record companies

barrel_drum

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:18:27 -0500

Name: Barrel drum Class: Family: a large, two-headed drum that is laid horizontally when played. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Rhythm Band Conga (Non-Tunable Barrel 12"h x 5" dia.)

barriles

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:39:49 -0500

Name: Barriles Class: Family: drums made of wood and covered with goatskin. They are similar to the Cuban conga drums. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

basese

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

A popular Malagasy dance rhythm from Diego Suarez, in the northeast. ---------- Other world music genres

bass

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

A large stringed musical instrument that is either bowed or plucked.It is shaped either like as violin or a viola and normally has four strings. The bass comes in various sizes. The largest are 1.8 meters tall (under 6 feet) in total length. It is also known as double bass.

bassekou_kouyate

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:05:25 -0500

Biography Bassekou Kouyate is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa, and he has collaborated with many musicians in and outside of Mali. He played in the Symmetric trio alongside Toumani Diabate (kora) and Keletigui Diabate (balafon). He was part of Taj Mahal's and Toumani Diabate's Kulanjan project, as well as being one of the key musicians on Ali Farka Toure's posthumous album Savane which was released July 2006. He also toured with …

bata_drums

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:16:07 -0500

Name: Batá drums - a set of three hourglass-shaped drums from Cuba. They are used in Santería ritual drumming. The smallest drum is the okónkolo. The medium drum is the itótele. The largest batá drum is the iyá. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: Buy Instrument * Pearl PBA Thai Oak Bata w/chrome hardware, Natural Medium

batar

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:39:02 -0500

Name: Batar Class: Family: Somalian drum. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bate-bate

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:40:38 -0500

Name: Bate-bate Class: Family: Angolan percussion. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

batish_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Batish Records produces recordings of Indian classical music and fusion. Address: 1310 Mission St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA Phone: +1-(831) 423-1699 Fax: +1-(408) 423-5172 E-mail: info@batish.com ---------- Other American record companies

baton_rouge

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:43:13 -0500

Baton Rouge is a strong Blues town. Blues legend Tabby Thomas lives there and has his own radio show [unfortunately, his own famous nightclub, Tabby's Blues Box, closed in 2004]. There are several other clubs (and restaurants) that have Blues groups that play.

batucada

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:01:43 -0500

Country of origin: Brazil Description: A samba or Afro-Brazilian jam session. ---------- Other World Music Genres

batucadas_1000

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:20:52 -0500

Batucadas 1000 specializes in Brazilian percussion and drums. The store also provides percussion classes. Batucadas 1000 Rua Teodoro Sampaio nº836 Pinheiros - Sao Paulo Brazil Phone: 11 3062-2000 E-mail:

batuque

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:02:16 -0500

Country of origin: Brazil Description: Afro-Brazilian jam sessions. ---------- Other World Music Genres

baul

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

The Baul are mystic minstrels, traditional poets, singers, and storytellers, from Bengal (eastern India and Bangladesh). With their flowing saffron robes, long jet black hair, rolling eyes and swaying hips, they sing in their high keening voices to the frenzied accompaniment of their traditional instruments.

bawu

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:41:40 -0500

Name: Bawu Class: Family: a single-reed transverse flute (China). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bayan

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:42:35 -0500

Name: Bayan Class: Family: chromatic accordion of Russia and Belarus, with a button keyboard. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bayerischer_rundfunk

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Jay Rutledge hosts a world music show at Bayerischer Rundfunk. jay@outhere.de ---------- Other European radio stations. Other world music press

bbc_world_music_awards

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:46:09 -0500

The BBC World Music Awards, also known as Planet Awards, are given every year by the British Broadcasting Corporation's Radio 3 channel. As of 2008, there were 10 world music categories: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Americas, Europe, Mid East & North Africa, Newcomer, Culture Crossing, Club Global, Album of the Year, and Audience Award.

bc_chinese_music_association

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

BC Chinese Music Association Address: 303 - 8495 Ontario Street Vancouver, BC V5X 3E8 Canada Phone: (604) 327-8807 Fax: (604) 327-8606.

bclc

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Country of origin: Martinique Description: Folk music of Martinique. Other World Music Genres

beat_of_india

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Beat of India is a comprehensive resource of songs, genres, artists, forms, lyrics, translations and more. It also has a label with an online music shop from which authentic and rare Indian folk music recordings can be purchased.

beata_soederberg

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Cellist and composer Beata Söderberg was born in 1976 in Linköping, Sweden. As a child, she learned piano from her mother and sang in a children's choir. At the age of eight, she began to play the cello - the instrument that would soon become her most important means of expression and a constant companion in life.

beatpick

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

BeatPick ? FairPlay Music Label has artists playing bolero, chacarera, merengue, salsa, Arabic music, Klezmer & some world music fusions. The music of its artists is protected with a Creative Commons License rather than copyright.

beats_without_borders

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Beats without borders is a collective of world music DJs and performing artists. Phone: 604-341-6457 Vancouver Canada

beguine

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:02:55 -0500

Country of origin: Martinique Description: A type of rumba in which the accent is on the second eighth note of the first beat. Its roots come from the islands of Martinique and Cuba. ---------- Other World Music Genres

beihdja_rahal

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Biography Beihdja Rahal grew up in Algiers (Algeria) in a family who played Arab-Andalusian music every day. She studied song with the grand master Mohamed Khaznadji and also learned to play a type of lute called kuitra. Most of Beihdja Rahal's recordings are dedicated to the Arab-andalusian form known as nuba.

belamentengo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:43:32 -0500

Name: Belamentengo Class: Family: The smallest of the Mandinka drums. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bele

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:00:25 -0500

Bélé is a folk song and dance from Dominica in the Caribbean. The name of the genre derives from a drum called tanbou bélé. Other instruments used include the tingting (triangle) and chakchak (maracas). ---------- Other world music genres

belengo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:44:27 -0500

Name: Belengo Class: Family: the second smallest of the Mandinka drums. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

belfast_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Created in 1962, the Belfast Festival is a annual arts event that features music, theatre, dance, comedy, visual arts, literature, etc. The music content includes world music, Celtic and other categories such as jazz and classical. Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's 8 Fitzwilliam Street Belfast BT9 6AW UK Phone: 028 9097 1034 (9.30am - 5.30pm)

belgian_booking_agents

Fri, 30 May 2008 07:40:17 -0500

Directory of Belgian Booking Agents that work primarily with World Music * ArteFacts * Boogietown Agency * Contre Jour * HaRa Productions * Peter Verstraelen * Zig Zag World ---------- Other booking agents

belgian_music_festivals

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:40:19 -0500

* Festival Couleur Cafe * Gooikoorts * Sfinks World Music Festival * Zomer Van Antwerpen (Summer of Antwerp) ---------- Other world music festivals

belgian_music_organizations

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Belgian music organizations. * European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals ---------- Other music organizations

belgian_music_schools

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:17:14 -0500

Directory of Belgian music schools * Tam Tam Mandingue ---------- Other music schools

belgian_radio

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Belgian radio stations that program world music. * Radio Panik * RTBF * VRT-Radio 1 ---------- Other European radio stations. Other world music press

belgian_venues

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:53:10 -0500

* Cactus Muziekcentrum * Zuiderpershuis ---------- Other World Music Venues

belgium

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:36:03 -0500

Official Name: Kingdom of Belgium Capital City: Brussels Population: 10,403,951 (July 2008 est.) Government: Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy National Language: Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands

belizean_record_companies

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Directory of Belizean record companies that are involved with world music or traditional folk music. * Stonetree Records ---------- Other record companies

bell

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:44:54 -0500

Name: Bell Class: Family: metallic instrument in the shape of an upside down wine glass . It is played by striking it with a mallet. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Basic Beat 5 Sleigh Bells on Wooden Handle

belly_dance

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Country of origin: Egypt and Turkey Belly dance or Oriental dance is one of the world's oldest dance forms. Common throughout the Middle East and North Africa, it is in Egypt where belly dance, also known as raks sharki has thrived in recent times.

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bembe

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:03:49 -0500

Country of origin: Cuba Description: * Sacred Afro-Cuban ceremony in which saints are praised. * A popular Afro-Cuban 6/8 beat. ---------- Other World Music Genres

ben_mandelson

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Musician and producer Ben Mandelson was born in Liverpool and lives in London, UK. He is a leading world music freelance record producer working in all areas of world music. He is the co-founder and A&R manager / house producer for the influential GlobeStyle label in London. For GlobeStyle he produced artists in many parts of Europe and other continents - Balkan Gypsy star Ferus Mustafov (Macedonia), Jova Stojiljkovic (Serbia) and Kalesijski Zvuci (Bosnia) among them. Many East African & Indian …

bena

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:45:50 -0500

Name: Bena Class: Family: Sardinian cane clarinet. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bendir

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:46:20 -0500

Name: Bendir Class: Family: ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * 4x16 Bendir * Bendir, 4x14 * Bendir, 14", With Snare * Cooperman Glen Velez Bendir 13" * Cooperman Bendir 14"

benga

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:04:32 -0500

Country of origin: Kenya Description: Kenyan Luo pop music. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bengali_new_year_-_noboborsho

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:13:56 -0500

Bengali New Year - Noboborsho is held every May in Bloomsburg, PA Sources Info courtesy of Jeremy dePrisco

benin

Sat, 30 May 2009 23:22:17 -0500

Official Name: Republic of Benin Capital City: Porto-Novo Population: 8,791,832 Government: republic Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo * Angelique Kidjo * Antoine Dougbe * Gangbe Brass Band * Gnonnas Pedro * Honore Avolonto * El Rego et Ses Commandos * Julien Jacob * Rasbawa

beoga

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Biography Beoga (Irish word for ‘lively’) are an exciting young five piece from County Antrim who create a completely unique sound, with the dueling accordions of Seán Óg Graham and Damian McKee, superb bodhran playing from four times All-Ireland champion Eamon Murray, Liam Bradley's jazzy piano, and singing and fiddle from acclaimed Limerick musician, Niamh Dunne.

berda

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:47:20 -0500

Name: Berda Class: Family: Croatian fretted bass. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

beres_hammond

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Biography Known to many as the originator of “Lover’s Rock” or the “Otis Redding of Reggae,” Jamaican musical legend Beres Hammond has been writing, producing and pouring out his smoky-sweet voice over every kind of riddim track for over three decades. He has repeatedly sold out some of the United States' largest and most prestigious venues (Theatre at Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall). He has paved the way for many musicians today and is a favorite of Wyclef Jean, Carl Thomas…

berger_performing_arts_center

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

The Berger Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind at 1200 West Speedway Blvd. in Tucson, Arizona. The center presents theater, jazz and some Celtic and roots music concerts. Brandon Howell, Performing Arts Center Manager Tel: (520) 770-3762 Fax: (520) 770-3766 E-mail:

berimbau

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:51:52 -0500

Name: Berimbau - a wooden bow with a metal string and a gourd resonator. Usually found in the music of the Bahia region of Brazil. It is often used as accompaniment to the Brazilian martial arts form of capoeira. Class: Family: ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * The Berimbau

berkeley_agency

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:51:17 -0500

Berkeley Agency represents Latin jazz, Blues and jazz music. Address: Berkeley Agency 2608 9th St. #301 Berkeley, CA 94710 USA Phone: +1 (510) 843-4902 Fax: +1 (510) 843-7271 E-mail:

berkeley_world_music_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Annual world music festival with top acts based in the region. Berkeley, California USA ---------- Other American music festivals

bet_jazz

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

BET Jazz occasionally programs Latin jazz and world music. 1235 W Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20018-1211 202-608-2000 Web site: ---------- Other world music press

bhajan

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:05:01 -0500

Country of origin: India Description: Indian devotional song. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bhangra

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:09:40 -0500

Country of origin: Punjab (India & Pakistan) Description: Bhangra was born sometime between the 14th and 15th centuries and is now regarded to be the one of the oldest folk dances in the world. Originating from the state of Punjab, split between India and Pakistan, Bhangra is the culmination of the hard season of harvest when farmers celebrate by singing and dancing to Bhangra songs and beats and thanking the heavens for what rich grain they have reaped. The music and dance was also performed d…

bharata_natyam

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Bharata Natyam is one of the most graceful classical dance forms of India. It is believed to be over 2000 years old. ---------- Other world music genres

bhutan

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Official Name: Kingdom of Bhutan Population: 2,279,723 (July 2006 est.) Government: Monarchy: Special treaty relationship with India National Language: Dzongkha Location: South Asia, between China and India ---------- Bhutanese music ---------- Other countries

bialy_glos

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:42:19 -0500

Bialy Glos (white voice) is a distinctive style of singing from the Tatras Mountains of southern Poland. This melodic screaming or vocal projection was brought to the Tatras centuries ago by the Walachs, a sheep herding people. Bialy glos was used by the shepherds to communicate over long distances.

bianqing

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:48:30 -0500

Name: Bianqing Class: Family: Stone chimes in the shape of scythes (China). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bianzhong

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:49:23 -0500

Name: Bianzhong Class: Family: A set of tuned bronze bells that produce several notes each at different intervals (China). ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bibiafrica_music_edition

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Bibiafrica Music Edition specializes in West African music. Address: K?lner Str. 26 D90425 N?rnberg Germany Phone: +49-(0)911-55 35 10 Fax: +49-(0)911-58 11 19 E-mail: bibiafrica@online.de ---------- Other German record companies

biblioteca_de_m?sica_y_danza

biblioteca_de_musica_y_danza

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Biblioteca de M�sica y Danza. Chile University. Music and dance archive including ethnomusicology and folklore with 8,285 books, 345 periodical publications and 26,733 music sheets. ---------- Other music archives

biblioteca_municipal_de_m?sica

biblioteca_municipal_de_musica

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Calle Conde Duque 11 Madrid Spain ---------- Othermusic archives

biblioteca_y_fonoteca_nacional

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Biblioteca y Fonoteca Nacional Paseo de Recoletos 20\\% Madrid Spain ---------- Other music archives

bidasoa_folk

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Bidasoafolk is a world music festival that place in August in several locations in the border area of Spain and France: Hondarribia, Ir?n and Hendaya. Joxean Mart?n Zarko Calle Almirante Alonso, 8 ? 1? 20280 Hondarribia (Guip?zcoa) Spain Phone: 943. 64.03.76 Mobile: 605.71.57.35 E-mail: jamz@telefonica.net Web site: .

bienal_de_arte_flamenco

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Bienal de Flamenco takes place every other year in Sevilla. The events include concerts, conferences, trade show, etc. Bienal de Flamenco Pabell?n Real Plaza de Am?rica, s/n 41013 Sevilla Spain general.bienal@sevilla.org

bienal_de_flamenco

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:56:54 -0500

The Bienal de Flamenco is a festival that runs for several weeks with dozens of performances by top {{Flamenco]] acts as well as conferences and many other events. Bienal de Flamenco Ayto. de Sevilla Pabellón Real Plaza de América s/n 41013 Sevilla Spain

big_big_world

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Annual world music festival held in October. Prog. Dir: Billy Kelly 101 Ballentrae Crescent Glasgow G77 5TX, Scotland (UK) Tel: +44 141 221 03 59 billykelly@soundsfine.co.uk Other British music festivals

big_world_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Big World Music produces Jazz as well as Brazilian and Uruguayan music, including modern candombe. Address: PO Box 128 Brooklyn, NY 11225 USA Phone: +1-718.531.1730 E-mail: info@bigworldmusic.com ---------- Other American record companies

bikutsi

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:27:25 -0500

Country of origin: Cameroon Description: a rhythmic style which originated with the Beti people of present day Cameroon. Literally it means to “thump the earth.” Originally, the bikutsi rhythms were war and blood affirming. The music would call the people together by resounding through the forest. Such calls were made for requisite vengeance against other groups. These heavily energetic rhythms were meant to enjoin one's blood to boil -- in the figurative sense -- for the cause of war.

bilbil

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:50:09 -0500

Name: Bilbil Class: Family: Kosovar Albanian ducted flute with a mouthpiece that is usually cut diagonally and stopped with a plug. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bili

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:51:01 -0500

Name: Bili Class: Family: ancient Chinese flute. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bill_monroe_bean_blossom_bluegrass_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Bean Blossom was founded in 1967 by the Bill Monroe, who is known as one of the fathers of bluegrass music. Bean Blossom is located in the beautiful hills of Brown County in Southern Indiana, about 20 miles northeast of Bloomington, Indiana. Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground 5163 SR 135 N Morgantown, IN 46160 USA (800) 414-4677 or (812) 988-6422

bin-sasara

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:55:23 -0500

Name: Bin-sasara Class: Family: A strung clapper made of many small slats of wood connected by a spine of string with handles at each end. By flicking the handles back and forth, the slats strike each other. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites:

bin

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:57:25 -0500

Name: Bin Class: Family: Indian plucked lute. Bin zasara - See bin-sazara. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

binayo

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Name: Binayo - Nepalese jew's harp or jaw harp made out of bamboo. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

biniou

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:51:51 -0500

Name: Biniou Class: Family: a Breton instrument that resembles a set of bagpipes with a small seven-holed chanter with a single drone, pitched an octave higher than usual. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals:

binyege

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:56:39 -0500

Name: Binyege Class: Family: seed rattles used by the Bunyoro people from Uganda. Young male dancers tie the rattles around the lower legs and compete for the attention of young women. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals:

birimbao

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:58:17 -0500

Name: Birimbao Class: Family: a horseshoe shaped Jew's harp from Galicia (Spain). Made out of wood or iron. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bis

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:27:59 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Encore in Spanish. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bishur

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:59:01 -0500

Name: Bishur Class: Family: Mongolian shawm. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

biswas_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:16 -0500

Biswas Records specializes in Bengali music and Classical Indian music. Biswas Records 904 West Baybrook Court Peoria, IL, 61615 USA Phone: 309-692-6407 Email: abiswas1955@yahoo.com ---------- Other American record companies

biwa

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:59:58 -0500

Name: Biwa Class: Family: A Japanese lute with a cranked neck developed from the Chinese pipa, and played with an oversized plectrum called a bachi. The biwa has three strings and four frets. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals:

black_and_tan

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Black and Tan is an independent record label & publishing company that focuses on American blues. “We are passionate about music and look for artists that can sing and have something to say. You?ll find story telling music that is created by artists who write and sing their own songs about their own life. The voice and the story are the roots of this original, honest and handmade music,” says label owner Jan Mittendorp.

blanche_m._touhill_performing_arts_center

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center presents classical, jazz, world music and much more. It is located on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis at the Florissant Road/University Boulevard exit of Interstate 70 (Exit 240). Touhill Performing Arts Center University of Missouri - St. Louis One University Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63121 USA For tickets, call 314-516-4949 or toll free 866-516-4949

blazing_fire_reggae_club

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Reggae located in M?stoles, south of Madrid city. calle Rio Jucar s/n M?stoles, Madrid Metro station: Hospital de M?stoles (Linea 12) Buses 522 & N501 (Principe Pio) ---------- Other Spanish venues Other world music venues

blekete

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:00:48 -0500

Name: Blekete Class: Family: A big Ghanaian bass drum with double skin. The player holds it under his left arm, and plays a stick with his right hand. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

blockfl?jt

blockfloejt

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Blockflöjt - Swedish recorder. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

blue_bayou_club

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Blues music club. 106 S. Churton St Hillsborough, NC 27278 USA Phone: 919-732-2555 Fax: 919-732-7671 contact@bluebayouclub.com ---------- Othet American venues

blue_flameblue_flame

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Blue Flame is a label with recordings by artists from Central Asia and other parts of the world. Address: Blue Flame Records Parlerstrasse 6 70192 Stuttgart Germany Phone: +49-711-256-7671 Fax: +49-711-256-7674

blue_highway

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:57:21 -0500

Biography Blue Highway fuses tradition with progress to create their own unique and timeless style. Having played roles in bluegrass music's most influential acts such as Alison Krauss and Union Station, Larry Sparks, Doyle Lawson and Ricky Skaggs, the members of Blue Highway -- Tim Stafford (guitar, vocals), Wayne Taylor (lead vocals, bass), Shawn Lane (tenor vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle), Rob Ickes (Dobro, Scheerhorn acoustic slide guitar), and Jason Burleson (banjo, guitar, mandolin, ba…

blue_line_sarl

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:34:04 -0500

Blue Line SARL represents well-known world music artists. Address: 5, rue Leon Giraud 75019 Paris France Phone: +33(0) 05 65 27 15 15/ 01 48 48 17 42 Fax: +33(0)1 48 48 17 42 E-mail: blueline@wanadoo.fr ---------- Other French booking agents

blue_rhythm

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Blue Rhythm is a German world music and roots magazine. Address: F?cherstr. 4 44137 Dortmund Germany Phone: +49-0231-7214380 Fax: +49-0231-7214385 E-mail: redaktion@bluerhythm.de ---------- Other European publications

blueberry_hill

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:26:31 -0500

Blueberry Hill features some blues acts. The Loop 6504 Delmar Star St. Louis, MO 63130 USA (314) 727-4444

bluegrass

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:29:30 -0500

Country of origin: United States of America Description: An acoustic musical style performed primarily by white Americans that combines old time, blues and jazz to create music that is generally faster than old time music. It is characterized by the use of fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and upright bass and sometimes by the dobro resonator guitar.

bluegrass_festivals

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:14:18 -0500

Directory of bluegrass music festivals. * All American Bluegrass Festival * Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival * Bluegrass in the Hills * California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Festival * Clinch Mountain Music Fest * Got to Be NC Festival * Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival * Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Music Festival * Mayville Bluegrass Festival * Merlefest

bluegrass_in_the_hills

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Hopedale, Ohio USA ---------- Other roots music and world music festivals

bluegrass_record_companies

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:44:07 -0500

Directory of record companies specialized in bluegrass or with bluegrass music content. * Acoustic Disc * Alula Records * American Melody Records * Backwoods Edge Records * Bear Family Records * Bell Buckle Records * CMH Records * Compass Records * Copper Creek Records * Country Heritage * CrossCut Records * Flyin' Cloud Records * Hay Holler Records * Ivy Creek Recordings * Lavenir Records * Lonesome Day Records * Lost Highway Records * Old Dominion Records …

blues

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:47:31 -0500

Country of origin: USA Description: A type of folk song from the Southern United States. It was developed by black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century. It has a passionate feel, with elements of melancholy and pain, and a repeated use of blue notes.

blul

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:01:39 -0500

Name: Blul Class: Family: a Kurdish shepherd flute made of ebony. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

blur

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:02:37 -0500

Name: Blur Class: Family: See blul. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bm_a

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

bo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:04:04 -0500

Name: Bo Class: Family: a pair of large Chinese cymbals. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bo_diddley_beat

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:00:51 -0500

Country of origin: USA Description: The Bo Diddley Beat, created by rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley can be described as bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp. It became a cornerstone rhythm of 1950s rock and roll and drove audiences wild. ---------- Other World Music Genres

boa_music

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:56:35 -0500

Boa Music is an independent label with pop, hip hop, top Galician Celtic music acts and Flamenco recordings. Address: Calle de la Sirena, 3 28290 Las Matas, Madrid Spain Phone: + 34 915 063 220 Fax: +34 91 528 67 54

bob_marley_school_for_the_arts_institute

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Bob Marley School for the Arts Institute. Address: Flamingo Beach Falmouth P.O. Trelawny Jamaica Phone: 876-954-5252 Mobile: 876-781-2416 ---------- Other music schools

bobby_sanabria

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:32:23 -0500

Bobby Sanabria is a drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, recording artist, and educator who has performed with many of the leading figures in the world of Jazz and Latin music. Sanabria has performed and recorded with such legends as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaría, Paquito D'Rivera, Ray Barretto, Candido, Arturo Sandoval, Henry Threadgill, Larry Harlow, and the Godfather of Afro-Cuban jazz, Mario Bauzá, as well as with his own critically acclaimed ensemble, Ascension.

bobo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:04:49 -0500

Name: Bobo Class: Family: . Chinese double reed pipe. 2. Pegged drum with antelope skin from Ghana played with hands or hand and stick. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bodhr

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Bodhr?n Class: Family: Irish frame drum made out of goat skin, generally played with a double-ended beater or tipper. It is usually 45 cms. (18 inches) and 7.5-10 cms. Deep (4 inches). The rim is usually circular. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites:

bodhran

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Bodhrán - Irish frame drum made out of goat skin, generally played with a double-ended beater or tipper. It is usually 45 cms. (18 inches) and 7.5-10 cms. Deep (4 inches). The rim is usually circular. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: Buy Instrument * Bodhran, 18"x3.5", Tune, Rosewood, Cross

bodhrans_victor_barral

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Victor Barral builds percussion instruments such as bodhran, riq, tar, bendir, duf since 1997. Workshop: Fax: 918 47 64 40 M?vil: 689 43 96 60 Address: Calle Sierra Madre 37 28791 Soto del Real, Madrid Spain E - Mail: info@bodhranbarral.com

bogino_duu

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Bogino Duu are short songs of the Western Mongolian Zakhchin People. ---------- Other world music genres

bolero

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:02:12 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Traditional Spanish musical air and dance at 3/4. In Cuba, Spanish influences mixed with African elements to create the Cuban bolero, a very slow 4/4 rhythm, accompanied by maracas and bongos. Boleros are popular in Spain and Spanish-speaking America.

bolero_parado

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The Bolero parado is a type of bolero from the Balearic Islands in Spain. The name parado (stopped) comes from the abrupt end of the dance. ---------- Other world music genres

bolero_viejo

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The Bolero viejo is a type of bolero from Spain. In the Balearic Islands it is sometimes known as bolero vell. ---------- Other world music genres

bolibana_international_productions

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Bolibana International Productions produces African music. Address: 23, rue des Tulipes 94240 L'haye Les Roses France Phone: +33(0)1 45 12 97 99 Fax: +33(0)1 45 12 97 83 E-mail: bolibana.international@wanadoo.fr ---------- Other French record companies

bolivia

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Official Name: Capital City: Population: Government: National Language: Spanish Location: ---------- Other countries

bolivian

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Bolivian describes musical genres from the nation of Bolivia. Bolivian music includes Andean music as well as other forms. ---------- Other world music genres

bolombatto

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:05:42 -0500

Name: Bolombatto Class: Family: Harp from West Africa with four gut strings over a gourd resonator and an attached tin rattle. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bolon

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:06:29 -0500

Name: Bolon Class: Family: A three string bass harp. Its resonating gourd can be used as a drum. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

boloye

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:07:22 -0500

Name: Boloye Class: Family: one-string bass from the Ivory Coast. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bols

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:08:11 -0500

Name: Bols Class: Family: Asian vocal percussion. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bolshoi_pub

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Bolshoi Pub presents jazz, blues, rock and pop. Rua T-2 Setor Bueno Goi?nia/Go (62) 3285-6185 ---------- Other Goi?s music venues Other world music venues

bomba

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:03:36 -0500

Country of origin: Puerto Rico Description: A style of Afro-Puerto Rican music and dance traditionally associated with plantation workers in Puerto Rico. The name was inspired by a rather large wooden drum covered with goatskin called the 'bomba' which accompanies this music.

bomba_drum

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:09:02 -0500

Name: Bomba drum Class: Family: a barrel-shaped drum of Afro-Puerto Rican origin. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bombarde

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:09:30 -0500

Name: Bombarde Class: Family: a small Breton clarinet-like reed instrument with its own distinctive sound. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Bombarde in Bb * Lark's Bombardes * Bombarde, Cocuswood

bombo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:10:24 -0500

Name: Bombo Class: Family: 1. a large sheepskin bass drum used in Spain and Latin America. 2. Afro-Uuruguayan comparsa drum. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Professional Bombo Drum

bombo_criollo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:11:24 -0500

Name: Bombo crillo Class: Family: an adaptation of the Spanish military bass drum, used in Cuba for carnival. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bombo_huilliche

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:12:20 -0500

Name: Bombo huilliche Class: Family: Chilean bass drum. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bongos

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:12:52 -0500

Name: Bongos Class: Family: ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Signature Music Tunable 2 Tone Wood Bongo Set * Latin Percussion LPM199 Mini Tunable Bongos * CP CP221 Tunable Bongos with Bag

bongyi

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:13:45 -0500

Name: Bongyi Class: Family: large Burmese drum. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bonshe

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:15:22 -0500

Name: Bonshe Class: Family: long Burmese drum. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bontoe

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:42:23 -0500

Name: Bontoe Class: Family: small Burmese drum. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

boo-sasara

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:45:20 -0500

Name: Boo-sasara Class: Family: a long, notched stick that is scraped with a smaller stick. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

boogh

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:43:28 -0500

Name: Boogh Class: Family: ram's horn trumpet (Iran). ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

boogietown_agency

Sat, 03 May 2008 13:27:38 -0500

Boogietown Agency represents Middle Eastern artists in Benelux and France. Contact: Myriam Boone E-mail: ---------- Other Belgian booking agents Other booking agents

booglin

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:44:25 -0500

Name: Booglin Class: Family: shaman jew's harp from Mongolia. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

book_publishers

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:35:38 -0500

Directory of book publishers that specialize in world music, ethnomusicology, and similar subjects. * Oxford University Press * Rough Guides * Wesleyan University Press

book_stores

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of book stores that specialize in general music, world music, and ethnomusicology. Europe Spanish book stores

booking_agents

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:31:10 -0500

Booking agents, or talent agents, are the official representatives of musicians, ensembles, bands and orchestras for the purposes of touring. They arrange live performances for the artists. In many cases, managers also perform the duty of booking agent.

boom_boom

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Boom Boom - a blown bamboo tube from Dominica. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bosnia-herzegovina

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Official Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital City: Sarajevo Population: 4,590,310 Government: emerging federal democratic republic National Language: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian ---------- Other countries

bosnia_and_herzegovina

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Official Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital City: Sarajevo Population: 4,590,310 (July 2008 est.) Government: Federal democratic republic Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia

bossa_nova

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:04:14 -0500

Country of origin: Brazil Description: A popular music style of Brazil created in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It is based on the samba, combining Brazilian rhythms and American jazz. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bothy_band

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:47:46 -0500

Biography The Bothy Band evoked universal praise from audiences and critics alike. Siblings Micheal O Domhnaill and Triona Ni Dhomhnaill, percussionist Donal Lunny, master piper Paddy Keenan, flute virtuoso Matt Molloy, and brilliant fiddler Kevin Burke stood at the very summit of Celtic music.

botija

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:46:12 -0500

Name: Botija Class: Family: A ceramic jug originally used to transport Spanish olive oil, used to provide a bass accompaniment in the Cuban son style. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

botijuela

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:47:08 -0500

Name: Botijuela Class: Family: See botija. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

botswana

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Official Name: Capital City: Population: Government: National Language: ---------- Other countries

bougarabou

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:04:44 -0500

Description: See Bugarabu. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bouzouki

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:01:16 -0500

Name: Bouzouki Class: Family: a Greek long necked lute with 3 or 4 double courses of metal strings. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Bouzouki, 8 Strings, Hard Case * 8 String Bouzouki, 19 Stave Black Walnut Back

bow

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:02:07 -0500

Name: Bow Class: Family: a wooden stick, pointed at one end, and strung with horsehair. The bow is drawn across the strings to generate a tone. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Becker B75 - 4/4 Scale Violin Bow Cherrywood Horsehair Bow

box

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:03:07 -0500

Name: Box Class: Family: accordion. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

box_bass

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Box Bass - a wooden instrument, native to Trinidad and Tobago, provides the bass accompaniment for parang. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bpr_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

BPR is a jazz and world music agency based in England and Miami, representing artists such as Miriam Makeba, Marta Topferova, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band and others. ---------- Other booking agents

braguinha

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:03:47 -0500

Name: Braguinha Class: Family: a cavaquinho from Madeira (Portugal). ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: CDs: * Braguinha Songbook, Vol. 1 - Audio CD (May 1, 2002) by Various Artists * Braguinha Songbook, Vol. 2 - Audio CD (May 1, 2002) by Various Artists

brambus_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Brambus Records produces world music, folk, country and blues recordings. Address: P.O. Box 44 CH-7004 Chur Switzerland Phone: +41-58-321077 Fax: 41-58-321077 E-mail: info@brambus.com ---------- Other Swiss record companies

brasil_m?sica_&_artes

brasil_musica_&_artes

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Brasil Musica & Artes (BM&A) Rua Mourato Coelho 325, cj 04 São Paulo CEP 05417-010 Brazil Cel: 55-11-9191-9599 Tel: 55-11-3064-2887 --- Other music organizations

brasil_musica_artes

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Brasil Musica & Artes (BM&A) Rua Mourato Coelho 325, cj 04 São Paulo CEP 05417-010 Brazil Cel: 55-11-9191-9599 Tel: 55-11-3064-2887 --- Other music organizations

bravo_booking_agency

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:22:39 -0500

Bravo Booking Agency]] is an agent specializing in Latin music in Calgary, Canada. Phone: +1 (403) 282-0257 E-mail: Contact: Marina Mellino, Manuel Jara ---------- Other Canadian Booking Agents

brazil

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:09:41 -0500

Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil Capital City: Brasilia Population: 190,010,647 (July 2007 est.) Government: Federal Republic National Language: Portuguese (official), Spanish in border areas Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Shares borders with: Argentina 1,261 km, Bolivia 3,423 km, Colombia 1,644 km, French Guiana 730.4 km, Guyana 1,606 km, Paraguay 1,365 km, Peru 2,995 km, Suriname 593 km, Uruguay 1,068 km, Venezuela 2,200 km

brazilian_booking_agents

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:28:24 -0500

Directory of Brazilian Booking Agents that work primarily with World Music * Astronave Music Agency * Circuito Musical * Iracema Music * Samaris Producoes * Scubidu Productions ---------- Other booking agents

brazilian_distributors

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of Brazilian distributors that work with world music, Brazilian folk and other forms of roots music. * Tratore

brazilian_instrument_makers

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:49:55 -0500

Directory of Brazilian musical instrument makers * Rogério Santos specializes in cavaquinho, viola, violao, banjo, and bandolim

brazilian_music_organizations

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:34:52 -0500

Directory of Brazilian music organizations that have involvement with Brazilian roots music and other forms of world music. * Brasil Musica & Artes (BM&A) * SESC ---------- Other music organizations

brazilian_record_companies

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of Brazilian record companies that are involved with world music or traditional folk music. * Dabli? Discos * Kuarup * Maianga Discos * Maritaca * MCD * Natasha Records * Nikita Music * Piraquara Records * Por do som * Rob Digital * Trama * Urban Jungle Records * Velas Records

brazilian_venues

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of Brazilian music venues that present world music or other types of roots music. * Goi?s ---------- Other world music venues

breakbeat

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:06:55 -0500

Countries of origin: USA & UK Description: * The basic rhythm of hip hop. * Electronic music style developed in Great Britain, which is the precursor of of Jungle music. ---------- Other World Music Genres

brekete

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:20:02 -0500

Brekete Name: Brekete Class: Family: a two-headed, round bass drum from Ghana with thin goatskin. It has a thin shell and thin head and is played with sticks. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Brekete ---------- Other musical instruments

brelka

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:05:26 -0500

Name: Brelka Class: Family: a double reed Russian instrument. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bressol

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:07:27 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Catalan lullaby. ---------- Other World Music Genres

britchops_drum_tuition

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Britchops Drum Tuition provides all the information you need to begin learning today's popular drumming styles such as Pop, Rock and Britpop/Indie in the comfort of your own home. Drum charts by top UK and USA bands Oasis, Cast and Bryan Adams are featured by kind permission from Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Publishing.

british_booking_agents

Thu, 29 May 2008 07:21:28 -0500

* Adastra * Asian Music Circuit * Monkeybiz Management * Musicians Incorporated * OneJam UK * Salsa Direct * Sasa Music * Stoneyport Agency ---------- Other booking agents

british_museums

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of British music museums. * Horniman Museum * Pitt Rivers Museum ---------- Other American museums Other music museums

british_music_archives

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of British music archives. * British National Library ---------- Other music archives

british_music_festivals

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:47:21 -0500

Directory of British world music, folk and Celtic music festivals. * Atlantic Waves * Belfast Festival * Big Big World * Canterbury Festival * Captain Cook Festival * Celtic Connections * Coastival * Cwlwm Celtaidd (The Celtic Festival of Wales) * Durham International Brass Festival * Llangollen International Eisteddfod * London Rhythm'n'Roots * Musicport Festival * Scots Fiddle Festival * Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau * Sheffield Folk Festival * Small Nations Festival …

british_music_organizations

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:11:12 -0500

Directory of British music organizations. involved with folk, roots music and/or world music. * Asian Music Circuit * The British Council * The English Folk Dance and Song Society ---------- Other music organizations

british_music_schools

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:27:31 -0500

Directory of British music schools. ---------- Other music schools

british_national_library

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The International Music Collection is one of the world's largest collections of recordings variously described as traditional, folk or world music. It encompasses most musical traditions of the world with recorded performances dating from the infancy of sound recording to the present day.

british_radio

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of British radio stations that include world music programming. * Radio 2, BBC ---------- Other world music press

british_record_companies

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:36:09 -0500

Directory of British record companies that are involved with world music or traditional folk music. * Apartment 22 * Arc Music * Audiorec * BeatPick * Club Brazil * Crusoe Records * Dancing Turtle * Foot Stompin? Records * GlobeStyle * Greentrax Recordings * Keda Records * Kiss Records * MELT 2000 * Nation Records * Navras Records * React Music * Realworld Records * Sain * Sense World Music * Sona Rupa * Stern's Records * Topic Records …

british_venues

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of British world music venues. Leith, Scotland * Leith Folk Club London * Africa Centre * Barbican Centre * Half The World * Le QuecumBar * The Old Market * Momo Restaurant * Pe?a Flamenca de Londres * 12 Bar Club * Union Chapel

british_world_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

brittany

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The region of Brittany is located in northwestern France. The region has its own Celtic language called Brezhoneg, which is related to other Celtic languages spoken in Wales and southwestern Great Britain. Breton Music In the 1970s, several musicians, including the influential Goadec sisters, harpist Alan Stivell and Gwendal, brought Breton Celtic music to international audiences.

brothers_kadrievi_brass_band

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Macedonian band Orchestar B. Kadrievi is now in its fifth generation. This orchestra took part in many Festivals in Macedonia. Also it took part in a brass festival in Guca (Serbia) where it was pronounced for one of the bests orchestras. Then it took part on a big Festival in Nantes, Nimes, Montpelier, Paris and it was guest on the film festival in Cannes.

brown_university

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Brown University offered the M.A. and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology since 1967. Address: Brown University Ethnomusicology Graduate Program Department of Music Box 1924 Providence, RI 02912 USA

brussels

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:34:41 -0500

Brussels is not only the capital of Belgium, but it is also one of the government seats of the European union. It is a city where many languages are spoken, especially French, Flemish, and English. One of the most influential world music labels in the European continent, Crammed Discs, is based there. Crammed put Eastern European music Gypsy music on the world music map.

bubani

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:06:33 -0500

Name: Bubani Class: Family: a Kosovar Albanian short wooden cylinder covered at each open end with leather stretched with rope. It is played with two wooden drumsticks. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

buchi

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:07:26 -0500

Name: Buchi Class: Family: See bachi. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

buda_musique

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Buda Musique is one France?s better-known independent world music labels. Its catalog includes many compilations as well as renowned individual artists . Address: 188, bd. Voltaire 75011 Paris France Phone: +33 (0)1 40 24 01 03 Fax: +33 (0)1 40 24 04 27 E-mail: buda@imaginet.fr

budongo

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:08:21 -0500

Name: Budongo Class: Family: ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

buenos_aires

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:58:19 -0500

Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and one of the cradles on Tango. Traditional tango music is find in pop oriented music stores. Zivals Tango Store has a large selection of tango CDs.

bugarabu

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:05:11 -0500

Country of origin: Description: A rhythm adopted by the Mandinka from the Jola (West Africa). ---------- Other World Music Genres

bughdu

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Bughdu - an instrument found in the Punjabi region of India, where it is called sometimes 'bughcu' in the colloquial. 'Bughdu' is also a word used in the Punjabi language to mean a 'dumb-dumb' or 'idiot,' which may relate to the 'goofy' sound the instrument makes, and its reputation as being an instrument easily picked up by zealous amateurs. The sound it produces is considered to be something of an imitation of the sound of more difficult to play the hourglass drum, specifically the 'dhad…

buille

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:20:46 -0500

Biography Buille first came into being during the summer of 2004. It combines the unique talents of Niall Vallely on concertina, Paul Meehan on guitar and Caoimhín Vallely on piano. They released their debut album on the Vertical label in June 2005. The album consists mostly of new music composed by Niall Vallely over the past couple of years.

buita

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:09:15 -0500

Name: Buita Class: Family: Angolan percussion. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

buk

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:10:05 -0500

Name: Buk Class: Family: Tibetan cymbals used by Buddhist monks. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

buk_drum

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:11:08 -0500

Name: Buk drum Class: Family: Chinese suspended drum, played vertically by one or two drummers, who also dance as they play the drum. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

buler?as

bulerias

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:08:06 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: A lively type of flamenco song and rhythm that originated in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz province). ---------- Other World Music Genres

bulgaria

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Official Name: Republic of Bulgaria Capital City: Sofia Population: 7,204,687 Government: parliamentary democracy National Language: Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% ---------- Other countries

bulgarian_booking_agents

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:14:43 -0500

Directory of Bulgarian world music booking agents. * Scenderman project network * Messechina Music ---------- Other booking agents

bulgarian_record_companies

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of Bulgarian record companies that are involved with world music or traditional folk music. * KVZ Music * Riva Sound Records * Stars Records ---------- Other record companies

bullerengue

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:09:03 -0500

Country of origin: Colombia Description: An Afro-Colombian song and dance from the Bolivar and Cordoba departments. Women play an important role in both song and dance. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bullroarer

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:11:42 -0500

Name: Bullroarer Class: Family: a specially shaped piece of horn or wood attached to a string. The sound is created by swinging it around in circles over the head. By adjusting the speed and length of the string the player can create different pitch and sounds

bumb

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:12:34 -0500

Name: Bumb Class: Family: huge drum from the Braj area in Uttar Pradesh (India). ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

bumbershoot

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:26:10 -0500

Bumbershoot is a 3-day urban festival, produced by One Reel, that takes place Labor Day Weekend (September 5 – 7) in Seattle. The Festival stretches across the 74-acre Seattle Center, located beneath the city’s Space Needle, and programs 20 indoor and unique outdoor venues.

bumshiva_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Bumshiva Music is an independent record label and publisher that deals mainly in world music, Latin jazz, Mediterranean music and dance. Located in Rozzano, in the outskirts of Milano. Owner and Director is Luigi Fedele. Address: Bumshiva Music Via G. Rossa 12 20089 Rozzano (MI) Italy Phone/Fax: (+39) 02 8243705 E-mail: info@bumshiva.com

bunde

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:09:42 -0500

Country of origin: Colombia Description: An Afro-Colombian genre used to mourn the death of a recently deceased child. ---------- Other World Music Genres

bup

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:13:27 -0500

Name: Bup Class: Family: a large Tibetan cymbal. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

burgerweeshuis

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Burgerweeshuis presents world music, rock, jazz and other types of music. Het Burgerweeshuis Bagijnenstraat 9 7411 PT Deventer The Netherlands Phone: +31(0)570619198 Fax: +31(0)570641013 E-mail:

burkina_faso

Sat, 30 May 2009 23:24:49 -0500

Official Name: Capital City: Population: Government: Languages: * Badenya les Freres Coulibaly * Burkina Electric * Cheikh Lo * Farafina * Fatoumata “Djeli Mama” Dembele ---------- Other countries

burma

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Official Name: Union of Burma Capital City: Rangoon (Yangon) Population: 47,758,180 Government: military junta National Language: Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages ---------- Other countries

burundi

Sat, 30 May 2009 23:25:57 -0500

Official Name: Capital City: Population: Government: National Language: * Black Omega * Drummers of Burundi * Khadja Nin * Pablo Machine Sabiti ---------- Other countries

bushehr

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:11:41 -0500

Country of origin: Iran Description: a unique blend of Persian, Arabic, African and Indian traditions that have met over centuries at this cultural crossroads in southern provinces of Iran on the Persian Gulf. ---------- Other World Music Genres

busher

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Country of origin: Description: see Bushehr Other World Music Genres

byat_saung

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:14:35 -0500

Name: Byat Saung Class: Family: Burmese harp. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

byaw

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:30:27 -0500

Name: Byaw Class: Family: Burmese drum. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

byblos_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Byblos Festival presents world music, rock, jazz and blues. Nagi Baz Unesco Square Jbeil-Byblos Lebanon Phone: [+961 9] 54 20 20 Mobile: [+961 3] 538 536 Fax: [+961 9] 54 30 30 ---------- Other world music festivals

byoo-daiko

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:31:18 -0500

Name: Byoo-daiko Class: Family: Japanese nailed-head drums. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

byzaanchy

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:32:13 -0500

Name: Byzaanchy Class: Family: four-stringed fiddle with interlocking bow, from Tuva. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

c2_entertainment

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

C2 Entertainment is the worldwide booking agency for World Connection recording artists. It also books other World Music artists or agencies in Holland and Belgium and produces Festivals/ Specials/ Theme Nights and concerts in Venues, Theatres, Clubs and Open air Festivals.

c?mb?s

c?ntaras

c?ntaro

c?rculo_de_bellas_artes

c?scara

ca?a

ca?a_de_agua

ca?a_rajada

caa

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: A very melancholic kind of flamenco singing. It is closely related to Soleares. Other World Music Genres

cabales

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:12:45 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: A special kind of flamenco siguiriyas. ---------- Other World Music Genres

cabaret_music_hall

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Cabaret Music Hall is a popular old-fashioned venue. Address: 2111, boulevard St Laurent Montreal, Qc. Canada Phone: +1 (514) 845-2014 ---------- Other Canadian venues Other world music venues

cabasa

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:39:47 -0500

Name: Cabasa Class: Family: South American rattle. A stainless steel cylinder with metal ball chains wrapped around it, which are scraped against it. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Rhythm Tech RT8000 Cabasa

cabreta

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:41:13 -0500

Name: Cabreta Class: Family: bagpipe from Auverne (France). Also cabrette. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cabrette

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:42:20 -0500

Name: Cabrette Class: Family: bagpipe from Auverne (France). Also cabreta. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cacao_music

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:40:20 -0500

Based in Caracas, Venezuelan label Cacao Música specializes in jazz, world music and Latin music from Venezuela, Cuba, the United States and other countries. Responsible for the founding of the label as well as for the concept, vision and dedication driving it are two Venezuelans from very different walks of life who joined forces to make their common goal of presenting their country’s music on the world stage a reality: Drummer and veteran broadcaster Omar Jeanton, who owns several radio stat…

cacique_97

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Biography Lisbon has always been a stage for the meeting of several cultures, mostly due to the past of the city as the capital of a colonial empire in Africa and Latin America. Nowadays it is a huge pot of creativity which attracts artists from all over the world and it is a privileged space where musicians find each other, share ideas and mix rhythms. It is from this mixture that, in 2005, afrobeat collective Cacique..97 was born.

cactus_muziekcentrum

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

A music club in Brugge with jazz, dance music and world music programming all year round. Address: Cactus vzw, Sint-Sebastiaanstraat 4, B-8200 Brugge. T + 32 (0) 50 332014, F + 32 0 50 330697. E-mail: info@cactusmusic.be. Web site;

cadenas

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:43:33 -0500

Name: Cadenas Class: Family: Spanish iron chains used as a percussion instrument. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cadence_arts_network

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:53:02 -0500

Cadence Arts Network represents world music and Dance. 10516 Clarkson Road Los Angeles, CA 90064 USA Phone: +1-310 838-0849 Fax: +1 310 838-1922 E-mail: ---------- Other American booking agents

caderona

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:13:34 -0500

Country of origin: Ecuador La caderona is a colorful and erotic dance of Afro-Ecuadoran origin (specifically from the Esmeraldas region. It is typically accompanied by marimba, drums and maracas. Cadera means hip in Spanish. ---------- Other world music genres

caetano_veloso

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:59:35 -0500

Biography Caetano Veloso is among the most influential and beloved artists to emerge from Brazil. Known there since the 1960s, Veloso has made more than thirty recordings to date and has developed a strong international following. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, in 1942, Caetano Veloso began his professional musical career in 1965 in Sao Paulo. In his first compositions, he drew on the bossa novas of Joao Gilberto, but rapidly began to develop his own distinctive style.

caf?_cancun

caf?_de_la_palma

caf?_garibaldi

caf?_jazz_populart

cafe-campus

Sun, 18 May 2008 10:43:08 -0500

57 Prince Arthur West Montreal, Qc. Canada Phone: +1 (514) 844-1010 ---------- Other Canadian venues Other world music venues

cafe_cancun

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Caf� Cancun presents a variety of music styles. Av. T-4, n.466 Setor Bueno Shopping Buena Vista Goiania 62 32758088 ---------- Other world music venues Other

cafe_de_la_danse

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Cafe de la Danse presents pop, dance and world music. Address: 5, passage Louis Philippe 75011 Paris France Phone: +33 (0)1 47 00 57 59 Fax: +33 (0)1 48 05 65 22 Metro station: Bastille. ---------- Other French venues Other world music venues

cafe_de_la_palma

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Caf� de la Palma presents flamenco. Calle La Palma 62 Madrid Phone: 91 5225031 ---------- Other Spanish venues Other world music venues

cafe_garibaldi

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Caf� Garibaldi presents flamenco. Calle San Felipe Neri 4 28013 Madrid ---------- Other Spanish venues Other world music venues

cafe_jazz_populart

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

presents jazz, blues, reggae, salsa and world music. Calle Huertas 22 Madrid Web site: ---------- Other Spanish venues Other world music venues

cafurna

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:14:32 -0500

Country of origin: Brazil Description: A rhythm of the Fulni-o Indians of Brazil, where they tell stories about their ancestors. ---------- Other World Music Genres

caiap?

caiapo

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Country of origin: Brazil Description: is an indigenous Brazilian dance. Other World Music Genres

caixa

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:46:11 -0500

Name: Caixa Class: Family: ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Latin Percussion Aluminum Caixa Snare Drum ---------- Other musical instruments

caixeta

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:53:59 -0500

Name: Caixeta Class: Family: Portuguese or Brazilian wood block. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

caj?n

caja

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:55:08 -0500

Name: Caja Class: Family: snare drum of Spain and Latin America. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cajita

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:56:14 -0500

Name: Cajita Class: Family: a small trapezoidal box from Peru. The lid is opened and closed with one hand, while the other hand hits the box with a wooden stick. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cajon

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Cajón - Peruvian and Cuban box drum, made from a wooden hollowed box, widely used in Cuban rumba, Afro-Peruvian music and modern flamenco. They come in varying sizes with open bottoms. The instrument is usually played with the hands and with player sitting on the cajón, executing strokes on the sides and rocking the cajón up and down to change the sounds.

cajun

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:15:50 -0500

Country of origin: USA Description: An accordion-based music style from Louisiana, a state located on the Gulf of Mexico, in the southern part of the United States of America. The Cajuns are known as Louisianans who descend mainly from French-speaking Acadians, but also from Creole Spaniards and Germans.

calabash

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:59:51 -0500

Name: Calabash Class: Family: 1. dried hollow shell of a gourd, used as a rattle. 2. Large dried hollow shell of a gourd, used as a bass drum (West Africa). ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Handmade Shekere - Traditional African Musical Instrument

caldeirao_das_artes

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:19:55 -0500

Caldeirão das Artes produces recordings by artists that blend rock, pop, reggae and other modern elements with Brazilian music suchg as Nordestino music, samba, etc. Rua Pinto Madeira, 920 apt 303 Centro Fortaleza CE CEP 60150-000 Brazil (85) 3253.0094 - (85) 99977378

calebasse

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:09:05 -0500

Name: Calebasse Class: Family: Calabash in French. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

calesera

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:16:23 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Andalusian genre with flamenco influences created by the caleseros (stagecoach drivers) to entertain themselves during long treks. It is derived from the seguidilla, without chorus. ---------- Other World Music Genres

calgary_folk_music_festival

Mon, 26 May 2008 10:54:21 -0500

The annual Calgary Folk Music Festival is a long weekend family-friendly event at Prince's Island Park held in July, featuring 65+ artists from around the world on 7 stages. Calgary Folk Music Festival presents Celtic, traditional music, roots, global grooves, cutting-edge sounds, dub, bluegrass, funk, country, hip-hop, R&B, old time, spoken word, alternative and more.

california

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Year of Statehood: Population: State Capital: Largest City: State instrument: State folk dance: Official government site:

california_bluegrass_association_father_s_day_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The California Bluegrass Association's Father's Day Festival features major bluegrass acts as well as workshops. Grass Valley, California USA ---------- Other roots music and world music festivals

california_music_festivals

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:03:54 -0500

Directory of Californian world music, bluegrass, Celtic, reggae and other roots music festivals. * Berkeley World Music Festival * California WorldFest * KCRW World Festival * San Francisco Jazz Festival * San Francisco World Music Festival * Sierra Nevada World Music Festival * World Festival of Sacred Musicâ€“Los Angeles

california_radio

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:21:25 -0500

Directory of California radio stations with world music programming. * KBDH * KCR * KCRW * KDVS * KXLU * KPFA * KPFZ * KUSP * KVMR * KXST * KZSU ---------- Other American radio stations.

california_venues

Sat, 31 May 2008 16:58:52 -0500

Directory of California world music venues. * Ashkenaz * Atlas Supper Club * Birch North Park Theater * Cellspace * Club Tropical * The Conga Room * The Cozmic Cafe * Don Quixote's International Music Hall * El Floridita * Freight and Salvage Coffee House * The Granada * Grand Performances * Herbst Theatre * Hollywood Bowl * Kuumbwa Jazz Club * Levitt Pavilion * Palms Playhouse * Skirball Cultural Center * 200 Oak Club * Wilshire Ebell Theatre

california_worldfest

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:27:12 -0500

Maple Creek Presents, Inc. PO.Box 3339 Chico, CA 95927 USA 530-891-4098 ---------- Other world music festivals

calle_54_club

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Calle 54 Club is a Latin jazz venue. Paseo de la Habana 3 28036 Madrid Spain Phone: 902 14 14 12 calle54@calle54.net ---------- Other Spanish venues Other world music venues

calle_54_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Calle 54 Records produces Latin jazz, Flamenco, Cuban music and Spanish copla. It was started by filmmaker Fernando Trueba. Madrid Spain

calvarios

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:16:58 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Spanish Easter songs. ---------- Other World Music Genres

calypso

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:18:25 -0500

Country of origin: Trinidad and Tobago Description: Traditional music from Trinidad and Tobago. Frequently improvised, with clever and satirical lyrics. The bands consist of drums, bass, guitar, keyboards and horns. * Calypso artists ---------- Other World Music Genres

cambridge_arts_council

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The arts council produces an annual festival that includes folk, world music and other roots music styles. Cambridge Arts Council 344 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: 617-349-4381 Fax: 617-349-4669

cameroon

Mon, 11 May 2009 20:29:20 -0500

Official Name: Republic of Cameroon Capital City: Yaunde Population: 18,060,382 (2006 estimate) Government: Republic National Language: The country has two official languages: English and French. In addition, there are 24 major African languages.

campana

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:54:02 -0500

Name: Campana Class: Family: bell in Spanish. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Pearl BCM10 Mounted Campana Bell ---------- Other musical instruments

cana

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

A very melancholic kind of flamenco singing. It is closely related to Soleares. ---------- Other world music genres

cana_de_agua

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Caña de agua - rainstick from South America. It is also called palo de lluvia. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cana_rajada

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Caña rajada - slit reed. Used in popular Andalusian folk music. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

canada

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:43:11 -0500

Official Name: Canada Capital City: Ottawa Population: 33,212,696 Government: Constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation Languages: English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% Location: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous United States of America

canada_trust_vancouver_international_jazz_festival

Mon, 26 May 2008 10:54:39 -0500

TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival, brings in generous dollops of blues, Latin jazz, fusion, and world music each June and throughout the year. Produced by Coastal Jazz & Blues Society. 316 West 6th Avenue Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1K9 Canada Phone: 604-872-5200 or 1.888.438.JAZZ Fax: 604-872-5250 General Inquiries:

canadian_booking_agents

Mon, 26 May 2008 08:27:17 -0500

Directory of Canadian Booking Agents that work primarily with World Music * Bravo Booking Agency * COOP Les Faux-Monnayeurs * Marilyn Gilbert Artists Management * Mirateca Arts Management * Philmultic Management Productions Inc. * Tchema Arts

canadian_centre_for_architecture

Tue, 20 May 2008 06:24:22 -0500

Canadian Centre for Architecture (Centre Canadien d'Architecture). An international research center and museum dedicated to architecture. Address: 1920 rue Baile Montreal, Québec H3H 2S6 Canada Phone: +1 (514) 939-7026

canadian_folk_music_awards

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Founded in 2005, The Canadian Folk Music Awards recognize Canada’s outstanding writers, producers and performers of folk music, and the artists who are expanding the genre in innovative and exciting ways. While the Junos pay homage to Canada’s pop music success stories, the CFMAs celebrate the magnificent diversity of Canada’s musical heritage – from the musical traditions of Aboriginal Canada to Celtic, Acadian and traditional Quebecois styles, singer-songwriter music, blues, bluegrass and old-…

canadian_music_awards

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of Canadian music awards that include world music and other roots music categories. * Canadian Folk Music Awards * Juno Awards

canadian_music_festivals

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:10:46 -0500

Directory of Canadian festivals that include world music and or other forms of roots music. Alberta * Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music * Calgary Folk Music Festival * Calgary Reggae Festival * Canmore Folk Music Festival * Edmonton Folk Music Festival

canadian_music_organizations

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:58:29 -0500

Directory of Canadian music organizations. * Canada Council for the Arts * Canadian Society for Traditional Music * Conseil Francophone de la Chanson * Folquebec * L’Équipe Spectra * Montreal Folk Club * Rogue Folk Club - Vancouver

canadian_music_schools

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:38:37 -0500

Directory of Canadian music schools. * College of Piping and Celtic performing Arts of Canada ---------- Other music schools

canadian_online_media

Sat, 24 May 2008 18:59:53 -0500

Directory of Canadian world music online publications. * T.O. Music ---------- Other world music press

canadian_publications

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:58:00 -0500

Directory of Canadian world music publications. * Penguin Eggs ---------- Other world music press

canadian_radio

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:19:08 -0500

Directory of Canadian world music radio shows. National broadcasts * CBC Radio One * CBC Radio Two * CiTR 101.9 FM * Radio Canada Espace musique British Columbia Radio-Canada (Espace-Musique, 90.9FM) has Ici Vancouver, hosted by Andre Rheaume. world music and jazz. Monday to Thursday, 5:00 - 7:00pm. It also has Musique du Monde, with host Ginette Bellavance. Monday - Friday, 10:00am to noon).

canadian_record_companies

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:42:08 -0500

Directory of Canadian record companies that are involved with world music or traditional folk music. * The Borealis Recording Co. * Dog My Cat Records * Inukshuk Productions * Jericho Beach Music * Justin Time Records * Nettwerk * Oliver Sudden Productions * Onzou Records * Les Productions Mille-Pattes

canadian_society_for_traditional_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Canadian Society for Traditional Music. It is associated with the International Council of Traditional Music and is committed to studying and promoting traditional musics of all cultures. Its members consist of ethnomusicologists, folk musicians, and folk music enthusiasts.

canadian_universities

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of Canadian Universities with Ethnomusicology Departments and Programs * University of Alberta Centre for Ethnomusicology ---------- OtherUniversities

canadian_venues

Sat, 31 May 2008 17:10:22 -0500

Directory of Canadian world music venues Alberta * Citadel, MacLab Theater, Edmonton * MacEwan Hall, Calgary British Columbia * Centennial Theatre, Vancouver * Rogue Folk Club, Vancouver Ontario * Centrepoint Theatre, Ottawa * Lula Lounge, Toronto * Harbourfront Centre, Toronto * Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto

canal_93

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Canal 93 - a theater-type venue with a whole arts center attached. Phone: 01 49 91 10 50 - 63 Av. Jean-Juar?s Metro: Pablo-Picasso. ---------- Other French venues Other world music venues

canaveira

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:55:14 -0500

Name: Canaveira Class: Family: a cane with a slit in the middle. It is held tightly and the lower half is struck rhythmically to obtain a certain kind of clapping sound (Galicia, Spain). ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cancao_ladainha

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:16:02 -0500

The Cancao ladainha is a long poem traditionally sung at the beginning of a capoeira roda, while players remain crouched in front of the berimbau. Ladainha means litany. ---------- Other world music genres

canci?n_de_cuna

cancion_de_cuna

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:19:03 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: the term for lullaby in Spanish. Literally means crib song. ---------- Other World Music Genres

canciones_infantiles

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:19:47 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: The term for children's songs in Spanish. ---------- Other World Music Genres

candombe

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:20:58 -0500

Country of origin: Uruguay Description: Candombe defines both a rhythm and a dance of African origin from Uruguay. It is derived from the Bantu words ka and ndonge, which means a “meeting of blacks.” Candombe web sites * Candombe artists

canmore_folk_music_festival

Mon, 26 May 2008 10:54:57 -0500

Canmore Folk and Blues Club P.O. Box 8098 Canmore, AB T1W 2T8 Canada (403) 678-2524 (403) 678-2524 ---------- Other Canadian music festivals Other world music festivals

cannada

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:57:06 -0500

Name: Cannada Class: Family: a Sardinian metallic container used by shepherds to replace the guitar. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cant_de_la_sibila

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:21:36 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Traditional Christmas song from Majorca (Spain) that talks about the second coming of Christ. ---------- Other World Music Genres

cantaloupe_music_productions,_inc

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Cantaloupe Music Productions, Inc is a New York-based booking agency specializing in all kinds of live Brazilian music?, from roots to jazz, with a roster of top Brazilian talent, primarily living in the United States, but also books visiting talent from Brazil.

cantaloupe_music_productions_inc

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

cantaras

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Cántaras - Spanish drum made from a clay pitcher. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cantaro

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Cántaro - Spanish drum made from a clay pitcher. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cante_chico

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:22:09 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Light or frivolous flamenco song. ---------- Other World Music Genres

cante_grande

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:22:40 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Profound Flamenco song style. ---------- Other World Music Genres

cante_jondo

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:23:14 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: The deep Flamenco song style, focusing on the dark and serious emotions of flamenco singing. ---------- Other World Music Genres

canterbury_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The Canterbury Festival includes a world music series. The Canterbury Festival is Kent's International Arts Festival, the largest festival of arts and culture in the region, and one of the most important cultural events in the South East of England.

cantes_de_las_minas

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:23:43 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Flamenco style that has as theme the mines, its men and their difficulties. ---------- Other World Music Genres

cantes_extreme?os

cantes_extremenos

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Flamenco songs from the Extremadura region in western Spain. ---------- Other world music genres

cantes_extremeos

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Flamenco songs from the Extremadura region. Other World Music Genres

cantes_extreme�os

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Flamenco songs from the Extremadura region. Other World Music Genres

cantes_mineros

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Flamenco style that has as theme the mines, its men and their difficulties. Also known as cantes de las minas. Other World Music Genres

canto_de_velada

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:24:24 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Spanish evening song. ---------- Other World Music Genres

cantos_de_vaquer

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Country of origin: Colombia Description: Colombian cowboy songs. Other World Music Genres

cantos_de_vaqueria

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:01:31 -0500

Country of origin: Colombia Description: Colombian cowboy songs from the cattle plains. Mestizo cowboys entertained themselves with songs to escape boredom. The cantos de vaquería are believed to be one of the precursors of the popular vallenato genre. Cantos de vaquería are not as popular anymore because of the mechanization of the cattle industry..

cantos_de_zafra

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Colombian harvest chants. Zafra is the sugarcane harvest. ---------- Other world music genres

canyon_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Canyon Records Productions has become one of the leaders in the production of Native American music since 1951. Canyon Records is best known for the recordings of popular Navajo-Ute flutist . The Canyon Records catalog includes more than 450 traditional and contemporary recordings by the native peoples of the United States, western Canada and northwest Mexico.

capachos

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:58:32 -0500

Name: Capachos Class: Family: Colombian maracas ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cape_verde

Sat, 30 May 2009 23:28:46 -0500

Official Name: Republic of Cape Verde Capital City: Praia Population: 423,613 (July 2007 est.) Government: Republic National Language: Although Portuguese is the official language, Cape Verdean Creole, a mix of Portuguese and various West African languages is the most popular native language spoken by Cape Verdians

capilano_college_theatre_for_the_performing_arts

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Capilano College 2055 Purcell Way North Vancouver British Columbia, Canada V7J. 3H5

capoeira

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:52:21 -0500

Country of origin: Brazil Description: A Brazilian martial art and dance style developed by the the former enslaved African peoples of Brazil to teach each other how to defend themselves. The music is as unique as the instruments themselves. Capoeira Sites Learn Capoeira. The world's top resource on Capoeria training, tutorials, and videos.

caprice_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Caprice Records releases Swedish folk music and world music. Address: Box 1225 11182 Stockholm Sweden Phone: +46 8 791 4600 Fax: +46 8 10 9992 ---------- Other Swedish record companies Other record companies

captain_cook_festival

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The Captain Cook Festival focuses on sea songs and shanties. It stages a number of annual events along the North Yorkshire Coast: in the historic sea port of Whitby, the picturesque fishing village of Staithes and in Middlesbrough. The annual Shanty Weekend is now held each October, as part of the Captain Cook Birthday celebrations.

capullo_de_jerez

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Biography Capullo De Jerez is Miguel Flores Quiros' artistic name. He was born April 6, 1954 in Jerez de la Frontera, in the calle de Cantareria, in the middle of the Santiago barrio, which renowned as a cradle of flamenco artists. He is a great follower of Camaron de la Isla and made his first recording in 1989, entitled Poderio. He later recorded Este soy yo, produced by Flamenco en el Foro in 2000, which is dedicated to Camaron de la Isla.

car

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Car? Class: Family: South American maracas. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

cara

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Cará - South American maracas. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cara_awards

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:40:05 -0500

The Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA Awards) are given by the Contemporary A Cappella Society (CASA).

caracach

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Caracach?s Class: Family: South American scraper. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

caracachas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Caracachás - South American scraper. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

caracoles

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:26:07 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: A flamenco style from Cadiz that belongs to the canti?as group. ---------- Other World Music Genres

carajillo

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:59:38 -0500

Name: Carajillo Class: Family: small clapper (Spain). ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

caramba_spectacles

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Caramba Spectacles represents French artists and some international world music acts. 7 place de Séoul 75014 Paris France Tel: (33) 1 42 18 17 17 Fax: (33) 1 42 18 17 16 ---------- Other French booking agents

caramelles

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:33:08 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: * Catalan Easter songs. * Christmas songs from the Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera. ---------- Other World Music Genres

caravan_world_rhythms_society

Tue, 20 May 2008 08:23:44 -0500

Caravan World Rhythms Society presents world music concerts throughout Vancouver. Address: #557-1917 West 4th Ave. Vancouver, BC V6J 1M7 Canada Phones: 604-648-9354, 604-886-0895 E-mail:

caravasar

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Caravasar is a live music venue in the northwestern Madrid suburbs that programs: jazz, blues, flamenco, fusion, world music, etc. Address: Calle Jos? Antonio, 10 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid Phone: +34 91 632 44 64 ---------- Other Spanish venues

carceleras

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:33:39 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Flamenco song style which tells of the hardships of prison life. The name is derived from carcel = jail. ---------- Other World Music Genres

cardamomo

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Cardamomo is a Flamenco bar with live music by hip Flamenco artists. Calle Echegaray 15 Phone: 91 3690757 28014 Madrid ---------- Other Spanish venues Other world music venues

caribbean_entertainment

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Caribbean Entertainment is a full service artiste booking, event management and entertainment consultancy company specializing in reggae, soca, calypso, Caribbean jazz and French Caribbean artists. CaribbeanEntertainment.com Inc. Office: +1 305.654.7705 Mobile: +1 305.799.7483 Email:

caribbean_radio

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Directory of Caribbean Radio with world music programming. * Dominican radio ---------- Other Caribbean radio Other World Music Press

carlos_mendes_pereira

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Carlos Mendes Pereira studied in Portugal, UK and Cuba. He was one of the official WOMEX photographers in 2007. Mobile: +351 967 005 594 ---------- Other world music photographers

carnatic

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:34:05 -0500

Country of origin: India Description: Southern Indian classical music tradition. ---------- Other World Music Genres

carnival_center_for_the_performing_arts

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Miami?s Carnival Center for the Performing Arts showcases a global mix of live music from six continents in its two state-of-the-art halls as well as in its more intimate Studio Theater. Performers that take the Carnival Center stage encompass a colorful and exciting representation of Latin, Middle Eastern, European, Caribbean and African Diaspora traditions. ,

carol

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:34:32 -0500

Description: A Christmas song of praise and celebration. ---------- Other World Music Genres

carolina_theatre

Sat, 31 May 2008 06:23:08 -0500

Carolina Theatre presents live performances, independent films, foreign and rare video rentals in a restored, historic theater. Concerts include world music, jazz, folk and bluegrass. 309 West Morgan Street Durham, NC 27701 USA Box office: 919-560-3030 Administrative offices: 919-560-3040 Fax: 919-560-3065

carrboro

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:06:33 -0500

Carrboro is one of the most progressive towns in North Carolina. It is located right next to Chapel Hill and it is the home of some of the best venues in the area. Live music The Cat's Cradle presents rock, world music, blues, reggae, etc. The Arts Center has an eclectic array of concerts, including Celtic, blues, world music, Zydeco, bluegrass, and folk music.

carrizo

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Carrizo - a millo (millet) cane flute from Colombia. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

carroll_thompson

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Biography The early roots of Lovers Rock lie in Jamaica with singers such as Ken Boothe, and John Holt enjoying international hits with reggae versions of well-known love songs. Lovers rock (a term officially Rooted in the sound systems of South London) had particular appeal amongst women due to the romantic lyrics coupled with dreamy basslines.

cartagenera

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:35:03 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: Flamenco style from the Cartagena (Murcia) area. ---------- Other World Music Genres

carte_blanche

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Carte Blanche organizes world music workshops and concerts. Carte Blanche vzw Stuivenbergplein 38 2060 Antwerp Belgium tel: +32 (0)3 663 2408 email:

cary

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Cary is a large suburban city located between Raleigh and Durham. Record stores For South Asian (Indian and Pakistani) music, there are two great stores. One is Palika Bazaar, in Chatham Square (Cary). Address: 746 E Chatham St. (near the intersection of Maynard Road), Cary, NC 27511. Phone: (919) 463-0338.

casa_carmen

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Casa Carmen is a new Flamenco tablao located in a 19th century palace. It is a small and intimate venue, with room for only 60 persons. The shows feature traditional Flamenco, top performers and vary from day to day. They last about 1 hour. Shows normally begin with a 12-15 minute guitar and song part, followed by 15 minutes of dance. Later comes solo guitar for about 12 minutes. The dance returns for another 15 minutes and the show ends with a final fiesta.

casa_de_la_memoria_de_al-andalus

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:17:27 -0500

Casa de la Memoria de Al-Andalus is an archive and research center dedicated to preserving Medieval Andalusian music. It includes a collection of Arab-Andalusian, Sephardic and Mediterranean music recordings. The cultural center also presents concerts.

casa_de_la_musica_habana

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Casa de la Música Habana presents live Cuban music shows 4:00pm to 03:30 am. Casa de la Música “Habana” Calle Galiano e/ Concordia y Neptuno Centro Habana Ciudad de la Habana Cuba Phone: (537) 8624165, 8608296 ---------- Other Cuban venues

casa_de_la_musica_miramar

Wed, 28 May 2008 07:42:50 -0500

Casa de la Música Miramar is regarded as one of the finest salsa clubs in the world. Casa de la Música Miramar Calle 20 esquina 35 Miramar, Playa Havana Cuba Phone: 204-0447 ---------- Other Cuban venues Other world music venues

casa_de_las_am?ricas

casa_de_las_americas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Casa de las Am�ricas promotes, researches, sponsors, rewards and publishes works by Cuban musicians, writers, sculptors, etc. Vivian Mart�nez Tabares, 3ra. No. 152, Esquina a G, El Vedado La Habana Cuba, CP 10400 Phone: (537) 552706 / 552709 Fax: (537) 327272 / 334554 E-mail: casa@casa.cult.cu

casa_del_popolo

Sun, 18 May 2008 10:44:52 -0500

4873 boulevard St Laurent Montreal, Qc. Canada Phone: +1 (514) 284-3804 ---------- Other Canadian venues Other world music venues

casa_parramon

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Casa Parramon's specialties: violin, viola, double bass, cello, and bows. Barcelona Spain Phone: +34 93 317 6136 ---------- Other instrument makers

casa_patas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Casa Patas. Famous flamenco tavern in Madrid with nightly shows by the top flamenco performers. Tapas are served. Address: Calle de Ca?izares 10 Madrid Reservations: +34-91 369 04 96 or + 34-91 429 72 89 E-mail: cpatas@teleline.es ---------- Other Spanish venues

casa_persa

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:24:54 -0500

Casa Persa (Persian House) is a cultural center run by the Spanish-Persian Cultural Association. It features Sufi and Persian folk music concerts, as well as poetry readings and other events. Calle Silva 5, 5th floor Madrid 28013 Phone: +34 91 547 6797 Metro stations: Callao and Santo Domingo

cascara

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Cáscara - the shell or sides of the timbales. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

casino

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Casino is a type of Cuban dance, in which couples dance choreographed circles, twists and sexy movements. It is a predecessor of salsa dance. ---------- Other world music genres

casta?etas

casta?uelas

casta?uelas_del_sur

castanet

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:04:06 -0500

Name: Castanet Class: Family: El mundo de las casta?uelas (the world of castanets) ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Castanets, 2 5/8", Ebony Pair * Castanets, 2 5/8", Rosewood Pair * Basic Beat Wood Castanets on Handle

castanetas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Castañetas - Galician castanets. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

castanhetas

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:05:47 -0500

Name: Castanhetas Class: Family: Portuguese castanets. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

castanholas

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:08:47 -0500

Name: Castanholas Class: Family: Portuguese castanets. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

castanuelas

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:56:59 -0500

Name: Castañuelas - Spanish castanet. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

castanuelas_del_sur

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:52:45 -0500

Castañuelas del Sur manufactures and sells traditional castanets used in flamenco, sevillanas and other dance forms. Calle Ornitorrinco 10 Sevilla Spain Phone: +34 95 4256559 Fax: +34 95 4674514 E-Mail :

castanuelas_filigrana

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:56:04 -0500

Castañuelas Filigrana sells traditional castanets. It has two stores at Calle León XIII, 73 and at Calle Bordadoras 3. Calle Bordadoras 3 Sevilla Spain Phone: +34 95 4942752 Fax: +34 95 4945097 E-Mail :

catac

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Catac? Class: Family: Brazilian wooden blocks. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

cataca

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Name: Catacá - Brazilian wooden blocks. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

catalunya_canal_33

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:14:03 -0500

Catalunya Canal 33 has a world music show called Planeta Musica. It is broadcast throughout Catalonia and surrounding areas. Hosted by Albert Reguant. Address: Planeta M?sica Catalunya Canal 33 Avinguda Diagonal, 614-616 08021 Barcelona Spain Phone: +34- 93 306 92 00 E-mail:

cathy_jordan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:28:22 -0500

Roscommon born Cathy Jordan, lead singer for acclaimed group Dervish, moves effortlessly and with soaring voice between Seannós, Appalachian ballad and contemporary folksong, lending rich accompaniment on bodhran and tenor guitar. She is also a member of The Unwanted, a trio that includes American musician Rick Epping and Sligo native Seamus O'Dowd.

catskills_irish_arts_week

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Celtic festival held in July. East Durham, NY USA ---------- Other American music festivals Other world music festivals

cavacha

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:35:31 -0500

Country of origin: Congo Description: Congolese folk rhythm adopted by many Congolese pop musicians in Congo and Kenya. ---------- Other World Music Genres

caval

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:10:06 -0500

Name: Caval Class: Family: Bulgarian wind instrument. Its size varies from 50 to 80cm long, with different tunings. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cavaquinho

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:29:25 -0500

Name: Cavaquinho Class: Family: a small 4-stringed instrument from Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking countries, widely used in samba music. It was the inspiration for the Hawaiian ukulele. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Giannini GCSE 17 Brazilian Cavaquinho

caxamb?

caxambu

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:00:34 -0500

Name: Caxambú - Brazilian conga drum. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

caxixi

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:28:09 -0500

Name: Caxixi Class: Family: a rattle, usually made of rattan. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Ghana Traditional Caxixi Rattle * Nino Rattan Caxixi * Toca Caxixi, Small * Caxixi Grandao Duplo * Caxixi Grandao Unico

ca�a

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: A very melancholic kind of flamenco singing. It is closely related to Soleares. Other World Music Genres

cbc_radio_two

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:55:08 -0500

CBC Radio Two is the English-language music radio service of Canada's national public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The program “Canada Live” airs concerts of a wide variety of musical genres, including many world music artists. “Canada Live” airs every night from 8 PM to 10 PM local times.

ccn'c_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

CCn'C Records is Erdenklang Musikverlag's world music imprint. Address: Habbeckestrasse 18 D-59889 Eslohe-Wenholthausen Germany Phone: +49(0)2973 2088 Fax: +49(0)2973 2660 E-Mail: post@ccnc.de ---------- Other German record companies

ccn_c_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

cd_filing

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Uniform CD Filing Guidelines A voluntary filing system for CD and DVD recordings (and future formats) was developed by World Music CD Filing Guidelines The world music member labels at the now defunct AFIM (Association For Independent Music). Record labels use this system to identify their products and to suggest where they should be positioned on retail shelves, consumerâ€™s collections and music libraries.

cedar_cultural_center

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Cedar Cultural Center presents world music, folk and Celtic music. Address: 416 Cedar Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55454 (612) 338-2674 Web site: ---------- Other American venues Other world music venues

cedric_watson

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Biography Born in Texas in 1983, singer, fiddler and accordionist Cedric Watson developed an early love for Cajun music and moved to Lafayette, Louisiana, where he studied not only pure Cajun music but the Creole fiddling styles of Canray Fontenot and Bébé Carriere and was quickly acclaimed for his mastery.

ceilidh

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:36:10 -0500

Country of origin: Ireland Description: Communal Celtic dances with a live band. ---------- Other World Music Genres

cejilla

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:47:20 -0500

Name: Cejilla Class: Family: a device that can be moved to adapt the pitch of the flamenco guitar. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

celempung

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:48:44 -0500

Name: Celempung Class: Family: large plucked zither used in the Javanese gamelans. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cello

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:55:26 -0500

Name: Cello Class: Family: In the violin family, the tenor instrument, played while held between the knees. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Cecilio CCO-200 Handmade German Type All Solid Wood Size 4/4 Cello Outfit

cellspace

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

In Cellspace one can listen to world electronic music and other styles with world music roots. Address: 2050 Bryant St. @ 18th St. San Francisco, CA Phone: +1-415-430-1269, ext.2126 E-mail: sound@cellspace.org ---------- Other American venues

celtic

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:31:39 -0500

It's difficult to know what the music of the ancient Celts really sounded like. What we know as Celtic music today is really the traditional music developed recently in several western European Atlantic regions that may have been inhabited by Celtic tribes over 2,000 years ago. This common heritage, in addition to centuries of trade and interaction, has created strong cultural bonds.

celtic_colours

Mon, 26 May 2008 10:56:00 -0500

For nine days in October, Cape Breton Island is home to a unique celebration of music and culture as the Celtic Colours International Festival presents dozens of concerts all over the island, an equally extensive line-up of workshops, a schools program aimed at Elementary and Junior High students, a visual art series of exhibitions, and a nightly Festival Club.

celtic_connections

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

Celtic Connections in Glasgow, UK, is one of the largest folk music festivas in Europe. It focuses on Celtic and world music. ---------- Other British music festivals Other World Music Festivals

celtic_harp

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:03:27 -0500

Name: Celtic Harp Class: Family: a small instrument of 24 to 34 strings, around 1 meter tall, with curved neck and pillar. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Minstrel Harp TM, 29 Strings, CASE & 2 Learn To Play Books FREE!

celtic_society_of_the_monterey_bay

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:26:20 -0500

The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay was formed to encourage an awareness of all aspects of the Celtic culture with a special emphasis on the rich musical tradition. The organziation uses several venues to present its concerts, including The Kuumbwa Jazz Center, The Vets Hall, The Cayuga Vault, The Resource Center for Nonviolence, and Don Quixote's International Music Hall.

celts

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

History of the Celts Ancient Greek historians, like Herodotus (400 BC) and Hecataeus of Miletus (500 BC), wrote about the Keltoi, a group of Iron Age "barbarian" tribes with a common language and culture that inhabited vast territories of Europe. The Keltoi?s dominion stretched from [[Ireland and the western Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) in the west to Bohemia (Czech Republic), Bavaria (Germany) and Austria in the east. The Celts were a mixture of western Indo-European peoples who cre…

cembali

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:04:42 -0500

Name: Cembali Class: Family: 1. Italian harpsichord. 2. Small Italian cymbals. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cembalom

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:05:46 -0500

Name: Cembalom Class: Family: See cimbalom. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cencerro

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:06:57 -0500

Name: Cencerro Class: Family: A Spanish and Latin American cowbell (with the clapper removed), struck with a wooden stick. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

centa

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:09:52 -0500

Name: Centa Class: Family: a two-headed cylindrical stick drum from Indonesia. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

center_for_popular_music

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The Center for Popular Music is an archive and research center for the study of American popular music. Its mission is to promote research and scholarship in American vernacular music, and to foster an understanding and appreciation of American's diverse musical culture.

center_for_the_study_of_free-reed_instruments

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:17 -0500

The Center for the Study of Free-Reed Instruments (CSFRI) is devoted to fostering and serving as a resource for scholarly research on all aspects—organology, sociology, repertory, performance practice, etc.—of all free-reed instruments, from the Indian harmonium, and mouth-blown sheng family of Southeast Asia, China, and Japan to the western “art-music” repertories for the English concertina and accordion to the many types of “squeezebox” and harmonica as used in myriad folk traditions.…

center_for_traditional_music_and_dance

Sat, 03 May 2008 08:20:34 -0500

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance develops performance and educational programs of music and dance indigenous to the ethnic communities of the New York region, including concerts, festivals, audio and video productions, concert tours, technical assistance, collaborative projects and consultations with artists, cultural activists and with educational and cultural institutions.

center_for_world_music

Sat, 03 May 2008 08:23:35 -0500

The Center for World Music produces concerts, provides workshops and dance lessons and also develops programs for schools. Incorporated in San Francisco in 1963, the Center moved its headquarters to San Diego in 1979. E-mail:

center_for_world_music_and_related_arts

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

The Center for World Music and Related Arts is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to foster awareness and understanding of the world's performing arts traditions through programs of performance, teaching, and cultural travel. Incorporated in San Francisco in 1963, the Center moved its headquarters to San Diego in 1979, and continues its long tradition of sponsoring leading performers in concert and providing instruction by accomplished teachers in music, dance and theater from Asia, Afr…

center_records

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Center Records features recordings by Lakota (American Indian) elder and spiritual leader Joseph Flying Bye. Address: 7809 Southtown Center #382 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55431 USA E-mail: mailbox@centerrecords.com

central_african_republic

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Official Name: Capital City: Population: Government: National Language: ---------- Other countries

central_australian_aboriginal_media

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) Music is the only Aboriginal - owned and operated record label in Australia. E-mail: productions@caama.com.au ---------- Other Australian record companies Other record companies

centre_des_musiques_et_danses_traditionnelles

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Centre Des Musiques Et Danses Traditionnelles En Ile-De-France is an international center for traditional music and dance. It organizes a traditional music festival. Address: MJC.10 place J. Brel 91130 Ris Orangis France Phone: +33(0)1 69 02 13 26 Fax: +33(0)1 69 02 13 21 E-mail: p.dauriac.mjc.ris@wanadoo.fr

centre_international_des_musiques_populaires

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

El Marbre, Centre International de Musique Populaire is an international center for traditional music. 14, Rue Pierre Rameil 66400 C?ret France Tel : 04 68 87 40 40 Fax : 04 68 87 67 13 E-mail: c.i.m.p@wanadoo.fr ---------- Other French music organizations

centro_andaluz_de_flamenco

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Centro Andaluz de Flamenco (Andalusian Flamenco Center), Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. It collects and preserves most documents, objects and elements related with Flamenco, such as books, historical documents, as well as sound, film and literary reproductions that will help to perpetuate the history of Flamenco.

centro_cultural_el_monte

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:21:50 -0500

Centro Cultural El Monte is a cultural center and art gallery created by Caja del Monte savings and loan, which is now called Cajasol. It presents a renowned Flamenco series that runs several months. Centro Cultural El Monte Calle Laraña 4 Sevilla Spain Phone: +34 95 4508200 Fax: +34 95 4508213 email:

centro_cultural_gitano_la_mina

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Centro Cultural Gitano “La Mina” is a Gypsy Cultural Center. Calle Levante 1, bajos San Adri?n del Besos (Barcelona) Spain Phone: +34 93-3819504 ccglamina@hotmail.com ---------- Other Spanish music organizations Other music organizations

centro_cultural_latinarte

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:33:36 -0500

Centro Cultural LatinArte has a great Flamenco and world music series. Avda. General Fanjul 2 Tfno. Información: 91 588 97 76 Tfno. Sala LatinArte: 91 588 98 03 Metro/Renfe station: Aluche Bus lines: 17, 117 y 13 Madrid Spain

centro_de_desarrollo_y_comunicaci?n_cultural

centro_de_desarrollo_y_comunicacion_cultural

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Centro de Desarrollo y Comunicaci�n Cultural promotes Cuban cultutre, including music. Eberto Garc�a Abreu Calle 4 No. 205 e/ linea 11 y Vedado Ciudad de la Habana Cuba Phone: (53-7) 34689 / 309766 / 329691 Fax: (53-7) 662562 E-mail: creart@cubarte.cult.cu

centro_de_documentaci?n_musical_de_andaluc

centro_de_documentacion_musical_de_andalucia

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Carrera del Darro 29 18010 Granada Spain%%5 Phone +34-958-223501 Fax: + 34 -958-228464 ---------- Other music archives

centro_de_etnomusicolog?a_andina

centro_nacional_de_escuelas_de_arte

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Centro Nacional de Escuelas de Arte has information about the numerous Cuban music schools, including those that teach traditional Cuban music. Phones: +537-24 0446 & +537-22 3330 Fax: +537- 24 0047 E-mail: cneart@cubarte.cult.cu

ceol

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:36:49 -0500

Country of origin: Ireland Description: General Gaelic term for music. ---------- Other World Music Genres

ceol_beag

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:37:22 -0500

Country of origin: Scotland Description: A Gaelic phrase meaning literally ?small music.” It refers to the jigs, reels, and strathpeys of traditional Scottish pipe music. ---------- Other World Music Genres

ceol_m?r

ceol_mor

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Country of origin: Scotland Description: A Gaelic phrase meaning the �big music� of the pibroch or classical Highland bagpipe repertoire. Other World Music Genres

ceolas

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Ceolas is one of the largest archives for Celtic music. It doesn't get updated very much so some of the information may be out of date.. Web site: ---------- Other world music press

cetera

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:10:51 -0500

Name: Cetera Class: Family: Romanian term for violin. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cetvorka

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:12:01 -0500

Name: Cetvorka Class: Family: Croatian quadruple flute, with four pipes. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

ch'in

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:16:12 -0500

Name: Ch'in Class: Family: Chinese 4-string banjo with aluminum body. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

ch'ojok

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:24:54 -0500

Name: Ch'ojok Class: Family: Korean grass flute, made from blades of grass. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

ch

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Country of origin: Tibet Description: A contemplative system of Tibetan Buddhism meaning “cutting.” It involves the yogi or yogini mentally offering his or her own body as a means of severing attachment, literally “cutting through ego-clinging and the traditional four demons.”

ch?

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

ch?caras

ch?eh-hu

ch?kere

ch?quere

ch_in

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:16:12 -0500

Name: Ch'in Class: Family: Chinese 4-string banjo with aluminum body. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

ch_ojok

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:24:54 -0500

Name: Ch'ojok Class: Family: Korean grass flute, made from blades of grass. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cha_cha_cha

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Cha Cha Chá is a popular rhythmic dance style derived from the mambo, created in Cuba in 1954 by Cuban violinist Enrique Jorrin. It was played at first by the Cuban charanga bands. The peculiar scraping and shuffling sounds produced the imitative sound of Cha Cha Chá.

chaabi

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:38:13 -0500

Popular North African Arabic music of Egyptian origin, also known as shaabi. Shaabi incorporates folk music and blends it with pop, rock or rap. Shaabi artists are found in Egypt, Algeria and Morocco. ---------- Other World Music Genres

chabreta

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:13:34 -0500

Name: Chabreta Class: Family: bagpipe from Lemosin (France). ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chac-chac

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Name: Chac-chac - maracas from Dominica. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chacaras

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Name: Chácaras - castanets from the Canary Islands, Spain. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chacarera

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

The Chacarera is an Andean folk dance from northwestern Argentina that is also performed in neighboring Bolivia. ---------- Other world music genres

chacarr

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: fandango dance from Tarifa, in southern Spain. Other World Music Genres

chacarra

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Country of origin: Spain Description: fandango dance from Tarifa, in southern Spain. Other World Music Genres

chad

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Official Name: Capital City: Population: Government: National Language: ---------- Other countries

chai_gallery

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Chai Gallery is a hub of world music, dance and film artists who come together in the spirit of celebration and service. The city's best local world artists talents perform at the unique events hosted at Chai. Indian classical, Persian, gypsy and Afro-Latin music all share the stage, along with flamenco and bellydancing. 3243 West Broadway Vancouver Canada Phone: 778-229-3985

chakacha

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:38:49 -0500

Country of origin: Kenya Description: Traditional rhythm from Kenya. ---------- Other World Music Genres

chalumeaux

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:14:41 -0500

Name: Chalumeaux Class: Family: a predecessor of the modern clarinet. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chamame

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:46:17 -0500

Chamamé is an indigenous Guaraní term for a lighthearted dance, but it also refers in Spanish to the enramada, a shaded patio protecting against the tropical sun, a place for entertainment and repose. Chamamé is a 6/8 genre first documented in the early 19th century. The first chamamé on a 78rpm disc was released by RCA in Buenos Aires in 1930.

champara

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:15:59 -0500

Name: Champara Class: Family: Kosovar Albanian small metallic finger cymbals. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

champeta_criolla

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:09:29 -0500

Country of origin: Colombia Description: An Afro-Colombian music style and dance from Cartagena, in the Caribbean coast. It is a combination of indigenous rhythms, Caribbean beats and African influences. The lyrics are usually satirical. Also known as terapia criolla.

champeta_criolla_internacional

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Champeta Criolla Internacional represents artists that specialize in champeta music from Colombia. Address: Manuel Reyes Bolaños Conjunto Residencial La Plazuela, Apartment 304b Cartagena Colombia Home phone: +575- 6533402 Office phone: +575 - 6602488 mobile: +575- 6589590 E-mail:

chamrieng

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:17:18 -0500

Name: Chamrieng Class: Family: Cambodian vocals. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chan-chiki

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:23:39 -0500

Name: Chan-chiki Class: Family: see atarigane. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chan_centre_for_the_performing_arts

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC. University of British Columbia 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1 E-mail: Phone: 604-822-2697.

chang?

changgo

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:22:55 -0500

Name: Changgo - a Korean hourglass drum. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

changi

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Country of origin: Cuba Description: An early form of Cuban music, featuring an instrumentation which includes the tres, bongos, , maracas, and the . Other World Music Genres

chango_spasiuk

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:38:22 -0500

Biography Horacio “Chango” Spasiuk plays chamame, a music style born in an area composed by Northeast of Argentina and south of Brazil. Chango Spasiuk was born on September 23, 1968 in Apóstoles, Misiones. His Ukrainian grandparents immigrated to the Misiones province of Northeast Argentina in the late 19th century, bringing with them the accordion music and dances of Eastern Europe, particularly the schottis, polka, and waltz.

changuei

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Changüí is a Cuban genre thought to be the predecessor of son montuno. It is one of the oldest Cuban traditional rhythms and dance styles from the early 1900s. Its origins are in the rural communities populated by slaves of the Eastern-Cuba Mountains of Yateras in the Guantánamo Province.

changui

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

An early form of Cuban son created in the 19th century in the mountains of Eastern Cuba. The genre is characterized by the use tres guitar, marimbula, bongos, güiro and maracas. The rhythm has been the favorite dance music of farmers in the region that includes what are today the municipalities of Guantanamo, Baracoa, Yateras, El Salvador and Manuel Tames.

chang�i

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Country of origin: Cuba Description: An early form of Cuban music, featuring an instrumentation which includes the tres, bongos, , maracas, and the . Other World Music Genres

chanter

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:30:41 -0500

Name: Chanter Class: Family: the reed pipe in a bagpipe with finger holes on which the melody is played. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Long Blackwood Gibson Practice Chante * Long Practice Chanter, Blackwood

chants_des_marins

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:52:20 -0500

Country of origin: France Description: Breton sailor songs. ---------- Other World Music Genres

chanz

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:32:02 -0500

Name: Chanz Class: Family: Mongolian long-necked spiked lute with an oval wooden frame and snakeskin covering stretched over both faces. The three strings are fixed to a bar, which is inserted in the body. The instrument is struck or plucked with a plectrum made of horn or with the fingers. As the tones do not echo, every note is struck several times.

chanzy

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:33:28 -0500

Name: Chanzy Class: Family: three-stringed Tuvan bowed string instrument. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chapei

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:51:47 -0500

Country of origin: Cambodia Description: A traditional form of improvised song-making that is often compared to American Delta Blues. ---------- Other World Music Genres

chapei_dong_veng

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Name: Chapei Dong Veng - a long-necked, two-string Cambodianguitar that accompanies the singing style, Chapei. It is not bound by the restrictions of other traditional forms and lends itself to a fusing with modern styles. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals:

chapel_hill

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:11:22 -0500

Chapel Hill is a trendy college town, with many popular restaurants and music clubs. In recent years, however, the influx of high income homeowners has driven many artists and small business owners to more affordable neighboring locations like Carrboro, Pittsboro, Mebane and Durham. That has affected the world music scene. The best venues are now in Carrboro, Durham and Raleigh.

charanga

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:52:53 -0500

Country of origin: Cuba Description: A popular Cuban musical style featuring violins, flute and rhythm section. ---------- Other World Music Genres

charango

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:39:22 -0500

Name: Charango Class: Family: The mini-guitar from South America made from armadillo shells. Read more about the charango. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Professional Charango + Covercase + Strings Ma-1230

charkula

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

A folk dance from the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is believed that the Charkula dance celebrates the happy victory over Indra by Krishna and the cowherd community of Braj. This dance, therefore, became a symbol of happiness as well as joyful rapture. Krishna raised the mount Gobardhan and as if to re-enact the Gobardhan Leela the dancing damsel of Braj raises the 60 Kilo Charkula on her head while performing the Charkula dance.

charkula_arts_academy

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Charkula Nraitya Avam Brij Lok Geet Munch was established to promote dance, music and culture of Uttar Pradesh (India), and to impart this training to students. During the subsequent years, organization has grown, providing an ever-increasing number of services and programs to its clients, as well as acting as an information resource to the public on various folk dances from Braj folk to All India Folk dances.

charrasca

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Name: Charrasca - a Venezuelan scraper. The professional version is a cylinder. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

charter_artists

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Charter Artists P/L works with traditional artists from Zimbabwe. Artists Represented: 1 - Marko Mavuna & Mhondero Music (traditional music group using a fusion of mbira & guitar). 2 - Zvido Zvevanhu Arts Ensemble (traditional dance group). 3 - Mbira Dzemutupo (traditional mbira ensemble, performed at HIFA 2005).

chateau_ramezay

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

The Chateau Ramezay, an historic building, opened its doors as a museum in 1895, making it the oldest private history museum in Quebec. Its rich and varied collection of some 30,000 items, from pre-contact Amerindian times to the 1900’s, familiarize visitors with the history of Montreal and the province of Quebec.

cheb_i_sabbah

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Biography Cheb i Sabbah is a world renowned artist, composer and producer. Born Haim Sérge El Baaz, Cheb i Sabbah left his native Algeria in the 1960s, and has made a career out of blending music from all over the world into kaleidoscopic, dance-floor mixes ever since.

cheb_khaked

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

See Khaled. Since 1992, Khaled has dropped the prefix Cheb.

cheb_mami

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Biography Khélifati Mohamed, known as Cheb Mami, was born July 11, 1966, in Graba-el-Oved, a populous quarter of Saida. Located 1200 kilometers south of Oran, the city of Saida is on the high mesas of southwestern Algeria. Life in Saida exposed Mami to the traditional Berber culture and the bustling urban environment, both of which have affected his musical style.

cheb_nacim

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Biography With style and instrumentation ranging from a traditional “desert feel” to hot rumba and pulsating dance grooves and club remixes. Cheb Nacim, an original voice with a modern style, merges contemporary Rai with a traditional music base.

cheb_nasro

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Biography Born on November 30, 1960 in the small town of Ain-Temouchent (Algeria), home of Bellamou, the famous trumpet player and forefather of Rai music, Nasro was the first son after five girls. At the age of two his uncle bought him a darbuka, a traditional drum, and was entertained nightly by Nasro's playing and singing.

cheevers_toppah

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Biography Raised in Weatherford, Oklahoma, Cheevers is a Kiowa/Navajo that comes from a strong family line of singers and has spent most of his life around the Pow Wow drum. While in high school, he studied choir and was eventually enlisted to sing and travel with the All-State Chorus. This experience later inspired Cheevers to combine his choral training with his extensive knowledge of Pow Wow singing. The resulting harmonized vocal sound can be heard on the landmark Grammy-nominated recordin…

cheikh_salim_fergani

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Biography Cheikh Salim Fergani is a maestro of Maluf (also known as Malouf) music. Fergani was born in 1953 in Constantine (Algeria), in a family of musicians and artisans, embroiderers, since the Beys (Otoman princes) period. He is the eldest of hadj Mohamed Tahar Fergani's sons, the leader of Music in Constantine and the grandson of sheikh Hamou Fergani (1884-1912), the famous hawzi singer and the Sufi Aissaoua group.

cheikha_rimitti

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Biography Cheikha Rimitti was one of the most influential singers in the development of the popular Algerian music style known as Rai. She was born in 1923 near Sidi Bel-Abbas, in French-controlled Algeria. She became an orphan at a young age and had a hard and dissolute life.

chekere

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:27:02 -0500

Name: Chékere - A beaded gourd shaker of African origin used in Cuban music. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chenda

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:29:08 -0500

Name: Chenda - a drum from the South Indian state of Kerala and parts of Karnataka. It is an indispensable accompaniment for the Khatakali dance form. The Karnataka version, known as Chende, is also used in the dance drama known as Yaksha Gana. It has heads on both ends but only one side is played. The drummer suspends the Chenda from his neck such that it hangs more or less vertically and with two sticks held in both the hands, he strikes the upper parchment.

chende

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Name: Chende - see Chenda. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cheng-chun_wu

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:44:29 -0500

Cheng-Chun Wu (a.k.a. Alex Wu) graduated from Taiwan's Chinese Traditional Music College and has performed with various traditional music ensembles for the past twelve years. He is proficient on the erhu as well as Chinese, Latin and African percussion and jazz.

cheng

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:19:12 -0500

Name: Cheng Class: Family: 1) smallest and highest-pitched of Chinese zithers, related to the ch'in and the Japanese koto 2) Chinese gong. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chequere

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

A beaded gourd shaker of African origin used in Cuban music. Other spellings: * *

cherewa

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Name: Cherewa - shakers from Zanzibar, Tanzania. Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chhing

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:20:26 -0500

Name: Chhing Class: Family: Cambodian finger cymbals. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chicago

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:50:34 -0500

Chicago is one of the largest cities in the United States, with a thriving world music scene. This is fueled by one of the most important world music venues in the country, HotHouse (it ceased operations for nearly a year, but now is back); cultural centers such as Old Town School of Folk Music; and the annual World Music Festival Chicago.

chicago_cultural_center

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Chicago Cultural Center. The city of Chicago's center for the performing arts. Its programming features world music, jazz and other genres. Address: 78 E. Washington St. Chicago, Illinois 60602 Phone: +1 (312) 346-3278 E-mail: culture@cityofchicago.org

chicahuaztli

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:06:51 -0500

Name: Chicahuaztli Class: Family: Mexican rain stick of Nahuatl origin. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chicha

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:53:21 -0500

Country of origin: Peru Description: An Afro-Peruvian music style with African and Andean elements. ---------- Other World Music Genres

chichas

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:59:32 -0500

Name: Chichas Class: Family: Colombian maracas. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chicken_scratch

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:29:58 -0500

Chicken scratch is also known as waila music. The term waila comes from the Spanish word bailar, meaning to dance. This popular dance music was developed by the Tohono O'odham people of southwest Arizona (United States o America). The chicken scratch sound is the result of Southwestern, Mexican and European influences. Accordion-driven polkas, waltzes, schottisch, Mexican cumbias and mazurcas mixed with electric guitar, saxophone and a solid rhythm section. The music is also similar to Southwest…

chico

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:21:40 -0500

Name: Chico Class: Family: Afro-Uruguayan candombe drum. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chieuve

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:01:43 -0500

Name: Chieuve Class: Family: bagpipe from Berry (France). ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chiflo

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:09:56 -0500

Chiflo Name: Chiflo Class: Family: Spanish three hole flute from Aragon. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chiftelia

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:03:30 -0500

Name: Chiftelia Class: Family: A Kosovar Albanian three-stringed instrument from the same family as the saz. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chigovia

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:05:06 -0500

Name: Chigovia Class: Family: wind instrument similar to the ocarina (Mozambique). ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chigualos

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:27:15 -0500

Name given to Christmas songs in the Pacific coast of Colombia and the Manabí province in coastal Ecuador. ---------- Other world music genres

chile

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Official Name: Capital City: Population: Government: National Language: Spanish Location: ---------- Other countries

chilean_music_archives

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Directory of Chilean music archives. * Biblioteca de M?sica y Danza ---------- Other music archives

chililihtli

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:11:33 -0500

Chililihtli Name: Chililihtli Class: Family: large Pre-Hispanic Mexican flute. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chimta

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:14:35 -0500

Name: Chimta Class: Family: a percussion instrument from India. It consists of a long strip with jingles. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: Buy Instrument * Chimta with Case ---------- Other musical instruments

chimurenga

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:54:03 -0500

Country of origin: Zimbabwe Description: Popular style of music from the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It is based on the sound of the mbira. ---------- Other World Music Genres

chin_chin

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:18:51 -0500

Name: Chin Chin Class: Family: Chinese 4 string banjo with aluminum body. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

china

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:53:00 -0500

Official Name: People's Republic of China Capital City: Beijing Population: 1,321,851,888 (July 2007 est.) Government: Communist state National Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages

chinch?n

chinchon

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Chinch�n is one of the most picturesque and best known towns within the Autonomous Community of Madrid. It lies very close to, Madrid the Spanish capital. Chinch�n has preserved its own personality, with its beautiful dark gray and ochre colored landscapes, bunches of houses grouped upon hills surrounding its unique main Square and its winding streets that are a witness to the life and the history of the village.

chinese_cultural_centre

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Chinese Cultural Centre Address: 50 East Pender Street Vancouver BC, V6A 3V6 Canada Phone: (604) 658-8850 Fax: (604) 687-6260

ching-hu

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:21:20 -0500

Name: Ching-hu Class: Family: smallest of Chinese bowed lutes. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

ching

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:35:25 -0500

Name: Ching - 1. Cambodian finger cymbals. 2. A large Korean gong with a rising pitch. Class: Family: ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chirim

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Name: Chirim?a Class: Family: 1. Spanish reed instrument. 2. Guatemalan wind instrument. ... variations: ---------- ... web sites: ---------- ... festivals ---------- Other musical instruments

chirimia

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Name: Chirimía * Spanish reed instrument * Guatemalan wind instrument * Colombian musical genre. see Chirimia (genre) Class: Family: ...variations: ...web sites: ...festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chirimia_genre

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

This musical style is from the Pacific coast of Colombia, and its instrumentation includes the marimba as the main melodic and harmonic foundation, singing, and drums called bombos and cununos. ---------- Other world music genres

chitarra_batente

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:22:27 -0500

Name: Chitarra batente Class: Family: guitar from Calabria (southern Italy), also known as Renaissance guitar. The body is made from walnut or chestnut wood. It has four or five metal strings. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cho'or

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:29:44 -0500

Name: Cho'or Class: Family: Kyrgyz end blown flute. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

cho

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Chö is a contemplative system of Tibetan Buddhism meaning “cutting.” It involves the yogi mentally offering his or her own body as a means of severing attachment, literally “cutting through ego-clinging and the traditional four demons.”

cho_or

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:29:44 -0500

Name: Cho'or Class: Family: Kyrgyz end blown flute. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chocalho

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:23:35 -0500

Name: Chocalho Class: Family: an Angolan shaker made of either many small cymbal like metal pieces or large metal cans filled with rocks, sand or other materials. ... variations: ... web sites: ... festivals: ---------- Other musical instruments

chocolate_el

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:21:18 -0500

Chilean dance from the Quellón region that combines Spanish music and dance forms with aboriginal Chilean music and dance. ---------- Other world music genres