http://en.redtram.com/ worldmusiccentral.org Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:53:43 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 164191 | Living and Letting Loose Live http://en.redtram.com/go/73697283/top100/ 73697283 Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars at the Irvine Barclay Theatre February 13th, 2008 I was one of many who were quite taken with Living Like a Refugee , the debut album by Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. The disc's blend Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:04:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73697283/top100/ 18633 | Celebrate Music Freedom Day 2008 http://en.redtram.com/go/73643163/top100/ 73643163 Our good and true friends at Freemuse.org have sent out a worldwide invitation to celebrate on March 3, 2008 Music Freedom Day. Radio stations, newspapers and musicians across five continents are set to collaborate in raising awareness of the plight Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:28:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73643163/top100/ 18633 | The African Soul Rebels Make Noise in the UK http://en.redtram.com/go/73643157/top100/ 73643157 The African Soul Rebels are back to the UK. The 4th installment of the hugely successful African Soul Rebels UK tour promises to be the finest yet. From Mali to Nigeria, the 2008 line up brings together some of Africa's Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:28:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73643157/top100/ 18633 | Bollywood Star Asha Bhosle Will Perform in Fort Lauderdale http://en.redtram.com/go/73600034/top100/ 73600034 Legendary Bollywood singing sensation Asha Bhosle - "The most recorded voice on the planet" with over 12,500 titles to her name - makes a rare leap from the film screen to an intimate concert at the Broward Center. During a Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:36:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73600034/top100/ 18630 | The Chieftains Debut Begins The 2007-08 World Music Series At Walt Disney Concert Hall http://en.redtram.com/go/73521801/top100/ 73521801 Ireland's premier musical ambassadors, The Chieftains , make their debut appearance at Walt Disney Concert Hall to kick off the 2007/2008 World Music series on Thursday, February 21, at 8 p.m. With a career spanning 44 years and 43 albums, Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:49:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73521801/top100/ 18630 | Kakande with Special Guest Mory Kante in New York http://en.redtram.com/go/73505712/top100/ 73505712 On Sunday February 24th, S.O.B.'s welcomes Kakande, a 9-piece West African band based out of New York City, celebrating the release of their much anticipated album, Dununya (Jumbie Records). The West African music scene has been steadily growing in the Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:02:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73505712/top100/ 18630 | Fireflies Festival of Music February 23rd, A Dusk to Dawn Music Festival http://en.redtram.com/go/73505710/top100/ 73505710 Bangalore, India - Fireflies Inter Cultural Centre is holding its annual Music Festival at its premises at Dinnepalya off Kanakapura Road in Bangalore on the 23rd of February. Starting around 6 in the evening it continues, with short breaks, till Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:02:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73505710/top100/ 18630 | 2nd Annual Celtic Concert Series Brings Back the Band That Started It All at The ArtsCenter http://en.redtram.com/go/73431002/top100/ 73431002 Carrboro (North Carolina), USA - The ArtsCenter in Carrboro (located in the Durham-Chapel Hill area) unveiled its 2nd annual Celtic Concert Series, which will take place February 24-March 28, 2008. Unlike last year's series, which featured Irish performers exclusively, this Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:00:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73431002/top100/ 18628 | Iberian Remembrances http://en.redtram.com/go/73394286/top100/ 73394286 Cañizares Suite Iberia (Sony BMG, 2007) Flamenco guitarist Juan Manuel Cañizares ventures again into classical music with his adaptations of Albeniz's Suite Iberia . Albeniz and other Spanish classical music composers were deeply influenced by Spanish folk music and specially Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:52:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73394286/top100/ 18632 | Amparanoia's Final Tour and Boxed Set http://en.redtram.com/go/73370297/top100/ 73370297 Amparanoia will shortly release a new CD/DVD boxed set 'Séguiré Caminando'. This release will be the final act for Amparanoia, whose singer-leader Amparo Sanchez is currently working on her first solo-album, which will be released early in 2009. But before Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:58:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73370297/top100/ 18628 | Cosmopolitan Acoustic Music Variations http://en.redtram.com/go/73370295/top100/ 73370295 Compass Rose Quintet Cosmopolitango (2007) The Compass Rose Quintet is an acoustic ensemble that features four stringed instrument players and one percussionist. The mandolin, violin and guitar play the leading roles, performing rich melodic world music inspired by a wide Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:58:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73370295/top100/ 18628 | Hungarian Atmospheres http://en.redtram.com/go/73327845/top100/ 73327845 DJ Bootsie The Silent Partner (Ugar Records, 2004) DJ Bootsie is a musician from Hungary. His CD The Silent Partner presents edgy electronica where trip hop beats are combined with Hungarian folk melodies and ambient atmospheres. DJ Bootsie is not Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:03:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73327845/top100/ 18628 | Bump Around http://en.redtram.com/go/73327844/top100/ 73327844 Massukos Bumping (Poo Productions PPLCD001, 2006) I sought out Bumping after seeing it reviewed in the ever-trusty UK magazine Songlines. Being entirely unfamiliar with the band Massukos but quite attached to what little music I have from their home country Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:03:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73327844/top100/ 18632 | Kong Audio Releases the Latest Addition to the Chinee Series: Chinee Suona http://en.redtram.com/go/73275882/top100/ 73275882 Digital sample Kong Audio has a new title in its Chinee Series, titled Chinee Suona (Chinese shawm). The musician who provided the sounds is Zhiyu Liu. Suona was originated in Persia and then slowly adopted by the Chinese in the Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:41:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73275882/top100/ 160663 | Yo-Yo Ma, and the Silk Road Ensemble Return to Japan http://en.redtram.com/go/73275879/top100/ 73275879 Providence (Rhode Island), USA - The Silk Road Project, a not-for-profit arts and educational organization that connects musicians, composers, artists, and audiences around the world, will send the Silk Road Ensemble and Artistic Director Yo-Yo Ma on tour to Japan Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:41:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73275879/top100/ 18628 | Vincent at Her Prime http://en.redtram.com/go/73258778/top100/ 73258778 Rhonda Vincent Good Thing Going (Rounder, 2008) One of the finest bluegrass mandolinists in the United States is musician and songwriter Rhonda Vincent . She is not only a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, but she has an excellent vocal ability as well, Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:52:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73258778/top100/ 18630 | 2008 Scottish Harp and Cello Festival http://en.redtram.com/go/73253736/top100/ 73253736 is taking place in the College of Piping, Otago Street, Glasgow, over the weekend of Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th February. There will be classes, workshops, exhibitions and concerts of Scottish harp and cello. Classes for near beginner to advanced Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:04:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73253736/top100/ 18633 | Black History Month with Luciano CD Release Party at WorldBeat Center San Diego http://en.redtram.com/go/73189690/top100/ 73189690 Reggae star Luciano will perform tonight at the CD Release Party for his new album, Jah Is My Navigator , at the WorldBeat Center San Diego. Doors open at 8pm. Luciano will be joined by Mikey General & Special Guest Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:20:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73189690/top100/ 18630 | Tucson Debut of Angelique Kidjo http://en.redtram.com/go/73177513/top100/ 73177513 Tucson (Arizona), USA - Angelique Kidjo will be performing Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 8 pm Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd on the campus of the University of Arizona (UA). Kidjo drives her music with the drum-based grooves of Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:48:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73177513/top100/ 18634 | French Singer Henri Salvador Dies at 90 http://en.redtram.com/go/73125323/top100/ 73125323 French crooner Henri Salvador, born in Cayenne, French Guiana, in 1917, died this morning in his Paris home of an aneurysm, according to Polydor, his current record company. Born in 1917, the singer was scheduled to inaugurate the reputable La Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:47:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/73125323/top100/