World Music CentralYour connection to World Music. www.worldmusiccentral.orgSekouba Bambino Diabate To Perform July 3 at Ashkenaz in San Francisco Bay Area- July 1, 2008 One of Africa’s greatest singers and Guinea’s biggest star, Sekouba “Bambino” Diabate performs in the Bay Area for the first time in three years. He and his band play some of the most infectious and uplifting music from his three-decade career, both new songs and classics, mixing Afrobeat, acoustic, and experimental forms into a signature style. Diabate grew up in the village of Siguiri near the Malian border, descended from griots, who carry on West...http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/sekouba_bambino_diabate_2008 Influential Gospel Singer Ira B. Tucker Dies at 83- July 1, 2008 Ira B. Tucker Sr., the lead lead singer of the influential Dixie Hummingbirds died of heart failure June 24 in Philadelphia. He was 83."As a member of GRAMMY-winning gospel group Dixie Hummingbirds, Ira B. Tucker had a fiery vocal style and energetic stage presence that revolutionized gospel music, infusing more soul and rhythm into the already spirited genre," said Neil Portnow, PresidentCEO of The Recording Academy. "In 2000 — after nearly 60 years of...http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/ira_tucker_dixie_hummingbirds_dies_at_83 Rising African Music Star Dobet Gnahor Will Be performing July 13th at the Chicago Folk & Roots Festival- July 1, 2008 This summer Dobet Gnahoré returns to the US and Canada for a tour of select festivals and concert venues. One of today’s most talked-about young African artists, Dobet Gnahoré’s energetic dance moves and powerful vocals have earned her comparisons to African music icons Angelique Kidjo, Zap Mama and Miriam Makeba. On Sunday, July 13th Dobet Gnahoré brings her riveting performance to the 11th Annual Chicago Folk & Roots Festival presented by the Old..http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/dobet_gnahore_chicago_2008 |