World Music CentralYour connection to World Music. www.worldmusiccentral.orgThe Rough Guide To The Music Of Japan- June 30, 2008 San Francisco (California), UK - Japan is no longer perceived as home to the worst excesses of idol pop or inaccessible traditional music. In truth, Japanese musicians have for years been skilful at blending the traditional with the pop and coming up with some of the world's craziest concoctions. The Rough Guide to the Music of Japan (RGNET1211CD)encompasses sounds from ancient gagaku to today’s hottest roots acts, mixed with quintessential enka and post-war boogie-woogie...http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/rough_guide_to_the_music_of_japan Plena Libre Will Release 13th Album Recorded Live- June 29, 2008 Puerto Rican band Plena Libre will release Plena al Salsero - Live in Monterrey, Mexico, on July 17th on Ritmo ArtistsGN Musica. Since their last studio recording, 2006’s Grammy- and Latin Grammy-nominated Evolución, Plena Libre have continued to add contemporary cumbia, merengue, salsa and other Afro-Caribbean sounds into their mix, creating a unique sofrito borinqueño that is pushing the island’s roots music well into the future. With band leader Gary.http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/plena_libre_releases_plena_al_salsero Chicago and Detroit present A Summit of Sudanese Artistic Legends- June 29, 2008 The Sudanese Music and Dance Festival returns in 2008 with concerts in Chicago and Detroit. The festival had its inception in 2007 at New York’s Central Park Summerstage. This one-time event was the largest and most representative gathering of major Sudanese talent ever assembled on an international stage, and the 2008 events will build on that success and surpass it. The festival is produced by ISAMI, in collaboration with a veteran of daring world music initiatives in the United...http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/sudanese_summit_chicago_detroit_2008 The Best of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys- June 28, 2008 Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys Best of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys (Rounder Records, 2008)The double CD set of Best of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys cajoles, tantalizes, teases, ensnares, bewitches, temps and charms the listener with over twenty years of sheer goodness that is the trademark of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. Brewing up an elixir made out Cajun, Creole, swamp-pop and Zydeco with dashes of rock guitar and country heartache, Steve Riley...http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/best-of_steve_riley_mamoy_playboys 12th Chase Latino Cultural Festival Annouces Program for 2008- June 27, 2008 The 12th Chase Latino Cultural Festival has announced the schedule for the 2008 edition. The festival will be held July 23-August 3 at the indoor Queens Theatre in the Park. The 12th Chase Latino Cultural Festival showcases the veteran Latin performers who started it all side by side with performers striking out in new directions. Program:Grupo Afro - Peruano Caracumbe Wednesday July 23rd 8:00 p.m.Advance Price: &36;30 Day of Performance: &36;35Caracumbe is an Afro-Peruvian group composed..http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/12th_Chase_Latino_Festival_program_2008 Seu Jorge returns with Amrica Brasil, his Hirst Album of Original Material Since Cru in Early 2005- June 27, 2008 Seu Jorge (Mr. George) releases America Brasil June 30 on Discos Como No in the UK. Seu Jorge made his live UK debut as part of La Linea ’05 at the Royal Festival Hall where the line up consisted of acoustic guitar, cavaquinho, percussion and bass. On his triumphant return to the same venue, in May 2008, the line up had grown to include keyboards, violin, harmonica, kit drums with Jorge on occasional electric guitar and flute. This is the line up showcased on ...http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/seu_jorge_releases_america_brasil Rainforest World Music Festival 2008, Bridging Various Cultures Through Music with Adel Salameh- June 27, 2008 At the Rainforest World Music Festival, held July 11 to 13, Adel Salameh will be performing with an equally accomplished Algerian singer Naziha Azzouz. The two met in 1998 when Azzouz was studying Arabic music with the oud maestro. Their performances at the festival will be accompanied by percussionist Adel Shams. Their musical partnership has resulted in the release of two albums entitled Nuzha and Kanza. Described by French newspaper Le Monde, as “the voice coming.http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/rainforest_world_music_festival_salameh |