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25th January: Celebrate Burn's Night
Jan 25th, 2012The Burns Night supper is an institution of Scottish life: a night to celebrate the life and works of the national Bard Robert Burns.
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Rough Guides available on iTunes USA
Jan 25th, 2012For our fans in the US, go to iTunes and find a selection of Rough Guides to World Music available for $7.99 for a limited time.
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New WMN Releases: Fado, Bluegrass and Sambasunda Quintet
Jan 25th, 2012World Music Network are looking forward to January 31st as three new albums are to be released: The Rough Guide to Fado, The Rough Guide to Bluegrass and Riverboat Records presents 'Java' by Sambasunda Quintet.
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New Voice of the Sahrawis
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Ghana Music Archive Flooded
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Nigerian Noel?
Dec 8th, 2011
Competition
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Competition - Win A Copy of The Rough Guide Legends: Duke Ellington
Dec 20th, 2011Win a copy of the new album The Rough Guide Legends: Duke Ellington.
Guide To World Music
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Palestinian Music – Sounds For A New State
Nov 9th, 2011Despite the precariousness of the peace that exists in the region, the last fifteen years have seen music in Palestine rise from being the sound of struggle to a celebration of emerging statehood.
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Indonesia – Gamelan: From Palace To Paddy Field
Nov 2nd, 2011The shimmering sounds of the gamelan have fascinated and delighted Western visitors to Indonesia for half a millennium.
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Australia - Aboriginal Music: Following the Songlines
Oct 31st, 2011From the traditional sounds of voice, bilma (clapsticks) and yidaki (didgeridoo) through to contemporary singer-songwriters and rock bands, Australia’s indigenous music continues to evolve in fascinating ways.
Live Events
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Ismaili Community Ensemble: Celebrating Diversity
Jan 25th, 2012The Ismaili Community Ensemble (ICE) are staging a concert this Saturday 28 January at Cadogan Hall, 8.15pm.
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Chinese New Year Welcomes the Year of the Dragon
Jan 25th, 2012This Sunday millions of ethnic Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese across Asia and the globe welcome in the traditionally prosperous Year Of The Dragon.
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Celebrate Burns Night at Hootananny's
Jan 25th, 2012In celebration of Burns Night, Hootananny is having a Scottish celebration on January 28.
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- A four-star review for the Sambasunda Quintet in today's Guardian. Thank you, Robin Denselow!... http://t.co/XjUmwvlE
- On last night's Late Junction, Fiona Talkington played Arang Arang Kaleon Prawa from the Sambasunda Quintet's new... http://t.co/Dl0zRDV5
- This Saturday 28th January, the London based Ismaili Community Ensemble is staging an event at Cadogan Hall in... http://t.co/5HirGTtO
