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March 8, 2011

Moroccan Vocalist Malika Zarra Is Set To Release “Berber Taxi” on April 12th, 2011 on MotÈma Music | LISTEN!


 
Malika Zarra releases MotÈma Music debut
“Berber Taxi”
on April 12, 2011;
 
Moroccan singer’s world-jazz innovations bring her to GRAMMYÆ-nominated Harlem-based label;
 
“MOROCCO’S JAZZ JEWEL.  Singing in Berber, Moroccan Arabic and French [Malika
Zarra] is redefining the term fusion and adding her unique sound to the
world.”
CNN INTERNATIONAL “African Voices”
 
Jazz has been called one of America’s greatest contributions to the world’s culture, but it’s important to remember it’s an art form that has grown from countless cultural exchanges with artists and styles outside the U.S.

Music World Entertainment Opens “R&B Live” on Campus in Houston, Texas | Starting March 9th, 2011

R&B Live Opens on Music World Entertainment Campus

 
 


House Of Dereon Media Center Set to
Become Premier Music Showcase Venue in Houston, Texas Every Wednesday
Evening Starting March 9, 2011

HOUSTON, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Mathew Knowles,
the founder, President and CEO of Music World Entertainment (MWE), has
announced the opening of R&B Live on the campus of Music World
Entertainment in Houston, Texas.  Starting this Wednesday, March 9,
R&B Live will become a weekly event at the campus’ House of Dereon
Media Center.  Dubbed R&B Live At HODMC, the evenings are opened for
showcases with local, signed and unsigned bands as well as well-known
acts coming through Houston for promotional dates.

“I always envisioned that our center would become the premier place in Houston to showcase live acts,” said Mathew Knowles.
 “We’ve hosted private parties and cultural events at the center but
this takes us to a whole other level.  We invite the best and those who
want to be the best to come here.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

Anthony Wilson | Campo Belo (Coming April 5th, 2011)

Versatile Composer/Guitarist ANTHONY WILSON
Enlists Top Brazilian Musicians For His Latest Studio Release,
CAMPO BELO,
A Collection of Ten Original Songs Recorded in São Paulo
 
Album Will Be Released April 5, 2011
On Wilson’s Own Goat Hill Recordings
 

             
 
Ever since the passion and beauty of Bossa Nova first reached the ears
of North American listeners more than half a century ago, jazz artists
and their Brazilian counterparts have been engaged in a rich musical
conversation. Guitarist/composer Anthony Wilson adds his voice to that exchange with Campo Belo,
his eighth CD as a leader, to be released April 5 on his own Goat Hill
Recordings label, and on which he enlists the talents of three
brilliant, multifaceted instrumentalists from the vibrant musical scenes
of Rio and São Paulo: guitarist Chico Pinheiro, pianist André Mehmari, bassist Guto Wirtti and drummer Edu Ribeiro. To continue, please click “MORE”!