Heartbeat Records is announced the release of Johnny Osbourne’s Truths and Rights Deluxe Edition on July 8. Originally released in 1979, the Truths and Rights LP helped usher in the 1980’s dancehall sound. It also solidified Johnny ....

Ricky Martin, IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno and Ayuda Executive Director Mauricio Vivero joined forces to launch Call and Live in Washington DC, a campaign that promotes a free confidential hotline (1-888 NO-TRATA) to prevent ....

Jacques Sarasin’s On the Rumba River is set to released on June 6, 2008. The film celebrates the work of African musician Wendo Kolosoy, and the effect it has had on listeners worldwide. Featuring stunning images and ....

Featuring: Marquitos García (Antibalas) Victor Axelrod (Ticklah, Antibalas) Vinia Mojica (Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Mos Def, Common - to name a few) Mayteana Morales (Pimps of Joytime) DJ Obah (Recycled Funk) Rich Panta ....

Originally set to be released in February 2008, Sidestepper’s new album is now slated to come out on August 5—a long-anticipated wait will finally be satiated. Widely hailed for their Afro-Colombian electronic-meets-roots dance music, The Buena ....

For the five days of the fifth edition of the PEN World Voices Festival in New York, writers from around the world joined together to discuss and celebrate the literary arts while also looking at the ....

Ry Cooder completes his California trilogy rounding out 2005's Chavez Ravine and 2007's My Name is Buddy with I, Flathead, an album of music by the fictional musician Kash Buk and his band the Klowns, characters in Cooder's 95-page novella. ....

Inspired by his previous work with will.i.am on the viral web video "We Are The Ones," acclaimed music producer Andres Levin has united many leading figures of the Latin music and film community in an all Spanish language ....

Beginning on May 31, 2008, visitors to the Battery Maritime Building on South Street will be able to "play" the building. Playing the Buildingis a joint effort between well-known musician and conceptual artist David Byrne and ....

Roses and tears is celtic band Capercaillie’s  newest album. The Scottish group is credited with being at the forefront of the renaissance in folk/roots music over the last 20 years. The album features many newly discovered traditional ....