Wednesday Musical Digest

A chat with Afrobeat drum pioneer Tony Allen

http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL17712685.html

J & R Music in New York teams up with Digital Downtown for the annual SummerFest Tech Expo

http://www.dealerscope.com/story/story.bsp?sid=107659&var=story&publication=Dealerscope&publicationDate=5/28/08&slug=DSEnews6_052808_digitaldowntownJ%26amp%3BR&category=None&section=Unknown

The Beaches International Jazz Festival in Toronto turns 20

http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2008/week22/Wednesday/052807.html

"Battle of the Bands" used to be a 1960s music term, now it's a computer game: Rating? "Mediocre"

http://www.gamingexcellence.com/wii/games/1232/review.shtml

Monks chant their way into the Top 10 in England:

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gKoTwKywtqLw95TzRpaVUI2ocnGA

Queen and Paul Rodgers add additional tour dates-

http://www.ilikemusic.com/music_news/Queen_Paul_Rodgers_Tour_Dates_2008-5048

And yet another music fest, the Red Bank (New Jersey) Jazz and Blues Festival

http://www.redbankgreen.com/redbankgreen/2008/05/jazz-blues-2008.html