01/08/08

• Celebrating Gordon's Musical Treasure
• WOMEX Won't Stay in Sevilla
• Bound To Go: Illuminating Legacy of African American Folk Tradition

02/08/08

• Polynesian Sensation Te Vaka Will Perform at Beijing Olympics
• Paradise Lost Namgyal Lhamo's Sensational Video

03/08/08

• Chants From The Kingdom Of Tonga
• Chinese Superstar Sa Dingding to Play Festival of World Cultures in Ireland

04/08/08

• Saharan Sensation Etran Finatawa Return to the United States in September 2008

05/08/08

• Gypsy Caravan Film Released on DVD
• Lau Captured Live
• Sergio Rocks
• Moroccan King grants Marcel Khalife the Medal of Intellectual Achievement!

06/08/08

• Reggae Legend Burning Spear Releases Jah Is Real
• Madison World Music Festival Announces 2008 Lineup
• Bollywood Snoop Dogg
• Queen of Soca Music Alison Hinds at S.O.B.'s August 26

07/08/08

• WOMEX joins forces with Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition in South Africa
• I Love Tibet Loop Collection

08/08/08

• Sumatran Delicacies
• Fania Records Releases Compilation Produced by Influential British DJ Gilles Peterson
• Hungarian Folk Music Veterans Muzsikás Win 10th Annual WOMEX Award for World Music

09/08/08

• Roots Highway
• Folk-Inspired Band Blackmore's Night Releases Secret Voyage in North America

10/08/08

• Delectable Sarangi
• Gecko Turner Remixed on Manipulado

11/08/08

• Introducing Miami's Spam Allstars
• Frame Drum Community Mourns Death of Gianluca Baldo
• A Woman of Substance
• Palestinian Poet and Musical Muse Dies

12/08/08

• Bluegrass Supergroup Blue Highway on Tour in Support of New CD Through the Window of a Train
• Umalali: The Garifuna Womens’ Project at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle
• Sudanese Multi-instrumentalist Wafir with Nilo Azul in Mostoles (Madrid)
• Skatalites DVD - Live at Lokerse Feesten 1997 & 2002

14/08/08

• Burning Spear at the Fillmore New York in August 2008

14/08/08

• Fania Records Releases Remix Album Featuring Latin Music Legends and Contemporary Remix Masters

15/08/08

• Funky Funkadesi
• Interview with Lila Downs
• The Rough Guide to Klezmer Revolution Will Be Released in August 2008

17/08/08

• Ska and Reggae Pioneer Johnny Moore Dies at 70
• Legendary Brazilian Singer Dorival Caymmi Dies at 94

18/08/08

• The Vinayaka Chaturthi Music Festival at Mayur Vihar – Delhi (India)
• WOMAD foundation and the Musical Elder's Archive
• Reggae Roots Rediscovered, Revitalized and Reality-Checked
• Ronnie Drew, Founder of The Dubliners Dies at 73

19/08/08

• Sufi Soul: The Mystic Music Of Islam DVD
• World Music Steps into Second Life Series

20/08/08

• Honoring Peyote
• Tiken Jah Fakoly to receive an award from Free Muse
• Prominent World Music Artists to Judge 2008 International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
• Ganesh Chaturthi Music Festival 2008

21/08/08

• Old Town School Members of Folk Music presents Maraca and Lila Downs in Chicago
• African Deluge

22/08/08

• World Festival of Sacred Music 2008 in Los Angeles
• Sri Lankan Musician Alston Koch Appointed as Tourism Ambassador
• Chico Cesar at Culture Room in Southern Florida September 2008

23/08/08

• The Queen of World Music Goes Acoustic
• Renowned Irish Band Dervish to Bring the Spirit of Irish Music "Sessions" to American Airwaves for the First Time
•  The Rough Guide To Latin Street Party

25/08/08

• Earthdance 2008 Festival in Northern California
• Ubiquitous Grooves
• 17 North Parade Releases Early Dancehall on Selector’s Choice- The Powerhouse Productions Volumes 1-4

26/08/08

• Canadian-Armenian Musician Levon Ichkhanian on Olympic Music Tour in China
• City of Chicago Celebrates in 2008 the 10th Anniversary of World Music Festival: Chicago
• Umalali - Live in Concert at WorldBeat Center in San Diego

27/08/08

• Nominations for the 10th Annual Native American Music Awards Announced

28/08/08

• Somalian Hip Hop Artist K'Naan Will Perform at Earthdance 2008
• The Rough Guide To Turkish Café
• Conway Twitty: Greatest Hits Live on DVD
• Ganapathy Pappa Moriya! Happy Concluding Concert of the Mayur Vihar (Delhi) Festival
• Bluegrass Band Yonder Mountain String Band and Stevie Wonder at Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech
• The Third Annual WOMEX Top Label Award Goes to Cumbancha

29/08/08

• WOMEX 2008 Daycases Will Be Held at Auditorium Al-Andalus at FIBES in Sevilla
• Savina Yannatou Presents New CD and Tour in North America

30/08/08

• Spanish Sensation Buika Will Perform in Miami
• Crossroads Music Brings Top World Music Acts to Philadelphia

31/08/08

• From Mambo to Hip Hop: A Bronx Tale DVD

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