Ken & Brad Kolodner Celebrate 15 Years of Musical Partnership with New Single “Hand’s Cove”
Baltimore-based father-son duo Ken & Brad Kolodner have released “Hand’s Cove,” the title track and first single from their forthcoming fifth studio album. The album…
Traveler Amalgamates Rock and Global Traditions on Out of the Dust
Traveler — Out of the Dust (2019) Traveler released Out of the Dust in 2019. It is a studio album designed to capture the energy…
A Fania Favorite
Senegalese singer Fania Niang has been making noteworthy music for over two decades. Her recent track “l empreinte” is a hypnotic combination of lightly husky…
RANT Brings Glasgow Home
Scottish fiddle quartet RANT rolled out Live In Glasgow, earlier this year. This is their fifth album, recorded during a performance at Cottiers Theatre in…
Essaouira Prepares for Gnaoua Festival 2026 With Carlinhos Brown, Richard Bona and Yasmine Hamdan
From June 25 to 27, 2026, the 27th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival will bring 460 artists from Morocco and abroad to…
Ali Farka Touré’s ‘Savane’ Celebrates 20 Years With Limited-Edition Yellow Vinyl Release
Savane, the acclaimed final studio album by Ali Farka Touré, will return in a limited-edition yellow double-vinyl format to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Recorded in…
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Return With “Bottom of a Glass”
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have released their new single, “Bottom of a Glass,” through Turnberry Records. Written by bluegrass veterans Doyle Lawson and Paul Humphrey,…
Azuka Moweta Honors Asaba Highlife Roots On Kenechukwu
Azuka Moweta — Kenechukwu (Palenque, 2026) Nigerian singer Azuka Moweta performs in Igbo on Kenechukwu, with his Anioma Brothers Band of Africa. The project weaves…
The Tarumbeta Brass Tradition of Dar es Salaam
Tarumbeta has deep historical roots in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The musical genre initially appeared during the colonial period in what was then known as…
Keeping Grandmothers Grand
Congolese by birth and based in Toronto, Jonathan Nvita honors women of a certain age and status on “Kaku” (“Grandma”), which merges soukous with hints…