The American Folklife Center’s first Homegrown 2022 concert will present Swedish a cappella folk quartet Kongero on April 20 at noon. Along with Kongero’s concert,…
Kongero is a Swedish a cappella group, consisting of four women who sing folk songs: Lotta Andersson, Emma Björling, Sofia Hultqvist Kott, and Anna Wikénius.…
Popular Brooklyn (New York) music venue Barbès will celebrate its 20th anniversary in May with a series of special shows. The influential world music and…
Yungchen Lhamo – Awakening (Six Degrees Records Music, 2022) ‘Awakening’ is a charming album of modern Tibetan-grounded songs from vocalist and songwriter Yungchen Lhamo. The…
La Típica Folklórica – La Diablera (TAC Faubourg du Monde, 2021) The masterfully constructed album La Diablera brings together two wonderful musical traditions from Argentina,…
Mirla Riomar – Afrobrasileira (Mirla Riomar, 2022) Mirla Riomar, a Brazilian vocalist currently living in Spain, has released ‘Afrobrasileira’, an album that intertwines the rhythms…
Flamenco singer Manuel de Angustias was born on February 13, 1969 in Utrera, Spain. He grew up in a well-known family of Flamenco singers from…
Deepak Pandit and Pratibha Singh Baghel with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra – Inheritance (Sufiscore, 2022) “Inheritance” is a beautiful and spectacular project that gives new…
Annbjørg Lien – Janus (Heilo, 2022) Composer, fiddler, and Norwegian folk music innovator Annbjørg Lien has released a superb new album titled “Janus”. The acclaimed…
Singer-songwriter, percussionist and dancer Mirla Riomar was born in Salvador de Bahia (Brazil). She grew up in a community characterized by ancestral African traditions. She…