On July 10, 2016 the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, namedd Turkish musician Kudsi Ergüner, UNESCO Artist for Peace, at a ceremony held at the…
Turkish Musician Kudsi Ergüner Designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Méra, New World Music Festival in Transylvania
Méra, the World Music Festival of Transylvania will take place July 29–31 2016 in Méra – Szarka-Farm. The Méra World Music Festival will be the…
Mamadou Kelly and Ban Kai Na Begin 2016 USA Tour
One of Mali’s greatest guitarists, Mamadou Kelly, will be touring North America in July and August with his band Ban Kai Na. A guitar prodigy…
Atmospheric Folk Music from Manchester
The Breath – Carry Your Kin (Real World Records, 2016) Carry Your Kin deliver a form of ethereal folk where we find a combination of…
Jembe Maestro from Burkina Faso
Adama Dramé : Dakan (Buda Musique CD 4790380, 2016) Master drummer Adama Dramé, from Burkina Faso, celebrates his 50-year career with Dakan. Dramé is one…
Mesmerizing Tarantella Beats from Southern Italy
Giuliano Gabriele – Madre (iWorld, 2015) Madre (Mother) is the second album by multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer Giuliano Gabriele, one of the rising stars of…
Transfixing Welsh Folk Music
9Bach Anian (Real World, 2016) Anian is the new album by contemporary Welsh folk band 9Bach. This group to be one of the most exciting…
Duke Performances Reveals 2016/2017 World Music Season
Duke Performances revealed the world music programming (under the category International) for the 2016/2017 season. The world music shows include sitar maestra Anoushka Shankar with…
Songhai Revisited at WOMAD 2016
Songhai, the iconic 1988 collaboration between Malian kora master Toumani Diabate, double bass virtuoso Danny Thompson and the young Madrid flamenco group Ketama will…
La Mar de Músicas to Celebrate Sweden in 2016
La Mar de Músicas festival, held in Cartagena (Murcia, Spain), will take place July 15-23 this year. This twenty-second edition is dedicated to Sweden. In…