The album Toumaro by Hawa & Kassé Mady Diabaté topped the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of September 2025. Kassé Mady Diabaté, a…
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Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté Claim the Number One Spot on World Music Charts Europe – September 2025
The album Toumaro by Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté dominates the World Music Charts Europe for the month of September 2025. Kassé Mady Diabaté, celebrated…
View More Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté Claim the Number One Spot on World Music Charts Europe – September 2025Oghlan Bakhshi Explores Steppes Traditions At Roulette
Oghlan Bakhshi is set to perform at Roulette on Saturday, November 1, 2025. The Turkmen dutar player and bard returns with a rare U.S. program…
View More Oghlan Bakhshi Explores Steppes Traditions At RouletteBryan McDowell Calls Back With “Hear My Name”
Bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Bryan McDowell returns with “Hear My Name,” a reflective single about the ambiguity of reconnection. The lineup includes Cory Walker on…
View More Bryan McDowell Calls Back With “Hear My Name”Rewinding Honor: Syrian Cassette Archives Earn WOMEX 2025 Professional Excellence Award
From the 1970s through the early 2000s, cassettes served as Syria’s principal medium for music and spoken word. The Syrian Cassette Archives, founded in 2018…
View More Rewinding Honor: Syrian Cassette Archives Earn WOMEX 2025 Professional Excellence AwardKiran Ahluwalia Brings Protest And Pancakes To Brooklyn
Kiran Ahluwalia is set to perform at Roulette on Friday, October 24, 2025. The two-time Juno Award winner will present music from her album Comfort…
View More Kiran Ahluwalia Brings Protest And Pancakes To BrooklynLoop And Lyre: Puuluup Plots North American Return
(headline image: Puuluup – Photo by Taavi Arus) Estonia’s self-described “zombie folk” duo will tour the United States in September and October. The itinerary spans…
View More Loop And Lyre: Puuluup Plots North American ReturnCat And Fiddle: Andy Leftwich Revisits Contest Roots In “Tom And Jerry” Video
Multi-instrumentalist Andy Leftwich revisits his early years in the generations-old world of fiddle contests on his single “Tom and Jerry.” The music video reflects that…
View More Cat And Fiddle: Andy Leftwich Revisits Contest Roots In “Tom And Jerry” VideoWOMEX 2025 Dials Up Conference And Networking
World music conference WOMEX 2025 announced additional conference and networking sessions, underscoring a clear focus on inclusion and representation. Highlighted panels include “Bridging the Gap,”…
View More WOMEX 2025 Dials Up Conference And NetworkingFolk Forward: FAI Rolls Out 2026 Showcase Lineup
Folk Alliance International (FAI) will host its 38th annual conference January 21–25, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2026 theme is Rise Up. The official…
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