The concert “From Bamako to Birmingham” will bring together contemporary African sounds and African American roots music, featuring two of the most celebrated musical acts…
View More Amadou & Mariam and Blind Boys of Alabama to present “From Bamako to Birmingham” in New York City and BostonAuthor: World Music Central News Room
The Secret Trio to Perform in Downtown Brooklyn
The Secret Trio, an ensemble featuring three virtuoso musicians rooted in Turkish, Balkan Roma (Gypsy) and Armenian music, is set to perform Thursday, April 28,…
View More The Secret Trio to Perform in Downtown BrooklynMongolian Sound Worlds, New Book from University of Illinois Press
Mongolian Sound Worlds is the title of the new book published by University of Illinois Press, edited by ennifer C. Post, Sunmin Yoon, and Charlotte…
View More Mongolian Sound Worlds, New Book from University of Illinois PressSwedish Folk-Pop Ensemble Kolonien Releases New Album and Music Video
To celebrate Earth Day, Swedish quartet Kolonien has released “Till Skogen” (To the Forest) this week. “Till Skogen” includes lush vocal harmonies, lively rhythms, and…
View More Swedish Folk-Pop Ensemble Kolonien Releases New Album and Music VideoWorld Music Festival ¡Globalquerque! Announces 2022 Headliners
Annual world music festival ¡Globalquerque! Has revealed the names of some of the acts set to perform at the 2022 edition of the festival. ¡Globalquerque!…
View More World Music Festival ¡Globalquerque! Announces 2022 HeadlinersNordic Folk Alliance Announces 2022 Showcase Festival And Conference
Nordic Folk Alliance will be taking place April 20-22, 2022 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The annual meeting is the largest assembly of the folk music industry…
View More Nordic Folk Alliance Announces 2022 Showcase Festival And ConferenceInfluential Rainforest World Music Festival to Return in June 2022
Iconic Malaysian world music gathering, Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022 as a hybrid event for the first…
View More Influential Rainforest World Music Festival to Return in June 2022Africa Oyé Adds Chilean Afrobeat Stars to 30th anniversary festival line-up
Africa Oyé festival has added Chilean stars, Newen Afrobeat to it main stage line-up. Africa Oyé will take place June 18 and 19 at Sefton…
View More Africa Oyé Adds Chilean Afrobeat Stars to 30th anniversary festival line-upFlamenco Star Miguel Poveda to Perform in Los Angeles This Week
Acclaimed flamenco singer Miguel Poveda is set to perform on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. at Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California.…
View More Flamenco Star Miguel Poveda to Perform in Los Angeles This WeekTuareg Innovators Tinariwen Reissue The Radio Tisdas Sessions & Amassakoul Albums
Acclaimed Tuareg band Tinariwen is reissuing two of its early albums, The Radio Tisdas Sessions & Amassakoul. The two albums have been remastered and repackaged…
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