(Clockwise from top left: Etran De L’Aïr, Thandiswa Mazwai, Zakir Hussain, Paolo Angeli, Ustad Noor Bakhsh, Las Migas. Photo Credits: Etran De L’Aïr – Larry…
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Thomas Cassell Welcomes You to Virginia”
“Welcome to Virginia” by Thomas Cassell, released by Mountain Fever Records, is a song that contrasts the theme of relationship disappointment with the notion of…
Sarah McQuaid Announces UK and US Marathon Tours
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Sarah McQuaid has announced upcoming extensive tours of the UK and USA. Sarah McQuaid, though largely unknown to the public, has an…
The Zawose Queens Rise to the Top of Transglobal World Music Chart for the Month of August 2024
The album Maisha by The Zawose Queens conquered the number one spot of Transglobal World Music Chart for August 2024. The Zawose Queens’ debut album…
Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko Claim Top Position on World Music Charts Europe for August 2024
The album Djudjon by Malian duo Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko clinched the topmost spot on World Music Charts Europe in August 2024. The latest…
Tomás Pereila Wins the 2024 International Cante por Peteneras Competition
Approximately two thousand people attended the final of the International Cante por Peteneras Competition in Paterna de Rivera, Spain. They gathered to witness the XLVIII…
63rd Cante de las Minas Announces Semifinalists
The 63rd edition of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas in La Unión, Spain, is set to host the world’s most prestigious flamenco…
Sonraíz Announces Artists for Its Most Cordobese and Intercultural Edition
After selling 70% of available passes in just two weeks, Sonraíz: Cultura de Origen, the festival that brings together the forefront of traditional music, has…
Influential Fado Innovator Mísia Dies at 69
(headline image: Misia – Photo by C Baragio) Susana Maria Alfonso de Aguiar, better known as Mísia – Photo by C Baragio, passed away on…
Brilliant Kora Maestro Toumani Diabaté Dies at 58
(Headline image: Toumani Diabaté – Photo by Aboubaker Sidick) Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté passed away on 19 July 2024 of kidney disease. He was…