Acclaimed Celtic music band Flook will be touring again in the next months. Flook said in a news release:“It gladdens our hearts to know that…
Celtic Flute Wizards Flook Reveal Tour Dates
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Cuban Legend Adalberto Álvarez Dies at 72
Celebrated Cuban composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor, Adalberto Álvarez died on September 1, 2021 of COVID-19 complications. He was known as El Caballero del Son…
Buryat Act Namgar Tops the September 2021 Transglobal World Music Chart
Nayan Navaa, the new album from Namgar is the number one recording at the Transglobal World Music Chart in September 2021. Namgar plays a fascinating…
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Remains #1 at World Music Charts Europe September 2021
“Meridiana” from Italian act Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino is once more the top album at the World Music Charts Europe in September 2021. September Chart 1…
Influential Jamaican Producer and Singer Lee “Scratch” Perry Dies at 85
Pioneering reggae and dub vocalist and producer Lee “Scratch” Perry died on August 29, 2021 in Jamaica. Rainford Hugh Perry, better known as Lee “Scratch”…
Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music Announces New Season of World Music Wednesday Series
Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago has announced the new season of its popular World Music Wednesday Series. Most of the concerts are…
Henrique Araújo at Malungo Festival
Henrique Araújo presented the O Choro Negro at Malungo Festival. Henrique Araújo is a masterful multi-instrumentalist, educator and composer, highly skilled at playing cavaquinho and…
New Album The Village Out West Centers on American Folk Music Scene in the 1960s
The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes (Smithsonian Folkways), a collection of never-before-heard live performances by leading American roots music artists of…
Aynur Wins WOMEX 2021 Artist Award
Vocalist, songwriter and instrumentalist Aynur Doğan is the winner of the WOMEX 2021 Artist Award. The world music expo stated in a press release: “It…
WOMEX 2021 Professional Excellence Award Goes to Global Music Match
Global Music Match, a network of folk and roots-based musicians supported by music export offices from 17 countries and regions from around the world, is…