South Sudanese band Acholi Machon has a new EP album titled Sons of South Sudan (Good Deeds Music). The new material is being released in…
Lokembe Act Acholi Machon Releases Sons of South Sudan
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Six Degrees Releases Posthumous Recording by Cheb i Sabbah
Before he died in 2013, world fusion artist Cheb i Sabbah nearly completed a final recording. The song “Keep Coming Back” is the first single…
Official Documentary Celebrates the Music of Scotland’s Runrig
The documentary There Must Be A Place provides a look into one of Scotland’s most popular folk-rock music bands. In 1973, two brothers and a…
“Kingston Bolero” Transforms Classical Piece into Dub Reggae Ballad
“Kingston Bolero” is a single that takes the iconic original “Bolero” classical orchestral piece and transforms it into a dub ballad. Produced by Emanuele Della…
Piping Live! Reveals 2021 Program
Glasgow’s Piping Live! festival has announced the 2021 program. The nine-day event will take a hybrid approach for 2021, combining in-person performances at The National…
Gorgeous Collaboration Between Guitarist Yamandú Costa and Vocalist Mônica Salmaso
Yamandú Costa, one of Brazil’s greatest guitar players, and superb vocalist Mônica Salmaso recorded a collaboration titled “Entidade.” The song showcases the simple beauty of…
Rising Blues Star Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram Releases 662
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, one of the rising stars of electric blues, has a brand new recording titled “662” (Alligator). The title of…
Henna: Young Female Voices from Palestine Number 1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart in August 2021
The album “Henna: Young Female Voices from Palestine” reached the number 1 position at the Transglobal World Music Chart in August 2021. The artists featured…
Susana Baca to Release New Album “Palabras Urgentes”
Peruvian world music star Susana Baca has announced the release of a new album titled “Palabras Urgentes” on Real World Records. On July 30, Susana…
Merengue Star Johnny Ventura Dies at 81
Dominican vocalist, bandleader, lawyer and former mayor of Santo Domingo, Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, better known as Johnny Ventura, died on July 28, 2021.…