Several artists received special honors at the 65th Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas in La Unión, Murcia, Spain, with awards recognizing accompaniment, guitar,…
Six-time Grammy Award winner Arturo O’Farrill and Taiwanese bassist and composer Vincent Hsu will give their first U.S. performance together Aug. 15, 2026 at Flushing…
Glasgow-based collective Rootless has released a video for its latest single, “Dam Mast Qalandar.” The group brings together Romani and Indian musicians to examine the…
‘S Mòr mo Chùram is the new single from renowned Gaelic singer Mairi McGillivray. It is also the first track to be released from her…
(headline image: Pepe Habichuela – Photo by Paco Manzano) Pepe Habichuela (José Antonio Carmona Carmona), the influential flamenco guitarist born, died on August 4 in…
Irish musician, composer, and songwriter Gráinne Brady has released a single titled “The Highest Blossom.” It is a contemporary folk song co-written with acclaimed Scottish…
Los Angeles-based guzheng performer and composer Annie Zhou won Best World Music at the 2026 Hollywood Independent Music Awards. The ceremony took place July 30…
Ruido Tovar, the collaborative album by Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers, has reached No. 1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart for August…
L’Alba’s Vivu has reached the top of the World Music Charts Europe for August 2026. The release represents the Corsican group’s first live album. Vivu…
World music conference WOMEX has revealed the second wave of Jury-selected Official Showcase artists. This time it is 16 acts from 19 countries that are…