Hungarian artist Mónika Lakatos is the recipient of the WOMEX 2020 Artist Award. Within Hungary, the Olah Roma (Gypsies) are a minority of a minority,…
Mónika Lakatos Receives the WOMEX 2020 Artist Award
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Global Music Month 2020 Continues September 22-27
Global Music Month 2020 continues this week with online world music events from six of the 19 participating festivals in the U.S. and Canada. This…
Virtual World Music Festival Chicago” to Present Irish Music This Sunday
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Iconic Irish Band Kila Announces Virtual North American Tour
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¡Globalquerque! Cross-Cultural Crossover on September 30
¡Globalquerque!, the annual world music festival in New Mexico, will present the ¡Globalquerque! Cross-Cultural Crossover on September 30, 2020. The event is a a special…
Global Music Month 2020 to Present More Streaming Events This Week
Global Music Month 2020, continues this week with world music-related online events from six of the 19 participating festivals in the United States and Canada.…
Deadline Approaching for Influential International Songwriting Competition
The regular deadline to enter the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is forthcoming on September 23, 2020. ISC has a world music category and gives away…
Farah Siraj, Andreas Arnold and Adam Maalouf Celebrate UN International Day of Peace with “Calma” Single
Jordanian vocalist and songwriter Farah Siraj, German composer and guitarist Andreas Arnold and American-Lebanese handspan pioneer Adam Maalouf have joined forces to celebrate The United…
Mediterranean Music Contest Sons de la Mediterrània to Be Held October 2020
The final of the 13th Concurs Sons de la Mediterrània (Mediterranean Sound contest) will be held on Saturday, October 10th at the Center Artesà Tradicionàrius…
Reggae Pioneer Toots Hibbert Dies at 77
Reggae singer-songwriter Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, better known as Toots Hibbert died on September 11, 2020. Toots Hibbert was one of the pioneers of reggae music…