Mundial Montreal, a leading North American world music summit, has announced the full program for its 9th edition. The event will take place November 19-22,…
World Music Conference Mundial Montreal Reveals Ninth Edition
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Down In Jamaica: 40 Years Of VP Records Boxed Set
The boxed set Down In Jamaica: 40 Years Of VP Records is scheduled to be released October 25, 2019. The reggae and dancehall anthology includes…
Second Círculo Flamenco de Madrid Festival Announced
The Second Festival del Círculo Flamenco de Madrid will be held from October 24 to 27, 2019. This year, the festival has come up with…
Tinariwen’s Amadjar Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart for October 2019
The album Amadjar by Malian desert bliues band Tinariwen is the number one album for October 2019 at the Transglobal World Music Chart. Amadjar was…
Cordas World Music Festival, a Mid-Atlantic Wonderland for World Artists
The Cordas (strings) festival took place September 11-15, 2019 in the municipality of Madalena, in Pico Island, Azores (Portugal). Pico Island, in the middle of…
Carnatic Music Festival in Muscat
All are welcome to the grand nine day Festival of Carnatic Music presented by Ekata – Muscat, in Oman. It’s celebrated as the Navratri festival…
The Latin Recording Academy reveals 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Nominees – World Music Categories
The Latin Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. The Album Of The Year category is composed of a…
Musicport Festival Announces New Additions to 2019 Program
World music , roots and performing arts gathering Musicport Festival has revealed new additions to its 2019 program. The festival will take place at Whitby…
The SGAE Foundation to Celebrate the 3rd Club Flamenco Festival in Madrid
The SGAE Foundation collaborates once again with the third edition of the Flamenco at a Club Festival that will take place at Café Berlin in…
West African Stars Bombino and Vieux Farka Touré to Perform at Carrboro ArtsCenter
Two of the finest guitarists from the Saharan region, Bombino and Vieux Farka Touré are set to perform on Sunday, October 13th at 8:00 p.m.,…