Fundación SGAE, in partnership with the Granada City Council, will mark the 10th anniversary of FlamencoEñe 2025 during the inaugural Granada Flamenco Biennial, scheduled for…
Decade Of Duende: FlamencoEñe Turns Ten In Granada
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Talk of the Town: Grace Stewart-Skinner Honors Avoch in Debut Album
Scottish harp player and composer Grace Stewart-Skinner’s debut album Auchies Spikkin’ Auchie combines newly composed music with field recordings from her native village of Avoch.…
Hawa & Kassé Mady Diabaté Top the Transglobal World Music Chart for September 2025
The album Toumaro by Hawa & Kassé Mady Diabaté topped the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of September 2025. Kassé Mady Diabaté, a…
Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté Claim the Number One Spot on World Music Charts Europe – September 2025
The album Toumaro by Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté dominates the World Music Charts Europe for the month of September 2025. Kassé Mady Diabaté, celebrated…
Oghlan Bakhshi Explores Steppes Traditions At Roulette
Oghlan Bakhshi is set to perform at Roulette on Saturday, November 1, 2025. The Turkmen dutar player and bard returns with a rare U.S. program…
Bryan McDowell Calls Back With “Hear My Name”
Bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Bryan McDowell returns with “Hear My Name,” a reflective single about the ambiguity of reconnection. The lineup includes Cory Walker on…
Rewinding Honor: Syrian Cassette Archives Earn WOMEX 2025 Professional Excellence Award
From the 1970s through the early 2000s, cassettes served as Syria’s principal medium for music and spoken word. The Syrian Cassette Archives, founded in 2018…
Kiran Ahluwalia Brings Protest And Pancakes To Brooklyn
Kiran Ahluwalia is set to perform at Roulette on Friday, October 24, 2025. The two-time Juno Award winner will present music from her album Comfort…
Loop And Lyre: Puuluup Plots North American Return
(headline image: Puuluup – Photo by Taavi Arus) Estonia’s self-described “zombie folk” duo will tour the United States in September and October. The itinerary spans…
Cat And Fiddle: Andy Leftwich Revisits Contest Roots In “Tom And Jerry” Video
Multi-instrumentalist Andy Leftwich revisits his early years in the generations-old world of fiddle contests on his single “Tom and Jerry.” The music video reflects that…