Anemara is a newly formed transatlantic quartet uniting traditional music influences from Scandinavia, the Celtic world, and North America. The ensemble features Kristina Leesik (fiddle,…
View More Wind Songs and Sea Strings: Anemara Debuts with “Atlantic Schottis”Author: World Music Central News Room
Blues on a Saint’s Wavelength: Fabrizio Piepoli Channels St. Nicholas in a Mediterranean Hymn
Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Fabrizio Piepoli has released a new single, “Sanda Necole Blues”, produced by Zero Nove Nove with digital distribution via Believe. The…
View More Blues on a Saint’s Wavelength: Fabrizio Piepoli Channels St. Nicholas in a Mediterranean HymnFlamenco in Flux with Innovation and Heritage at Suma Flamenca 2025
(headline image: Lucía Ruibal at Suma Flamenca 2024 – Photo by Pablo Lorente) The Community of Madrid will host the 20th edition of Suma Flamenca…
View More Flamenco in Flux with Innovation and Heritage at Suma Flamenca 2025Grass Roots, Bold Routes: East Nash Grass Follows Instincts with New Single
Fresh off their 2024 IBMA New Artist of the Year win, East Nash Grass has released “Followin’ You,” the first single from their forthcoming album…
View More Grass Roots, Bold Routes: East Nash Grass Follows Instincts with New SingleA Toast to Time: Flamenco Finds a New Palo with Sosegá
To mark the centennial of Cervezas Alhambra, a group of flamenco’s most revered voices has come together for a groundbreaking collaboration. The result is Sosegá,…
View More A Toast to Time: Flamenco Finds a New Palo with SosegáDouble Trouble: Twin Fiddles Take Flight with “Cacklin’ Hen”
Bluegrass veterans Deanie Richardson and Kimber Ludiker, founding members of Sister Sadie and Della Mae, respectively, have announced a collaborative twin fiddle project, with their…
View More Double Trouble: Twin Fiddles Take Flight with “Cacklin’ Hen”From Trance to Transcendence: Gnaoua Festival Goes Global Again
The 26th Gnaoua and World Music Festival returns to Essaouira, Morocco, from June 19 to 21, 2025. Since its founding in 1998, the festival has…
View More From Trance to Transcendence: Gnaoua Festival Goes Global AgainA Breath of Fresh Aire: Rocío Márquez Weaves Tradition and Wordplay in New Flamenco Single
(headline image; Rocío Márquez – Photo by Marina Arenas.) Rocío Márquez unveils Aire – Tangos, a bright, contemporary take on traditional flamenco tangos and the…
View More A Breath of Fresh Aire: Rocío Márquez Weaves Tradition and Wordplay in New Flamenco SingleMadrid Festival Folklores to Celebrate Tradition and Neofolk Innovation
The fourth edition of Festival Folklores will take place in Madrid from May 22 to 25, 2025, with a closing event on June 17. Organized…
View More Madrid Festival Folklores to Celebrate Tradition and Neofolk InnovationChris Jones & The Night Drivers Bet on “Plenty Ventured”
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers have unveiled the official music video for “Plenty Ventured,” a wry, blues-tinged single that plays on the familiar adage,…
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