The album Oulad Lghaba from Moroccan Gnawa musician Asmâa Hamzaoui and her band Bnat Timbouktou (Daughters of Timbuktu) is the number one album in the…
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou Top the January 2020 Transglobal World Music Chart
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New Compilation Features Winners of the 2019 Russian World Music Awards
A compilation album featuring the winners of the 2019 Russian World Music Awards is now available. The winners this year are: Best world music project…
Smithsonian Folkways to Reissue Calypso Travels
Calypso Travels will be available on vinyl on January 31, 2020. The original recording, released in 1959 featured master calypsonian Lord Invader before his death…
Barbaros Bozkir Releases Last Man in the Dream World
Turkish multi-instrumentalist Barbaros Bozkir has a new album titled Last Man in the Dream World. He plays world music with a cinematic feel. Each song…
Vinyl Reissue of Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara
The album Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara, originally released in 1960, will be reissued on vinyl and digital in January 2020 on Smithsonian Folkways.…
Smithsonian Folkways to Reissue Gambian Griot Kora Duets
Smithsonian Folkways has announced the reissue of the album Gambian Griot Kora Duets on vinyl and digital. Originally released in 1979, the album highlighted Gambian…
Manhu: Voices Of The Sani, the Sounds of Southwestern China
The album Voices Of The Sani will present the living tradition of Manhu in Yunnan province, China. The album is set for release on January…
Hungarian Band Terra Profonda Publishes For The Sake Of the Mountains
Terra Profonda, a Hungarian act that describes itself as a ‘shamanistic folk-blues’ band has a new album titled For The Sake Of The Mountains (Fonó…
Portuguese Multi-instrumentalist Madalena Palmeirim Releases Right as rain
“Right as rain” is the first solo album from Portuguese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Madalena Palmeirim, an artist with a 10-year long career. Lyrics are in…
The Old Town School of Folk Music Announces 2020 World Music Wednesdays Season
The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago (Illinois, USA), has announced the 2020 World Music Wednesdays season. Concerts are free, with a suggested…