The 10th annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival has announced the final round of artists for its milestone 2019 event. Cali Roots X will…
The 10th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival Releases Final Artist Lineup
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Towersey 2019 Announces Initial Line-up
Towersey folk and world music festival announced the first set of artists scheduled to perform August 23-26, 2019. The line-up so far includes The Unthanks,…
Phenomenal Women, Benefit Concert for Planned Parenthood Of New York City
World music act Banda Magda, Canadian jazz trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg and Alt-Hip-Hop Funk group r.O.T.i (Resilience Of The Intelligent) with MC LiKWUiD will…
Tanya Tagaq, Keynote Speaker at Folk Alliance International 2019 Conference
Folk Alliance International has announced Tanya Tagaq as its 2019 keynote speaker. The conference will take place February 13-17 in Montreal, Canada. She is an…
The Music of the Bushinengé of French Guiana
Nèg Mawon de Guyane is the title of the album from Les Bushinengé (Buda Musique, 2019) The Bushinengé people are descendants of slaves who escaped…
globalFEST 2019 on Sunday, January 6 at Times Square
Prominent world music showcase globalFEST will take place from tomorrow, Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. and will run until Monday, January 7 at…
globalFEST Announces 2019 Award Winners
globalFEST has announced the four 2019 winners. The awards honor four individuals for their exceptional, visionary, and inspiring contributions to the cultural landscape in the…
Vardan Hovanissian & Emre Gültekin at the Top of the January 2019 Transglobal World Music Chart
The album Karin (Muziekpublique) by duduk player Vardan Hovanissian (Armenia) and saz virtuoso Emre Gültek (Belgium, with roots in Turkey) is the number one recording…
New Single from Te Vaka’s Olivia Foa’i
Olivia Foa’i’s 2nd single “My Way” goes back to her Polynesian roots while still maintaining a mainstream feel. A bilingual Tokelauan-English track, “My Way” displays…
The Best World Music Albums of 2018
World Music Central has compiled the list of best world music albums of 2018 selected by our editors and contributors as well as our partners…