Aynur, one of the great voices of the eastern Mediterranean, will be touring the United States and Canada in September 2018. Her ensemble includes Salman…
Acclaimed Vocalist Aynur Announces September 2018 North American Tour
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Syrian Electronic Music Innovator Omar Souleyman To Perform at North Beach Bandshell in Miami
Syrian musician Omar Souleyman is set to perform on Friday, October 5 at North Beach Bandshell in Miami. Omar Souleyman has released albums on Diplo’s…
Lotus World Music & Arts Festival Announces 2018 Program
The 25th Lotus World Music & Arts Festival will be taking place in late September 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Thursday, Sept. 27 Mamadou Kelly Mali…
Jupiter & Okwess to Perform in New York City with special guests The Jack Moves
Congolese band Jupiter & Okwess with special guests The Jack Moves are set to perform on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New…
Found Sound Nation Announces 2018 OneBeat Artists’ Residency
The Found Sound Nation OneBeat music residency will take place in September and October 2018. The project will bring together 25 international artists from 18…
The Music of Southern and Northern Laos
The Akuphone label has put together a collection of recordings of several musical styles from the Laotian provinces of Champasak, Attapeu, Sekong, Saravan, Luang Namtha…
Guided By… Series at 20th Flamenco Biennial in Seville
The 20th edition of the Flamenco Biennial will expand to new venues in Seville such as Factoría Cultural-Polígono Sur a place where flamenco is a…
Plena Libre to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage in New York and Raleigh
Just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated Puerto Rican ensemble Plena Libre will be performing Sunday, September 16, 2018 at SOBs in New York…
Samba Touré Tops the September 2018 Transglobal World Music Chart
Wande (The Beloved), the album by Malian musician Samba Toure tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in September 2018. “We had a totally different album…
The Latin Recording Academy to Honor 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
The Latin Recording Academy announced August 30, 2018 that Erasmo Carlos, Dyango, Andy Montañez, José María Napoleón, Chucho Valdés, Wilfrido Vargas, and Yuri will receive…