Acclaimed string ensemble Kronos Quartet is set to receive the 2018 WOMEX Artist Award. The award ceremony will include a live concert in Las Palmas…
Kronos Quartet Recipient of 2018 WOMEX Artist Award
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The Breath Release Music Video and Announce New Album Let The Cards Fall
British band The Breath, featuring guitarist Stuart McCallum and vocalist, lyricist and flutist, Ríoghnach Connolly has released a music video for ‘Let the Cards Fall.’…
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Inaugural “One Love World Peace Fusion Festival & Expo” in New York State
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Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita Top The Transglobal World Music Chart in June 2018
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Flamenco Innovator Diego Guerrero Releases Cara B
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California WorldFest 2018 Program Announced
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Berkeley World Music Festival 2018 on June 2
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