The Arab American National Museum (AANM)’s Global Fridays 2015 Winter/Spring season will present music from Iraq, West Africa, China and India. The series is relocating…
Global Fridays Music Series in Dearborn Announces Winter/Spring Season
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Ballaké Sissoko & Nicole Mitchell to present “Beyond Black” in Strasbourg
Malian kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko and American jazz flutist Nicole Mitchell will present “Beyond Black” on Friday, February 20, 2015 at 20:30 at Pôle Sud…
Son Jarocho Meets the Blues
Old Town School of Folk Music will present a meeting of Mexican son jarocho with American blues on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Sones de México…
Sousou & Maher Cissoko Win Swedish Music ‘Manifest’ Award for ‘Best Folk Album 2015’
Sousou & Maher Cissoko’s album ‘Africa Moo Baalu‘ (ARC Music ) has won the national Swedish Music ‘Manifest’ Award for ‘Best Folk Album 2015.’ Sousou…
WOMEX 2015 Seeking Conference Proposals
World music expo WOMEX is seeking submissions for its conference program. This year’s edition of will take place in Budapest, Hungary from Wednesday, October 21…
Global Club Music Network Releases WOMEX 14 Re:mixes
The Global Club Music Network (GCMN) and WOMEX have just released WOMEX 14 Re:mixes by GCMN. The album includes songs from eight WOMEX 2014 showcase…
WOMEX Now Open to 2015 Showcase Proposals
World music expo WOMEX announced on February 11 that it is officially open to artist submissions for the 2015 showcases. WOMEX 2015 will take place…
Exibmusica 2015, Iberoamerican Music Expo to be Held in May 2015
Exibmusica 2015, the Iberoamerican Music Expo will be held May 7-9, 2015 in Bilbao, Spain. The event brings together music industry professionals and artists from…
World Music Radio Producer Ole Holmberg Passes Away
Ole Holmberg, a longtime member of the World Music Charts Europe and former Chair of the World Music Workshop of the European Broadcasting Union…
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2015 Announces Additional Artists
Reggae festival Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (SNWMF) has announced that Jamaican star Jimmy Cliff will be returning to Boonville this year. Legendary band Third…