University of Illinois Press has published a new book titled Hawaiian Music in Motion – Mariners, Missionaries, and Minstrels that investigates the performance, reception, transmission,…
Malian ngoni maestro Bassekou Kouyate will release his fourth album and his first for German label Glitterbeat Records (winner of the WOMEX 2014 Label…
Glitterbeat Records is set to launch a new Hidden Musics series that will feature un-mediated “field” recordings of lesser-known global music traditions. The first release…
Maxi Priest, the most successful solo act in British reggae history has released a new video for “Holiday,” the latest single off his first…
Cesaria Evora “Toujours là” is the title of the upcoming tribute To Cesaria Evora that will take place December 20, 2014 at the Théatre…
The SGAE Foundation has organized the Flamencos y otras aves (Flamencos and other birds) musical series that will take place December 17 to 20, 2014…
R. Carlos Nakai, the leading performer of the Native American flute, will celebrate the first Platinum Record awarded for traditional music with a Platinum Concert…
The world music acts scheduled for Celtic connections 2015 represent a wide spectrum of nationalities and musical genres. Brazilian singer-songwriter and gifted guitarist Chico César…
Cold Spell (Compass Records), the latest album by Washington, D.C. area bluegrass band Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen has been nominated for a Grammy Award…
Celebrated Tibetan artist Yungchen Lhamo is scheduled to perform on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Thalia Theater at Symphony Space in New York City.…