The Winnipeg Folk Festival will present Loreena McKennitt at the Centennial Concert Hall on Friday, August 9, 2013. Originally from Morden, Manitoba, Loreena McKennitt made…
Winnipeg Folk Festival to Present Loreena McKennitt in August 2013
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Renowned Vocalist Bahar Movahed to Perform at World Music Institute in New York
The World Music Institute’s Global Salon will present the New York debut of an important new voice in the Persian and Kurdish music of Iran.…
Admired Cuban Musician Eliades Ochoa Recording New Album in Santiago de Cuba
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Indian Classical Music Festival “A Tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar” in New York City
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Polish Folk Fusion Band Raz Dwa Trzy to Begin 2013 North American Tour in April
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Pioneering Filipino Folk-Roots Rock Band Kalayo to Perform at Penang World Music Festival 2013
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