Laetitia Ribeiro Band, Mamadou Diabate’s Percussion Mania, Sormeh, Netnakisum, Catch-Pop String-Strong and Federspiel are the contenders for the 2011 edition of the Austrian World Music…
Six Acts Nominated for Austrian World Music Award 2011
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World Music at Celtic Connections 2012
Celtic Connections once again will celebrate the connections between Celtic traditions and cultures across the globe. Celtic Connections 2012 runs from Thursday 19th January –…
Galaxie Rising Stars Award to Be Given to Canadian World Music Acts at Mundial Montreal
Galaxie, sponsor of world music showcase Mundial Montreal, will present one of six nominated Mundial Montreal performers with the Galaxie Rising Stars Award as selected…
Khmer Pop with The Cambodian Space Project
The Cambodian Space Project has released their debut album titled 2011: A Space Odyssey (Metal Postcard, 2011). The band is clearly inspired by the success…
fRoots Magazine Announces Critics Poll Albums Of The Year nominees in Folk, Roots & World Music
British publication fRoots announced today its Critics Poll Albums Of 2011. Categories include New Album Of 2011 and Best Reissue Or Compilation Of 2011. This…
Mundial Montreal to Present Tout le Monde! a Forum on the State of World Music in Canada
Mundial Montreal announced Tout le Monde!, a forum of the state of world music in Canada, hosted by Derek Andrews (Luminato, Mundial Montreal) and Jacob…
Songlines Puts Together Packages to Travel to Rainforest World Music Festival in Borneo
World music magazine Songlines has put together a package which will enable festival-goers to experience both the festival and Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) itself – Where…
Mundial Montreal to Showcase Some of the Best of World Music from Canada
Mundial Montreal, a new world music conference and festival, begins tomorrow, November 15th, in Montreal, Canada. The gathering celebrates Canada’s rich cultural diversity through a…
Winners of 2011 Latin GRAMMY Awards Announced
The winners of the 12th Latin GRAMMY Awards were announced today, November 10th, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Winners in categories…
A Giant of Brazilian Music Hermeto Pascoal to Perform at Barbican in London
Hermeto Pascoal, one of Brazil’s most influential musicians is scheduled to perform on 20 November 2011 at 20:00 at Barbican Hall in London. The charismatic…