The 8th edition of the Konya International Mystic Music Festival will take place September 22nd through 30th under the serene shadow of Mevlana Rumi’s tomb,…
Mystical Music Traditions of the World at Konya International Mystic Music Festival 2011
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Canada’s Aboriginal Music Week to Be Held November 2011 in Winnipeg
Aboriginal Music Week will be held November 1-6, 2011 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event showcases the vibrant energy of First Nation/Native American, Inuit, and Métis…
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba to Perform at Duke University on October 14
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba are set to perform on at Duke University’s Reynolds Industries Theater in Durham, North Carolina on Friday, October 14, 2011,…
Tuareg Desert Blues stars Tinariwen to perform in Miami November 10
Tuareg band Tinariwen is set to perform Thursday, November 10th, 2011 at 8:00 PM at Grand Central in Downtown Miami. Tinariwen are nomadic Tuareg guitar-poets…
Influential Mississippi Bluesman David Honeyboy Edwards Dies
Legendary blues musician David Honeyboy Edwards died this morning Monday, August 29, 2011, about 3:00 am while resting peacefully at home. June 28, 1915 –…
Dub Invasion Festival 2011 to Be Held in New York and Boston
Dub Invasion Festival 2011 will be held in New York and Boston from September 7-16. The festival will include shows by world-class performers, including Lee…
Bay Area Flamenco Festival 2011 to Present Gypsy Star Diego El Cigala
The 6th Annual Bay Area Flamenco Festival: Festival Flamenco Gitano will be held October 22-30, presented by The Bay Area Flamenco Partnership. Direct from Spain,…
William Kennedy Piping Festival 2011 Program Announced
The 2011 edition of the william Kennedy Piping Festival will which take place in Armagh from the 17th – 20th November. Lúnasa, Guidewires, The Anxo…
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to Release Mickey Hart’s World Music Collection
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings announced that they are going to release the world music recordings known as the ‘Mickey Hart Collection.’ The plan is to preserve…
India.Arie & Idan Raichel Concert at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication Ceremony
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation has invited GRAMMY award-winning artist India.Arie and musician Idan Raichel to perform this Sunday, August 28th…