(headline image: Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali – Photo by Mobeen Ansari) Renowned qawwali group Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali will tour the UK in May 2025 in support of their…
View More Qawwali Kings Return: Rizwan-Muazzam Announce UK Tour for At the Feet of the BelovedAuthor: World Music Central News Room
Flamenco Gets a Digital Pulse: La Plazuela’s NYC Debut
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, Granada-based duo La Plazuela makes its long-awaited New York City debut at (Le) Poisson Rouge, bringing a bold fusion of…
View More Flamenco Gets a Digital Pulse: La Plazuela’s NYC DebutSitar Meets Psytrance: Anoushka Shankar Ignites “We Burn So Brightly”
(headline image: Anoushka Shankar – Photo by Laura Lewis) Anoushka Shankar, the renowned sitarist, composer, and producer, has released “We Burn So Brightly,“ the second…
View More Sitar Meets Psytrance: Anoushka Shankar Ignites “We Burn So Brightly”Six Strings, Infinite Sounds: Paolo Angeli’s guitar Alchemy at Joe’s Pub
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, Sardinian composer, ethnomusicologist, and instrument maker Paolo Angeli takes the stage at Joe’s Pub, New York City, for a boundary-defying…
View More Six Strings, Infinite Sounds: Paolo Angeli’s guitar Alchemy at Joe’s PubBranching Out: Remedy Tree’s New Video Reaches Beyond
Remedy Tree has released the official music video for their latest single, “Beyond What I Can See.” Mixing bluegrass and Americana, the song explores ambition,…
View More Branching Out: Remedy Tree’s New Video Reaches BeyondSamba Touré Tops Transglobal World Music Chart for March 2025
Baarakelaw by Malian artist Samba Touré attained the highest spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for March 2025. Baarakelaw mixes traditional northern Malian Songhoy…
View More Samba Touré Tops Transglobal World Music Chart for March 2025Songhoy Blues #1 on NACC Charts for February 25
Héritage (Transgressive/PIAS, 2025), the fourth recording by Songhoy Blues, is the most popular world music album at North American College, Community & Non-Comm (NACC) radio.…
View More Songhoy Blues #1 on NACC Charts for February 25Santrofi Rises to the Top of World Music Charts Europe for March 2025
Making Moves by Ghanaian Highlife band Santrofi has reached the number one spot of World Music Charts Europe for the month of March 2025. Co-produced…
View More Santrofi Rises to the Top of World Music Charts Europe for March 2025Rock-Solid Return: Alison Krauss & Union Station Introduce Russell Moore with “Granite Mills”
(headline image: Alison Krauss & Union Station – Photo by Randee St. Nicholas) Alison Krauss & Union Station have unveiled “Granite Mills,” the second preview…
View More Rock-Solid Return: Alison Krauss & Union Station Introduce Russell Moore with “Granite Mills”Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop Calling Worldwide Roots Musicians
Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop (GMW) is now accepting applications for its 2025 program, scheduled for August 10-16, 2025 at the New England Conservatory in Boston,…
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