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GIMA Trio poster
Events

GIMA Trio to Perform at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Central News Room October 6, 2022 No Comments Alex WuDavid ChenGIMA TrioWAKAworld fusionworld music

GIMA Trio featuring Alex & David Chen & WAKA are set to perform at the 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan. The concert will take…

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Kevin Locke
Obituaries

Award-Winning Native American Flute Player and Hoop Dancer Kevin Locke Dies at 68

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments American Indian musicKevin LockeNative American musicworld fusionworld music

Acclaimed Native American flute player and hoop dancer Kevin Locke died on October 1, 2022. He was a renowned Hoop Dancer and leading player of…

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Cover of the album Who Are We? by Al-Qasar
Charts

Al-Qasar Hits #1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart in October 2022

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments Al-Qasarglobal musicGnawa musicMoroccan musicTransglobal World Music Chartworld fusionworld music

Who Are We? by Moroccan/Arabic fusion ensemble Al-Qasar is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in October 2022. October 2022 Chart…

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Antonis Antoniou - Throisma
Charts

Antonis Antoniou Tops the World Music Charts Europe in October 2022

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments Antonis AntoniouCypriot musicglobal musicworld fusionworld musicWorld Music Charts Europe

Throisma by Cypriot artist Antonis Antoniou is the top album at the World Music Charts Europe in October 2022. With one foot in the East…

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Bluegrass

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper to Perform at the Bluegrass Music Museum

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments BluegrassMichael ClevelandMichael Cleveland & Flamekeeperworld music

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, one of the finest bluegrass acts in the current scene, is set to perform on October 15th, 2022 at the Bluegrass…

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Pei-Shu Huang & Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir poster
Events

Pei-Shu Huang & Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments Pei-Shu HuangTaipei Philharmonic Chamber ChoirTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld music

Pei-Shu Huang & Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir are set to perform at the 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan. Pei-Shu Huang Huang has been invited…

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Rich Huang & Alex Wu poster
Events

Percussion Set with Rich Huang & Alex Wu at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2022 No Comments Alex WupercussionRich Huangworld fusionworld musicWorld Music Festival @ Taiwan

Rich Huang & Alex Wu are set to perform at the @ Taiwan on Saturday, October 15, 2022, 8:30PM – 9:00PM (GMT+8) at the Island…

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Billy Strings - Photo by Jesse Faatz
Awards

International Bluegrass Music Association Announces Recipients of the 2022 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards

World Music Central News Room September 30, 2022 No Comments banjoBela FleckBilly StringsBluegrass

Acclaimed bluegrass musician Billy Strings received the coveted “Entertainer of the Year” Award for the second year in a row, along with “Song of the…

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Co-Music Director and sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun with cast and creatives in Orpheus rehearsals - Photo by Tom Arber
Events

Indian and Western Classical Music to Meet in a Landmark New Opera in Leeds

World Music Central News Room September 30, 2022 No Comments Indian classical musicwestern classical musicworld fusion

Orpheus will bring together Indian classical and Western baroque music in a way that’s never been heard before at Leeds Grand Theatre on Friday, 14…

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Hammertowne – You Can Learn
Bluegrass New Releases

Hammertowne Reveals, “You Can Learn A Lot From A Song”

World Music Central News Room September 30, 2022 No Comments BluegrassHammertowneworld music

“You Can Learn A Lot From A Song” (Mountain Fever Records) is the new single by Eastern Kentucky-based band Hammertowne. The song will appear on…

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