The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in collaboration with the National Council for the Traditional Arts, will present The Culture of America: A Cross-Country…
Acclaimed Iranian singer Mamak Khadem has released a new single titled “Across the Oceans” (Six Degrees Records) with special guest Chris Martin (Coldplay). The single…
It’s A Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul of Fania Records (The Singles) is a new deluxe boxed set that features Fania Records’ era-defining boogaloo…
Acclaimed Cuban jazz vocalist and composer Daymé Arocena brought her music to the Library of Congress in October 2021. Arocena presented a fusion of jazz,…
Cuban-American director Hugo Pérez is set to premiere the documentary Omara on the life of iconic Cuban singer Omara Portuondo in the Sonic Cinema section…
Brazilian vocalist, composer and educator Luana Bayô has released a new song titled “Baticum de Bará” composed by sonmgwriter and historian Luiz Antônio Simas. Luana…
Rising Malian singer Rokia Koné Singing has released a single titled ‘N’yanyan’. The song, performed in her native Bambara language, will appear in her album…
International world music conference WOMEX announced this week that it will return to Portugal in 2021. The location this time will be Lisbon, Portugal’s capital.…
Influential world music conference WOMEX returned to an in-person format in 2021 that attracted 2,600 registered participants. WOMEX took place October 27-31, 2021 in Porto,…
The album “Palabras Urgentes” by acclaimed Peruvian singer Susana Baca is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in November 2021. November…