Skirball Cultural Center has announced its series of virtual concerts scheduled for February 2021. The Spring 2021 Skirball Stages concerts feature Joachim Cooder (with special…
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Serdar Ilhan and Mehmet Dede Receive the 2021 globalFEST Impact Award
Serdar Ilhan and Mehmet Dede, founder’s of New York world music venue Drom, received the 2021 globalFEST Impact Award last week. The award is given…
View More Serdar Ilhan and Mehmet Dede Receive the 2021 globalFEST Impact AwardSephardic Musician and Composer Flory Jagoda Dies at 97
Sephardic musician, singer-songwriter and composer Flory Jagoda passed away on January 29, 2021. She was 97 years old. Flory Jagoda was the recipient of a…
View More Sephardic Musician and Composer Flory Jagoda Dies at 97Zanzibara 10 at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in February 2021
The anthology Zanzibara 10: First Modern, Taarab Vibes from Mombasa & Tanga, 1970-1990 is the number 1 album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in…
View More Zanzibara 10 at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in February 2021Liraz Tops the World Music Charts Europe in February 2021
The album Zan from Israeli artist Liraz in once again the top recording the World Music Charts Europe in February 2021. 1 – Liraz –…
View More Liraz Tops the World Music Charts Europe in February 2021Rocky Dawuni Releases “Beautiful People” Music Video
Ghanaian Afro Roots musician, songwriter, producer and activist Rocky Dawuni has just released a new video for the track “Beautiful People.” The song appears on…
View More Rocky Dawuni Releases “Beautiful People” Music VideoTunde Documentary to Spotlight Kora and Cello Virtuoso
Global Arts Live will present a free livestreaming of the documentary Tunde on February 6, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Tunde Jegede is a celebrated…
View More Tunde Documentary to Spotlight Kora and Cello VirtuosoConversation and Pre-Recorded Concert with Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Global Arts Live will be presenting two world music events with famed South African ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo. On February 4, 2021, Global Arts Live…
View More Conversation and Pre-Recorded Concert with Ladysmith Black MambazoThe Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Reveals the Barzakh Festival 2021 Program
The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has announced the return of Barzakh Festival for its fifth edition. The festival will be streamed online…
View More The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Reveals the Barzakh Festival 2021 ProgramTrenzinho da Montanha from Café Do Choro
Trenzinho da Montanha (Little Mountain Train) is the second album from Café Do Choro. It is the project of Australian composer and multi-instrumentalist Jenni Bell.…
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