Cellists Andrea and Dorota formed Tara Fuki twenty years ago. They are celebrating this remarkable collaboration with a new album titled Motyle (Indies Scope records),…
Czech Duo Tara Fuki Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Motyle
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Ragas Live Festival 2020 to Feature Legends of World Music from 13 cities Around the Globe
The founders of New York City’s Ragas Live Festival realized they couldn’t have a 24-hour live festival this year. Instead, they decided to live stream…
Elida Almeida Releases Gerasonobu
Elida Almeida, a 27-year old singer form Cape Verde, has a new album titled Gerasonobu. Although Almeida’s roots lie on the island of Santiago, she…
The Havana Meets Kingston Project Returns with Volume 2
Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 will be released in 2021. This is the follow up to the acclaimed 2017 debut album. A…
Nation Beat Releases “The Royal Chase” Video
The Nation Beat collective, led by drummer and percussionist Scott Kettner has released a new music video. The song is the title track of the…
Ammar 808 Hits Number 1 at the November 2020 Transglobal World Music Chart
Global Control / Invisible Invasion from Ammar 808 is the top album in November 2020 at the Transglobal World Music Chart. Ammar 808 is the…
Iranian Singer Mahsa Vahdat Repeats #1 at World Music Charts Europe in November 2020
The album Enlighten the Night from Iranian vocalist Mahsa Vahdat is once more the most popular album at the World Music Charts Europe in November…
Reissue of Classic Ghanaian Highlife Album “Obi Agye Me Dofo”
Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies has announced the reissue of the classic Ghanaian Highlife album Obi Agye Me Dofo from Vis-A-Vis. The release date…
Folk Alliance International Announces Accessible 2021 Virtual Conference: Folk Unlocked
Folk Alliance International has announced the dates of its upcoming virtual conference, Folk Unlocked. The event will take place February 22-25, 2021. Folk Unlocked will…
New Book ‘Unlikely Angel, The Songs of Dolly Parton’
A new book titled ‘Unlikely Angel, The Songs of Dolly Parton’ (University of Illinois Press, 2020) by Lydia R. Hamessley is now available. The book…