One month remains until the start of La Mar de Músicas, the Spanish world music and pop festival organized by Cartagena City Council, which will…
La Mar de Músicas Unveils International Lineup Ahead of July Festival
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Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen Recreate Bluegrass Classic, ‘Looking Past You’
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, two-time IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year winners, have rolled out their first single for Turnberry Records. “Looking Past You,”…
Grammy Awards Add Best Traditional Folk Album Category for 69th Ceremony
The Recording Academy has announced a new Grammy category, Best Traditional Folk Album, as part of a broader set of category and rule changes that…
The Ace Fine Arts Launches Concert Series With Inaugural Carnatic Music Evening in Chennai
The Ace Fine Arts, Perungudi, will mark its launch with an inaugural Carnatic music presentation on June 21, 2026, at The Ace by Lisland in…
Manuel de la Tomasa To Close Círculo Flamenco de Madrid Season
The thirteenth season of the Círculo Flamenco de Madrid will conclude on June 18, 2026, with a performance by Manuel de la Tomasa, accompanied by…
Festival Med 2026: Global Legends to Meet in Loulé
Set in Loulé, in the south of Portugal, from June 25 to June 28, Festival Med 2026 is shaping up to be an essential cultural…
Berlin’s Sonic Pluriverse Festival 2026 Spotlights Gnawa Music in Five-Week Program
The 2026 Sonic Pluriverse Festival will place Gnawa music at the center of a five-week program at the rooftop terrace of Haus der Kulturen der…
South Asian Sounds Returns to Southbank Centre With Raghu Dixit and Zakir Hussain Tribute
Asian Arts Agency will partner with the Southbank Centre for a third consecutive year on the South Asian Sounds series. The concerts return in July…
Ken & Brad Kolodner Celebrate 15 Years of Musical Partnership with New Single “Hand’s Cove”
Baltimore-based father-son duo Ken & Brad Kolodner have released “Hand’s Cove,” the title track and first single from their forthcoming fifth studio album. The album…
RANT Brings Glasgow Home
Scottish fiddle quartet RANT rolled out Live In Glasgow, earlier this year. This is their fifth album, recorded during a performance at Cottiers Theatre in…