San Francisco’s Stern Grove Festival features a stellar line-up of world-class performers, including the “Queen of Cumbia” Totó La Momposina, salsa-reggae king Sergent (Sargento) Garcia,…
Freemuse, The World Forum on Music and Censorship cited a new report from Manifesto Club which reveals that more than 20 major arts events have…
Cuban musician Juan Formell received the Doctor Honoris Causa of the Higher Art Institute for his contribution to the sound heritage of the island and…
World Music Wednesdays replaces the previous format of Old Town School of Folk Music’s Peña, Afrofolk, and World Music Series by presenting music of all…
The Old Town School of Folk Music in partnership with World Refugee Day Chicago presents a musical extravaganza featuring diverse performances by Chicago refugees on…
WOMAD Festival announced more names for the 2009 edition of the festival: Paris-based Algerian chaabi stylist Kamel El-Harrachi. Down and dirty Spanish soul funk outfit…
Hot on the heels of his wildly successful tour of South America and Mexico, WOMAD co-founder Peter Gabriel performs a one-off show especially for WOMAD…
The 2009 edition of Brass: Durham International Festival in England will be held 4-19 of July 2009. Long gone are the days when brass music…
This summer, Rio’s 17-piece retro samba band Orquestra Imperial makes a rare UK appearance at Koko in London on July 12th. Featuring some of the…
Jamaican singer and songwriter Queen Ifrica unveils her highly anticipated album Montego Bay on June 16, 2009. Her Rastafarian voice on this 13 song selection…