Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has announced that Bosnian traditional music vocalist, guitarist and composer Damir Imamović will release a new album for the label in 2023.…
Today, at the UN Convention on Biodiversity’s 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, a group of international organizations and artists released an…
Hungarian string band tradition was inscribed in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity this month. The string band tradition is one…
The Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame has revealed the names of the 2022 Inductees. Artist Salif KeitaDebashish BhattacharyaDanyèl WaroOumou SangaréMilton Nascimento The Artist category…
Algerian Raï, the influential popular music that spread throughout North Africa, was inscribed in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The…
On Thursday, November 17, 2022, Flamencópolis 2.0. The Great Digital Encyclopedia of Flamenco will be unveiled. The website has been completely renovated and updated. Since…
Coinciding with Flamenco Day, UNESCO’s declaration of flamenco as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the All Flamenco TV channel will celebrate its fifth anniversary on…
The Transglobal World Music virtual Hall of Fame 2022 is still accepting nominations until November 6. The Transglobal World Music virtual Hall of Fame celebrates…
After five productive days of networking, meetings, conferences, showcases, films, and reconnecting with the world music community, the 28th edition of WOMEX came to a…
Malian vocalist Rokia Koné has been nominated for two awards in the All Africa Music Awards. As Africa’s leading music awards ceremony, the AFRIMA Awards…