OneBeat, an initiative of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in collaboration with New York-based music organization Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation will…
The 19th edition of the Festival MED, in Loulé, took place from June 29 to July 1, 2023. The event attracted thousands of world music…
In May 2023, Folkways Records, the iconic American independent label, turned 75. It’s been quite a journey for this legendary collection of music and sound,…
Three groups, Guieldu, Alienda, and Muro Kvartet, have reached the finals of the Runas Contest in 2023. The contest aims to promote new talent in…
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…