Category: General News

  WOMEX organizers Piranha Arts have announced a call for host city proposals this week. WOMEX caters to the global music community and takes place…

View More World Music Expo WOMEX Seeking Host City Locations for 2018-2020

World Music Institute in New York has announced the appointment of Gaby Sappington as Executive Director of the organization. Gaby Sappington worked in the international…

View More World Music Institute Appoints Executive Director

Celebrated British contemporary folk music group Bellowhead will be disbanding soon. Bellowhead co-founder John Spiers has announced that the band’s last festival performance will be…

View More Bellowhead to Perform Last Festival Gig at Towersey

  “Cavalo à Solta,” a song performed by fado singer Carla Pires is included in the soundtrack of the French movie “L’échappée belle” that premiered…

View More Carla Pires Song to Appear in French Movie

Visa for Music (VFM) is seeking African music showcase and video documentary applications for its second edition to be held November 11-14 in Rabat, Morocco.…

View More Visa for Music Call for Showcase Proposals

The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, dedicated to presenting musical instruments and music of every country in the world, has celebrated Chinese pipa master…

View More Musical Instrument Museum Inaugurates Wu Man and Pipa Exhibit

  Twenty-five years after arriving to the United States, renowned pipa played Wu Man continues her long-lasting collaborations with some of today’s most innovative musicians…

View More Chinese Pipa Master Wu Man Celebrates 25 years in the United States