The Grand Opening Celebration of the Old Town School of Folk Music’s new building will be held Monday, January 9th at 10:30 AM with a…
Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago to Hold Grand Opening Celebration
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Kamerunga Releases Video with Highlights from 2011 Rainforest World Music Festival
Australian contemporary folk band Kamerunga has released a music video with highlights from their performance earlier this year at the 2011 Rainforest World Music Festival…
Rock Star Manu Chao Protests Anti-Immigration Laws In New Video From Tent City Jail in Arizona
In September 2011, international French-Spanish music star Manu Chao ended his United States tour with a free concert in Arizona in collaboration with the National…
Free Dub Colossus Download Every Monday
Dub Colossus: The Ezana Stone Sessions This week – Real World and Dub Colossus launch The Ezana Stone Sessions – a ten week free track…
2011 World Music Central Gift Guide
Here we are again for the World Music Central Gift Guide, ready to help you wend your way through some of best music and music-inspired…
The Silk Road Ensemble Performance for Artistic Director Yo-Yo Ma to be broadcast on CBS on December 27, 2011
The Grammy-nominated Silk Road Ensemble joined great performers at the Kennedy Center Opera House stage in honoring renowned cellist and Silk Road Project Artistic Director…
Fado of Portugal Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Fado, urban popular song of Portugal was inscribed this month on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to UNESCO, “Fado…
Mariachi Music Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mariachi music of Mexico was inscribed this month on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to UNESCO: “Mariachi is a…
Croatian Becarac Singing Added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Becarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia (Slavonski becarac) was inscribed this month on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Becarac…
Mongolian Limbe Flute Added to UN List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
In Mongolia, there is cause for concern about the performance techniques of limbe practitioners. The limbe was added yesterday to the United Nations List of…