Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba have signed to Sub Pop Records for North America, one of the most celebrated and successful indie-rock labels of the…
Malian Ngoni Master Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Sign to Sub Pop Records
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Baaba Maal Launches Interactive Online Art Piece – YourMediaIsTheFuture.TV
Senegalese star Baaba Maal has launched yourmediaisthefuture.tv, an online interactive art piece that maps out global media consumption by time and location. Users are invited…
Vietnamese Ca tru singing Declared Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
The Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), identified Vietnamese Ca tru singing an…
Traditional Mongolian Music of the Tsuur Declared Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
The Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), identified the traditional music of the…
Corsican Cantu in paghjella Declared Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
The UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), identified The Cantu in paghjella…
Throat Singing, Tango, Radif, Candombe and Other Music and Dance Traditions celebrated by UNESCO
The Tango of Argentina and Uruguay, The Radif of Iran, the Mongolian art of Khoomei singing, and the traditional Ainu dance of Japan are among…
UNESCO Declares “Tango” Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Intergovernmental Committee for the safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage declared “Tango” as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in the meeting held today in Abu…
Saharawi Singer Attacked for Wearing Traditional Scarf
Renowned Saharawi singer Mariem Hassan was attacked by Moroccan youths in Madrid after having breakfast. The popular Saharawi singer was leaving a cafeteria with guitarist…
Legendary Cuban Singer Omara Portuondo Receives Visa to Perform in United States
Omara Portuondo, the world renowned vocalist who began her career in the music scene of her native Cuba in the 1940s, has been granted a…
Bloomington Mayor Names Street after Swedish String Trio Vasen in Honor of their 20th Anniversary
On their 20th anniversary as a band, Vasen has a lot to celebrate: a new album, a long career of doing what they love, and…