Rhiannon Giddens and Silkroad Ensemble Announce Sanctuary Tour 2026
Silkroad unveiled Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual, its next flagship touring program under artistic director Rhiannon Giddens. The Silkroad Ensemble will tour March…
Miradas Flamenkas Celebrates 50 Years of Nuevo Día with 8-Show Salute in Vallecas
Miradas Flamenkas will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lole y Manuel’s debut album Nuevo Día with eight concerts and an exhibition in Vallecas from November…
Lucas Santtana & Gilberto Gil Chart Brazil’s Language In New Duet
Bahian artists Lucas Santtana and Gilberto Gil release “A História da Nossa Língua,” a collaboration celebrating the richness and complexity of Brazilian Portuguese. The lyrics…
Ocora Readies ‘Musique Inuit’—Jean Malaurie’s Arctic Field Recordings
Various Artists – Musique Inuit – Inuit Music (Ocora, 2025) Ocora Radio France released Musique Inuit – Inuit Music – From Thule to the Bering…
Secret Planet Montreal Lights Up La Sotterenea: Cumbia, Joropo, Tropical Pop
Barbès Brooklyn will bring Secret Planet Montreal to La Sotterenea (under La Sala Rossa) on Friday, Nov. 21, running 8 p.m.–1 a.m. The OFF–Mundial Montreal…
Malawi’s The Kasambwe Brothers Claim Their Moment
The Kasambwe Brothers – The Kasambwe Brothers (MASS MoCA Records, 2025) A kick drum stitched from bottle tops, a babatone that functions like a well-worn…
Transatlantic Caribbean
Born in the Dominican Republic as Angélica Polanco, and presently a citizen of France, La Polanpro voices life-lesson urgency into “Chiquitita,” a song also fueled by…
Some One’s Sons Tap “The Chance To Feel Alive”
Irish folk quintet Some One’s Sons has released the single “The Chance to Feel Alive.” The Daniel Allen–written track explores escapism amid rising rents, emigration,…
Radio Tarifa Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for November 2025
La Noche by Spain’s Radio Tarifa has landed at #1 on Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of November 2025. Read more about this…
Divanhana Sails to #1 on World Music Charts Europe for November 2025
Radio Sevdah by Bosnian ensemble Divanhana claimed the number one spot of World Music Charts Europe for the month of November 2025. Read more about…