New Visa Rules Threaten Dozens of U.K. Concerts and Festivals
Freemuse, The World Forum on Music and Censorship cited a new report from Manifesto Club which reveals that more than 20 major arts events have…
View More New Visa Rules Threaten Dozens of U.K. Concerts and FestivalsJuan Formell receives the Doctor Honoris Causa in Art
Cuban musician Juan Formell received the Doctor Honoris Causa of the Higher Art Institute for his contribution to the sound heritage of the island and…
View More Juan Formell receives the Doctor Honoris Causa in ArtStorm in the East
Lily Storm If I Had a Key to the Dawn: Love Songs and Laments From Eastern Europe (Songbat Records SB701, 2009) It’s amazing how far…
View More Storm in the EastOld Town School of Folk Music Announces World Music Wednesdays Schedule for Summer 2009
World Music Wednesdays replaces the previous format of Old Town School of Folk Music’s Peña, Afrofolk, and World Music Series by presenting music of all…
View More Old Town School of Folk Music Announces World Music Wednesdays Schedule for Summer 2009World Music at World Refugee Day Celebration in Chicago
The Old Town School of Folk Music in partnership with World Refugee Day Chicago presents a musical extravaganza featuring diverse performances by Chicago refugees on…
View More World Music at World Refugee Day Celebration in ChicagoSong and Spirit
Inbar Bakal Song of Songs (Electrophone Records, 2009) At only six songs and 26 minutes in length, this is a sampler and not an album.…
View More Song and SpiritWOMAD Festival Announces Additional World Music Acts for 2009
WOMAD Festival announced more names for the 2009 edition of the festival: Paris-based Algerian chaabi stylist Kamel El-Harrachi. Down and dirty Spanish soul funk outfit…
View More WOMAD Festival Announces Additional World Music Acts for 2009Peter Gabriel to Perform at WOMAD UK on July 25 to Raise funds for Witness
Hot on the heels of his wildly successful tour of South America and Mexico, WOMAD co-founder Peter Gabriel performs a one-off show especially for WOMAD…
View More Peter Gabriel to Perform at WOMAD UK on July 25 to Raise funds for WitnessMalian Whirlwind
Vieux Farka Touré Fondo (Six Degrees, 2009) Drinking deeply from the mystical Malian sound and the musical legacy of his father Ali Farka Touré, guitarist,…
View More Malian WhirlwindBrass Attack at Brass: Durham International Festival 2009
The 2009 edition of Brass: Durham International Festival in England will be held 4-19 of July 2009. Long gone are the days when brass music…
View More Brass Attack at Brass: Durham International Festival 2009