Live at WOMAD 1982 Album to Highlight First WOMAD Festival
On July 29, 2022, iconic music festival WOMAD and acclaimed world music label Real World Records will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first WOMAD…
Absorbing Healing Rite Songs from Alessia Tondo
Alessia Tondo – Sita (Ipe Ipe Music, 2021) Alessia Tondo is a leading singer-songwriter and musician from southern Italy. She is best known as lead…
Artist Profiles: Alessia Tondo
Musician, vocalist and songwriter Alessia Tondo is considered one of the most important voices of Italian folk music. Born in Apulia in 1991, in southern…
Mesmerizing Modern Sarawakian Songs from Alena Murang
Alena Murang – Sky Songs (Wind Music International, 2021) Sky Songs is the second album from Alena Murang, a talented songwriter from Malaysian Borneo and…
Flamenco Spotlight June 2022
Flamenco Viene Del Sur Series 2022 The annual series Flamenco Viene Del Sur (Flamenco Comes from the south) is back. Concerts will be taking place…
Acclaimed Folk Music Gathering Speyfest Returns July 2022
Celtic and folk music festival Speyfest will return, after a two-year break, as a three-day event July 22-24th, 2022. The weekend will feature evening concerts,…
New Festival Sonraíz to Focus on Spanish Roots Music, Gastronomy and Nature
On June 10 and 11, 2022, the town of Carcabuey located in the heart of the Sierras Subbéticas Nature Park (Córdoba) will host the first…
Antonio Castrignanó Takes Ancient Pizzica to New Heights
Antonio Castrignanó – Babilonia (Ponderosa, 2022) It is no wonder that this beautifully crafted album reached number last month at the World Music Charts Europe.…
Folktronica from Deep Siberia
Misha Sultan – Roots (Hive Mind Records, 2022) Misha Sultan is a multi-instrumentalist originally from Novosibirsk in the heart of Siberia. His hometown’s location, in…
Artist Profiles: Planet Drum
Planet Drum is a world music percussion supergroup that performs global fusion (also called world fusion). Planet Drum’s remarkable self-titled original album, which remains one…