Celtic Flute Wizards Flook Reveal Tour Dates
Acclaimed Celtic music band Flook will be touring again in the next months. Flook said in a news release:“It gladdens our hearts to know that…
Cuban Legend Adalberto Álvarez Dies at 72
Celebrated Cuban composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor, Adalberto Álvarez died on September 1, 2021 of COVID-19 complications. He was known as El Caballero del Son…
Buryat Act Namgar Tops the September 2021 Transglobal World Music Chart
Nayan Navaa, the new album from Namgar is the number one recording at the Transglobal World Music Chart in September 2021. Namgar plays a fascinating…
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Remains #1 at World Music Charts Europe September 2021
“Meridiana” from Italian act Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino is once more the top album at the World Music Charts Europe in September 2021. September Chart 1…
jamani duo’s Globe Trotting Beats
jamani duo – Timeline (jamani duo, 2021) Genre-defying jamani duo hails from western Canada. The two multi-instrumentalists play a wide range of musical instruments from…
Influential Jamaican Producer and Singer Lee “Scratch” Perry Dies at 85
Pioneering reggae and dub vocalist and producer Lee “Scratch” Perry died on August 29, 2021 in Jamaica. Rainford Hugh Perry, better known as Lee “Scratch”…
Essonne en Scène at Chamarande: French Festival from Another Age
Battered and bruised, France’s festival season is slowly emerging from 18 months of cancellations, foreclosures, economic chasms and artistic depression. Sure, major music gatherings like…
Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music Announces New Season of World Music Wednesday Series
Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago has announced the new season of its popular World Music Wednesday Series. Most of the concerts are…
Henrique Araújo at Malungo Festival
Henrique Araújo presented the O Choro Negro at Malungo Festival. Henrique Araújo is a masterful multi-instrumentalist, educator and composer, highly skilled at playing cavaquinho and…
The Passions of Fado and Sevdah
Maja Milinković – Kaftan D’Alma (Croatia Records/SevenMuses, 2021) Kaftan D’Alma brings together two passionate traditions, Portuguese fado and Bosnian sevdah. Maja Milinković was born in…