Purple With Purpose
I’m the first to admit that I have no clear definition for the term “world music.” I do, however, know that longstanding band Ancient Future…
Folk Alliance International 2022 Conference Rescheduled
Folk Alliance International has rescheduled its 2022 conference. The event will take place May 18-22, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. The hybrid conference will combine…
ROMP Bluegrass and Roots Festival Announces 2022 Initial Lineup
ROMP Festival will take place June 22-25, 2022 at Yellow Creek Park, located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The four-day music event will celebrate bluegrass and American…
Lovely Brazilian Piano from Marcos Ariel
Marcos Ariel – Piano Blossoms (Moondo Music, 2021) Piano Blossoms is a lovely solo piano album from Brazilian jazz musician and composer Marcos Ariel. Recorded…
Artist Profiles: Kitka
Kitka which means bouquet in Bulgarian and Macedonian began as a grassroots group of amateur singers from diverse ethnic and musical backgrounds who shared a…
Mandola Virtuoso Anouar Kaddour Cherif to Release Djawla
Algerian musician and composer Anouar Kaddour Cherif is set to release Djawla, an album of Arabic jazz in January 2022. The album contains nine musical…
Artist Profiles: Anouar Kaddour Cherif
Anouar Kaddour Cherif was born in Sétif in Algeria. He is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and band leader rooted in the classical music traditions of North…
Tião Carvalho at Mestre dos Saberes Festival, a Showcase of Traditional Brazilian Music Masters
Por Do Som presented a new showcase of Brazilian artists in December 2021. The festival called “Mestre dos Saberes” (masters of knowledge) paid tribute to…
Refreshing Caribbean Kreyol Afro-Futurism from Dowdelin
Lanmou Lanmou (Underdog Records) is the new album from an excellent Kreyol Afro-Futurist band called Dowdelin. The bands’s sound is grounded in French Caribbean traditional…
Celtic Woman Charms with Postcards from Ireland
Celtic Woman – Postcards from Ireland (Manhattan Records, 2021) ‘Postcards from Ireland’ is the new album from popular all-female group Irish music act Celtic Woman.…
Palimpsesto to Celebrate Iberian and Mediterranean Music in 2022
Palimpsesto is a new music series that will showcase the music of Iberia and the Mediterranean as well. The event will take between January and…