Emam and Friends 2020 World Fusion Album
Percussionist Emam has released a world fuion album titled Emam and Friends 2020 (Eternal Music). “Being locked in during the Coronavirus pandemic in Goa (India)…
Spellbinding Re-imagined Ragas
Kuljit Bhamra – Essence of Raga Tala (ARC Music, 2020) Essence of Raga Tala presents a set of timeless and mesmerizing musical pieces rooted in…
Vildá Wins Music Moves Europe Talent Award 2021
Finnish duo Vildá is one of the winners of the Music Moves Europe Talent Award 2021. The world music act combines joiks and sounds of…
Transglobal Underground Subscription-Only Album ‘After Cinnamon’
Transglobal Underground is set to release an all-instrumental album titled ‘After Cinnamon’ next month. This is a subscription-only release and will not be available publicly.…
Virtual WOMEX Extended Programme in January 2021
World music conference WOMEX has announced the Virtual WOMEX Extended Programme for January 2021. virtualWOMEX Extended Programme features Conference sessions and a Film program, along…
Unsigned Only Music Competition Deadline Soon
The regular deadline for Unsigned Only Music Competition is approaching soon on January 20, 2021. Unsigned Only includes a world music category. The Grand Prize…
Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2021 Concludes Today
World music series Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2021 will present its final concerts today, Thursday, January 14. Tiny Desk meets globalFEST features exclusive, intimate video…
Reconsideration in the Face of Tumult
As I’ve made clear in certain previous scribing, my preference is, was and always will be music that is traditional or very nearly so. It…
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST January 13 Concerts
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2020 continues on January 13 with four more world music concerts. Watch the concerts on NPR Music’s YouTube page. Wednesday, January 13,…
Omar Sosa’s Fantastic East African Journey
Omar Sosa – An East African Journey (Otá Records, 2021) An East African journey highlights a series of extraordinary musical encounters between Cuban pianist and…