Monkey Week and the SGAE Foundation Celebrate Transatlantic Flamenco Roundtrip Songs
The Monkey Week SON Estrella Galicia influential showcase and the SGAE Foundation in Spain have teamed up in pursuit of artistic creativity with an exclusive…
Papo Vázquez’s Celebratory Puerto Rican Traditions and Latin Jazz
Papo Vázquez with the Mighty Pirates Troubadours – Chapter 10: Breaking Cover (Pícaro Records, 2020) Trombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vázquez has released a superb…
World Music Festival Bratislava 2020 Virtual Edition
World Music Festival Bratislava 2020 is available online this year. The festival runs November 20-22, 2020. Access is free. Artist featured include Iva Bittová…
globalFEST Partners with NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts for 2021 Edition
Influential world music showcase festival globalFEST will be held January 11 – 14, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty of international travel affected globalFEST’s…
Winners of the 2020 Latin GRAMMY Awards Announced
The Latin Recording Academy revealed the winners of the 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards last night, on November 19, 2020. Cumbia innovator Carlos Vives won…
Harmonious Fusion of Traditional Sounds and Electronic Beats
Thornato – Escape Plan (Wonderwheel Recordings, 2020) Thornato is the world music project of producer Thor Partridge. He travels the globe, collecting music rooted in…
WOMEX Teams Up with Native Instruments for Metapop Remix Competition
For the first time, the World Music Expo (WOMEX) has partnered with the Berlin-based Native Instruments, a prominent manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based…
Sarangi Maestro Lakha Khan Releases Live at Global
Lakha Khan, one of the greatest players of the Indian sarangi (bowed instrument) has released a live album recorded in Copenhagen. Live at Global (Amarrass…
Polyphonic Georgian Vocal Choir Zedashe Ensemble to Release Silver Sanctuary this Week
Zedashe Ensemble, a polyphonic vocal choir and dance group from the nation of Georgia, is set to release its 9th album Silver Sanctuary (Electric Cowbell…
Trailblazing Hong Kong Fusion
SIU2 – Kon Fusion (Flower Music, 2010) Kon Fusion is an EP of instrumental music from Hong Kong’s leading fusion band. The group is known…