Folk Alliance International Announces Accessible 2021 Virtual Conference: Folk Unlocked
Folk Alliance International has announced the dates of its upcoming virtual conference, Folk Unlocked. The event will take place February 22-25, 2021. Folk Unlocked will…
New Book ‘Unlikely Angel, The Songs of Dolly Parton’
A new book titled ‘Unlikely Angel, The Songs of Dolly Parton’ (University of Illinois Press, 2020) by Lydia R. Hamessley is now available. The book…
Deep Formosa, Groundbreaking Collaboration Between Indigenous Taiwanese Musicians and Deep Forest
Deep Formosa is a new EP that showcases the collaborative work of three Taiwanese indigenous acts and Grammy Award winner Deep Forest (Éric Mouquet). The…
Papa Rosko’s Multifaceted Reggae Cocktail
Papa Rosko – Papa Rosko (Voodoo Possum Records, 2020) “Papa Rosko” is one of the most original reggae crossover reggae albums of the year. Para…
Qwest TV Original Production to Celebrate Ibrahim Maalouf’s Limitless Creativity and 40 Melodies
Lebanese jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Ibrahim Maalouf will appear on a lavishly shot Qwest TV concert at the Arènes de Nîmes, a Roman-era amphitheater in…
Artist Profiles: Ibrahim Maalouf
Ibrahim Maalouf was born November 5, 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon. He left Lebanon as a child and grew up in France. Maalouf is internationally-renowned composer…
WOMEX 2020 Virtual Edition Wraps Up with Award Ceremony
The 26th edition of world music conference and showcase WOMEX ended on Sunday, October 26, 2020 with the online award ceremony. This was WOMEX’ first…
Black String Virtual Concert prerecorded in Seoul
On October 13, Global arts Live presented a virtual concert by the Korean quartet Black String. This extraordinary group works in the traditions of Korean…
Futuristic World Music and Tradition Keepers at WOMEX 2020 on October 24
The last set of WOMEX 2020 showcases took place on Saturday, October 24. Golnar & Mahan Trio The first act on stage left was…
Brilliant Showcase Set at WOMEX 2020 Digital Edition on October 23
The WOMEX showcases on Friday, October 23 continued the musical travels across the globe. The evening started with Ti’kaniki on stage left, a France-based group…