World Music Artist BélO Wins Grand Prize In 2020 Unsigned Only Music Competition
Winners of the United States-based Unsigned Only Music Competition were announced today and the overall 2020 Grand Prize is awarded to the World Music artist…
Electric Anadolu Band BaBa ZuLa Unveils Single ‘Çöl Aslanlari’
Turkish band BaBa ZuLa has released its second single ‘Çöl Aslanlari‘ (Desert Lions), extracted from forthcoming direct-to-disc album ‘Hayvan Gibi’. The piece combines hypnotic traditional…
Splendid Recreations from Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby – Hand Me Down (Pure Records, 2020) Hand Me Down is a delightful, intimate album from English folk singer Kate Rusby. The album…
Nigerian Afrobeat Band Bantu to Release Everybody Get Agenda
Bantu, one of the finest Afrobeat bands in the current Nigerian music scene, has announced the release of a new album titled Everybody Get Agenda…
The Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla 2020 to present Streaming Concerts
The Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla is back in 2020 with a mix of performances open to the public and streaming concerts. International audiences hindered…
Gorgeous Cross-Cultural Visions of the Four Divine States of Mind
Yuval Ron – Four Divine States of Mind (Metta Mindfulness Music, 2020) Multi-instrumentalist and composer Yuval Ron combines sacred Buddhist chants with world music elements…
The Ancient Bianzhong Chime Bells of China
Hubei Song & Dance Ensemble of The People’s Republic of China – Imperial Bells Of China (Fortuna Records, 1991) The Hubei Song and Dance Ensemble…
Optimistic Malian Blues Rock
Songhoy Blues – Optimisme (Fat Possum/Transgressive Records, 2020) Malian band Songhoy Blues performs music that differs from the familiar world music releases we receive from…
WOMEX 2020 to Go Virtual
WOMEX 2020 organizers announced today that the highly influential annual world music conference and showcase will be virtual this year. The physical conference was scheduled…
Virtual World Music Festival Chicago 2020 Begins Sunday with Ragamala
The virtual edition of World Music Festival Chicago 2020 will start on Sunday, September 6, 2020. The show is titled Ragamala – A Centennial Tribute…