Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn To Release Collaborative Album
Guzheng master Wu Fei and skilled banjo player Abigail Washburn have announced their self-titled debut collaborative album, scheduled for release on April 3 on Smithsonian…
Artist Profiles: JigJam
JigJam is an award-winning ensemble from Ireland. The quartet combines traditional Irish music with bluegrass and Americana. they call this genre iGrass. Multi-instrumentalists Jamie McKeogh…
Artist Profiles: Orlando Julius
Nigerian music legend Orlando Julius was born in 1943 in Ilesa, Nigeria. He performs classic Afrobeat with a psychedelic edge, constantly pushing musical boundaries. Julius…
Artist Profiles: Zedashe
Zedashe, from the eastern are of the Republic of Georgia, came together in the mid-1990s. The ensemble sings a repertory consisting of ancient three-part harmony…
Artist Profiles: The Gloaming
Dublin-based The Gloaming is a five-piece ensemble featuring some of the globe’s finest Celtic musicians, including singer Iarla Ó Lionáird, fiddle maestro Martin Hayes, hardanger…
Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj to Perform in New York City
Two masters of Middle Eastern string music, Iranian tar master Sahba Motallebi and Iraqi ud virtuoso Rahim AlHaj are set to on Saturday, February 15,…
World Music Summit WOMEX Announces 2020 Jury and Club Curator
World Music Expo, WOMEX, producers Piranha Arts today announced the official jury, also known as the 7 Samurai. Jointly, they will be selecting the official…
Artist Profiles: Sinkane
Afro-Funk musician Ahmed Gallab, better known as Sinkane, was born in London to Sudanese parents. He grew up in Ohio and currently lives in New…
Intoxicating Rhythms from Guadeloupe, Martinique and Beyond
Various Artists – Cadence Revolution (Strut Records, 2020) Strut Records is releasing tomorrow the second volume of gratifyingly contagious tropical dance music from the French-speaking…
Chicago Flamenco Festival 2020 Lineup
Some of the finest flamenco acts from Spain are set to perform at Chicago Flamenco Festival in February and March 2020. Festival program: Friday, February…