Folk Alliance International Announces 2019 Artist, Song, and Album of the Year
Folk Alliance International (FAI) revealed last night the winners of the 2019 International folk Music Awards. The winner in the Artist of the Year category…
Artist Profiles: AfroCubism
AfroCubism was an ensemble of up to 14 master musicians from West Africa and Cuba brought together by the producer of Buena Vista Social Club.…
The Splendid Kurdish Ensemble Nishtiman Project
Nishtiman Project – Kobane (Accords Croisés AC 164, 2016), Collection Vox Populi Nishtiman Project is an extraordinary ensemble that performs contemporary folk music deeply rooted…
Cuban A Cappella Mavericks Vocal Sampling Announce Summer 2020 Tour
Vocal Sampling, the Cuban masters of vocal music have announced summer 2020 tour dates in Europe and China. The Cuban group uses its voices as…
The Independent Spirit of Highlander Music
Trebunie-Tutki i Quintet Urmuli – Duch Gór – The Spirit of the Mountains (Unzipped Fly Records, 2016) “The Spirit of the Mountains” is an encounter…
Transglobal World Music Chart Reveals 2019 Festival Award
The Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) has unveiled the winners of its 2019 Festival Award. South Korea’s Jeonju Int’l Sori Festival is the winner this…
Fiery and Edgy Estonian Folk
Trad.Attack! – Kullakarva / Shimmer Gold (Trad.Attack!, 2017) Trad.Attack! is one of the leading acts in the current Estonian world music and contemporary folk scene.…
Artist Profiles: Verd E Blu
Verd E Blu is a traditional Occitan from Gascony, France, formed in 1987. The group plays three hole whistle and string tambourine (ton-ton), bagpipes from…
Artist Profiles: Catrin Finch
Welsh harpist and composer Catrin Ana Finch was born in Llanon, Ceredigion, UK in 1960. She started learning the harp at six. By nine, she…
Los Angeles Philharmonic Announces 2020 World Music Concerts
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has revealed the early 2020 World Music series. Merrill Garbus’ Tune-Yards will perform January 31, 2020. Guitar virtuoso Vieux Farka Touré…