Norwegian Setesdal Music and Dance Added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Norway’s practice of traditional music and dance in Setesdal (stev/stevjing has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In Setesdal,…
Montreal’s Productions Nuits d’Afrique Announces Its Winter 2020 concerts
Canadian world music presenters Nuits d’Afrique have announced a set of upcoming performances. This series of concerts will begin with the winner of the Golden…
Artist Profiles: Carmelo Torres
Accordion player and composer, Carmelo Torres is considered one of the leading Colombian cumbia performers. He is the living legacy of Cumbia Sabanera, a rural…
Mamoutou Dembélé, Emde
Mamoutou Dembélé, artistically known as known as Emde, was born into a family of musicians and storytellers in Sikasso, Mali. Since jelis or griots are…
Irish harping Added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Irish harping has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The harp is Ireland’s national symbol and has been played…
The Iranian Musical instrument Dotar Added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The traditional skills of crafting and playing the dotar, an Iranian two-string plucked folk instrument is one of the most relevant social and cultural components…
The Mesmerizing Northumbrian Folk of Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening – Hollowbone (Resilient Records, 2019) Kathryn Tickell is a multi-talented artist from Northumbria in northeastern England. She plays the highly…
Dominican Bachata Inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The music and dance of Dominican Bachata was inscribed on Thursday, December 12th, 2019 in UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Bachata,…
The Transglobal World Music Chart Unveils the Best World Music Albums of 2019
The Transglobal World Music Chart has revealed the list of Best World Music Albums of 2019. Malian musician. Malian act Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba…
Morna added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Morna, a musical genre from Cape Verde was added this week to UNESCO’S Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Morna is a traditional…