World Music Festival ¡Globalquerque! Adds New Artists to 2019 Lineup
New Mexico’s annual celebration of World Music & Culture has announced new artists added to the 2019 program. The three new names include Dave Alvin…
Reggae on the Mountain Music & Camping Festival 2019
Reggae on the Mountain Music & Camping Festival will take place August 17 & 18, 2019 at King Gillette Ranch in Malibu, California. Headliners this…
Artist Profiles: Mdou Moctar
Tuareg musician Mdou Moctar was born in 1986 in Niger. Mdou Moctar comes from a small village in central Niger in a remote region. Growing…
Artist Profiles: La Cuneta Son Machín
Nicaraguan group La Cuneta Son Machin was formed in 2009. The band combines the traditional music of Nicaragua and Latin America with rock, ska, hip…
Artist Profiles: 47Soul
47Soul is an Electro Arabic Dabke (Shamstep) band formed in Amman, Jordan, in 2013. The members families come from the Levant area (Bilad Al-Sham), including…
Brazilian Star Daniela Mercury Announces US Tour
The Queen of Axé, Daniela Mercury is set to tour the United States in September 2019. The Latin GRAMMY winner and multi-platinum selling artist will…
Earth Celebration: Feel the Drum Beats Rise through Your Feet
From August 16th to 18th, the lush island of Sado in Japan is filled with the sounds of taiko drums, song and dance. The Earth…
Wai Safeguards Maori traditions at Rainforest World Music Festival 2019
Maori family band Wai performed an emotional set of songs on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at the Rainforest World Music Festival. The band from Aotearoa…
The Powerful Serenity of Ongtupqa Sacred Music of the Hopi Tribe
Clark Tenakhongva, Gary Stroutsos and Matthew Nelson – Ongtupqa Sacred Music of the Hopi Tribe (ARC Music, 2019) Stripped bare but for flute, rattles, rasp,…
Pioneering South African Musician Johnny Clegg Dies at 66
Johnny Clegg, a singer-songwriter and guitarist known for mixing Zulu music with Western influences, died on July 16, 2019 at his family home in Johannesburg,…