Artist Profiles: Urna
Urna Chahar-Tugchi was born in 1969 into a family of livestock farmers in the grasslands of the Ordos district, in the Southwest of Inner Mongolia,…
Artist Profiles: Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects
Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects, was formed in Marrakech in 1987 by Abdou El Shaheed, Habib El Malak and Pat Jabbar, to develop a Shabee (Popular…
Artist Profiles: El Houssaine Kili
El Houssaine Kili grew up in Morocco with Arab folk music, Berber songs and American Pop songs, which he became familiar with over the radio.…
Mundial Montreal 2018 Announces Closing Night show
Canadian world music showcase Mundial Montreal has announced the artists scheduled to perform on November 16. Mundial Montreal’s closing party, presented in collaboration with la…
globalFEST 2019 Announces Partial Artist Lineup
American world music showcase globalFEST has announced the names of seven of the artists scheduled to perform in 2019. The concerts will take place on…
Winners of the 2018 Native American Music Awards Announced
The winners of the 2018 Native American Music Awards were announced on Friday, October 12th, 2918. The 18th Annual Native American Music Awards (NAMA) was…
Zanzibar African Music Festival Sauti za Busara Announces First Set of Artists for 2019
The highly influential African music festival Sauti za Busara has announced the first names of artists set to perform in 2019. The next edition will…
Gambian Kora Pioneer and Griot Sona Jobarteh to Perform at The ArtsCenter
Sona Jobarteh, the first female kora virtuosa from a legendary jali (griot) family is set to perform at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, North Caroilina. Sona…
Interview with Innovative Canadian Musician Chairman George
Canadian artist George Sapounidis, better known as Chairman George, has a new album titled Bringing to Greek Party to China! It’s a ground-breaking recording that…
Artist Profiles: Kali
Kali (Jean-Marc Mournerville) lives in the hills of Martinique and espouses a philosophy that parallels Rastafarianism. He is one of the most popular roots artists…