Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort
Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…
Interview with Russian Street Folk Band Debauche
New Orleans-based band Debauche is one of the acts scheduled to perform at the 2015 edition of North American world music showcase globalFEST. The…
“Words Adorned”: The Sound and the Fury?
Rotarians abide by a simple but comprehensive ethical code, known as the Four-Way Test: 1) Is it the truth? 2) Is it fair to…
Joan Soriano: The Duke of Bachata to Perform in New York
Dominican musician Joan Soriano, also known as the Duke of Bachata, is set to perform on Saturday, January 30, 2016, at 8:30 p.m. at Zankel…
World Music Central’s 2015 Gift Guide, Day 8
Best World Music Album Nominations for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards
The Recording Academy announced today the nominations for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The list of world music artists includes a list of familiar…
Transglobal World Music Chart Announces Best 50 World Music Albums of the Year
The Transglobal World Music Chart, the international panel of music critics and radio DJs revealed today the list of best word music recordings in…
World Music Central’s 2015 Gift Guide, Day 7
fRoots Announces Winners of Critics Poll 2015
British magazine foots has announced the winners of the fRoots Critics Poll For Albums Of The Year, This year’s winners were exclusively revealed by…
World Music Central’s 2015 Gift Guide, Day 6
Celtic Powerhouse from the Isle of Man
Barrule Manannan’s Cloak (Wardfell Records, 2015) Barrule is a Celtic music superband formed by a trio of outstanding musicians from the Isle of Man and…