Senegalese Musician Cheikh Lô Honored with WOMEX 2015 Artist Award
World music expo WOMEX 2015 came to a close yesterday, October 25, with the award ceremony. Senegalese artist Cheikh Lô received the Artist Award…
Lush and Lovely Collaboration
Shujaat Husain Khan and Katayoun Goudarzi Ruby (Shujaat Husain Khan, 2015) Brimming over with flute, tabla, sarangi, santoor, percussion and lavish sitar lines by the…
Bear Creek Present Forever
Bear Creek is a well-known Ojibwe (also known as Anishinaabe, or Chippewa) pow-wow group from Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario (Canada). Their album Kaagige –…
Interview with Mexican Tradition Keepers Los Cenzontles
Los Cenzontles, a Mexican-American group dedicated to creating new music as well as preserving Mexican musical traditions, has a new album titled Alma Campirana.…
World Music Showcase globalFEST Announces 2016 Selections
globalFEST, the most influential world music showcase in the United States, announced this week the names of the artists set to perform in 2016…
Celebrated British Reggae Band UB40 to Perform in Durham
British reggae-pop band UB40 is set to perform on October 26, 2015, in Durham, North Carolina at the Carolina Theatre. This concert is part…
Lusciously Seductive Kora
Sekou Kouyate Sabaru (One World Records, 2015) Son of kora player M´Bady Kouyate and cousin to Ba Cissoko, Guinean kora musician and composer Sekou Kouyate…
Roma Music Celebrated at WOMEX 2015 Opening in Budapest
The WOMEX 2015 opening gala took place this evening at Müpa Budapest. Roma (Gypsy) music was honored with a selection of fine performers from the…
How Far Out There?
Are world music fans (particularly those of us who are in, uh, a certain advancing age bracket) a bunch of stodgy purists that don’t…
Myrtle Beach to Host the 3rd Annual California Roots: The Carolina Sessions Festival in April 2016
The 3rd Annual California Roots: The Carolina Sessions Festival Announces will take place April 9, 2016 at Myrtle Beach Pavilion in Myrtle Beach, South…