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…
Global Sounds Stemming from the Sacred Forest
Holy Forest Holy Forest (2015) The Holy Forest album is a multidimensional musical project envisioned by musician, producer and documentary filmmaker Jon Fine. He brought…
Foday Musa Suso to Perform Jali Music of West Africa in New York
Renowned jail (griot) musician Foday Musa Suso is set to perform Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. Known for…
Stimulating Yoruban Mix
Kuku Ballads and Blasphemy (Buda Musique, 2015) Nigerian musician Kuku questions religious dogma on Ballads and Blasphemy. Even though he was born in the United…
Mbongwana Star Begins European Tour 2015
Rising Congolese world music act Mbongwana Star has just started a European tour. The Congolese band mixes Central African roots music with electronics. Their…