Jitka Šuranská, Irén Lovász and Michal Elia Kamal Release Tři hlasy
Female vocalists Jitka Šuranská, Irén Lovasz and Michal Elia Kamal have a new album titled Tři hlasy. The three singers got together thanks to…
Julian Marley Releases “Lemme Go” Music Video Celebrating Marijuana Decriminalization in Jamaica
Bob Marley’s son and roots reggae artist Julian Marley has released a new music video titled “Lemme Go” to celebrate the recently passed law to…
Bellowhead to Perform Last Festival Gig at Towersey
Celebrated British contemporary folk music group Bellowhead will be disbanding soon. Bellowhead co-founder John Spiers has announced that the band’s last festival performance will be…
World Music Institute announces the 2015-16 season
New York City-based arts presenter World Music Institute (WMI) has announced the programming for the 2015-2016 season. WMI will celebrate its 30th Anniversary season with…
Bassekou Kouyaté and Ngoni Ba to Perform Free Concert at Skirball Cultural Center’s 2015 Sunset Concerts
Bassekou Kouyaté and Ngoni Ba are set to perform on Thursday, July 30, 8:00 p.m. at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Admission is…
Cuban Rumba Master Papo Angarica Dies in Havana
Papo Angarica, an icon of Cuban rumba passed away July 20th in Havana of respiratory failure caused by chronic renal failure. Mario Diaz Angarica was…
Remarkable World Music Programming at Duke Performances 2015-2016 Season
Duke Performances recently revealed the programming for the 2015-2016 season. This year, the world music presentations look especially appealing. The first artist scheduled to…
An Intricate Classical-Folk Machine
Spiro Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow (Real World, 2015) Sometimes there is just no practical description for some of the recordings that cross my desk. Sometimes…
Nigerien Band Tal National to Perform First UK Live Show at Café Oto in London
Emerging African band Tal National (Niger) is set to perform at Café Oto, Dalston (London) on Thursday, July 23rd, 2015, in support of its…
Ester Rada to Perform at Small World Music Festival 2015
Ester Rada (Ethiopia/Israel) is set to perform on Sunday, September 27th at Revival Bar in Toronto. The concerts is presented in association with the Koffler…