Global Friendly Daby Toure
Daby Toure Amonafi (Cumbancha, 2015) Set for release on September 18th on the Cumbancha label, Amonafi is Mauritanian born and Senegal raised Daby Toure’s sweet,…
Balkan Band Poemus Releases Progenitor Vol. 1
Poemus has a new album titled Progenitor Vol. 1, In the Name of our Ancestors (EMCD/ Etnisk Musikklubb). Poemus was formed about two years ago,…
Lotus World Music Festival Announces 2015 Lineup
Lotus World Music & Arts Festival has revealed the list of artists that are scheduled to perform at this year’s edition of the festival.…
Sum – 숨 to Perform at Small World Music Festival 2015
Korean duo Sum – 숨[SUːM] is set to perform on Tuesday, September 29th at Small World Music Centre in Toronto. [su:m] mix traditional Korean instrumentation…
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…