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Lowell Folk Festival Boarding House Park. A shot of the audience from behind. Photo credit: credit LMTLSS Media.

Events

Lowell Folk Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup for Three-Day Celebration of Music and Culture

World Music Central News Room June 28, 2026 No Comments A Cappella Gospel African American Gospel African diaspora music Alash Americana Amit Kavthekar Authentic Unlimited Batuque Bluegrass Caribbean music Catherine Russell Celtic music Classic Country Cultural Dance Dat Mighty 9 featuring Big Chief Romeo Delta Blues Eastern Sound Orchestra Elida Almeida Emily Gimble Fabiola Méndez Fife and Drum Folk Music funana Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie Haitian Dance indigenous music Irish Traditional Music Jazz John Doyle & Friends Kunal Gunjal Latin American music Lowell Folk Festival Lowell Folk Festival 2026 Mardi Gras Indian Music Melissa Carper Michela Musolino Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes and Drums Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers Peniel Guerrier polka Puerto Rican Folk Roots Music Rosa Tatuata santoor Scissor Dance Sicilian Traditional Music South Indian classical music Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks tabla The Chankas of Perú throat singing traditional music Tres En Punto Trío Romántico Wampanoag Nation Singers & Dancers Wampanoag Traditional Music world music Zydeco

The 2026 Lowell Folk Festival will return to downtown Lowell from July 24–26 with three days of free performances, cultural programming, food, and family activities.…

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Sharon Isbin Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash - Live in Aspen cover artwork. A photo of the four artists holding their musical instruments.

Album reviews

Sharon Isbin and Sarod Masters’ Live Collaboration: A Transcendent Fusion of Classical Traditions

Angel Romero November 30, 2024 No Comments Amaan Ali Bangash Amit Kavthekar Amjad Ali Khan Ayaan Ali Bangash guitar Indian classical music sarod Sharon Isbin tabla western classical music world fusion world music

Sharon Isbin, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash – Live in Aspen (ZOHO Music, 2024) Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin partners with…

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Album reviews

Magnificent Sarod and Guitar Interchange

Angel Romero July 20, 2020 No Comments Amaan Ali Bangash Amit Kavthekar Amjad Ali Khan Ayaan Ali Bangash guitar sarod Sharon Isbin tabla

Sharon Isbin, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash – Strings for Peace (Zoho Music, 2020) Strings for Peace is a fabulous…

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