Skip to content
stamp collage
Friday, December 05, 2025

World Music Central

Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
World Music Central
Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
  • Home
  • About
  • Topics
    • archive
    • Articles
    • Artist Profiles
    • Awards
    • Book Reviews
    • Album reviews
    • Charts
    • Concert reviews
    • Conferences
    • Editorials
    • Events
    • Film Reviews
    • General News
    • Interviews
    • Loop Collections
    • New Books
    • New CDs
    • New Films
    • New Releases
    • Obituaries
    • Tour Announcements
    • Tradeshows
    • Uncategorized
  • Contact Us
  • World Music Resources
    • World Music Booking agents
    • World Music Festivals
    • Glossaries
      • Musical Instrument Glossary
    • Music Contests
    • Showcases
    • Musician Biographies
      • Afghan music
      • Algerian Music
      • American Music
      • Azerbaijani Music
      • Angolan Music
      • Bangladeshi music
      • Beninese Music
      • Burkinabe Music
      • Burundian Music
      • Cameroonian music
      • Cape Verdean music
      • Chinese Music
      • Congolese Music
      • Egyptian Music
      • Ethiopian Music
      • Gambian Music
      • Guinea Bissauan Music
      • Guinean Music
      • Indian Music
      • Iranian Music
      • Ivorian Music
      • Malian Music
      • Mauritanian Music
      • Norwegian Music
      • Mozambican Music
      • Sao Tomean Music
      • Scottish Music
      • Swiss Music
      • The Multifaceted World of Spanish Roots Music
      • Senegalese Music
      • Taiwanese Music
      • Tajik Music
      • Tanzanian Music
      • Turkish Music
    • Venues
  • Partners

Tag: Canada

Le Diable à Cinq
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Le Diable à Cinq

Angel Romero August 29, 2022 No Comments Canadaglobal musicLe Diable à CinqQuebecois musicworld music

Le Diable à Cinq is a Canadian folk music ensemble from Ripon in the Outaouais region of Quebec that was formed in 2015. They perform…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Le Diable à Cinq
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Leahy

Angel Romero February 29, 2020 No Comments CanadaCanadian musicCeltic musicLeahy

The Leahy siblings were raised on their family farm near Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. Ancestor Michael Leahy arrived in North America in 1825 from Ireland and…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Leahy
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Les Grands Hurleurs

Angel Romero November 24, 2019 No Comments CanadaCanadian musicLes Grands HurleursQuebecois music

Les Grands Hurleurs play music that is profoundly rooted in tradition and diverse influences as well. Since its beginning in 2009, Les Grands Hurleurs have…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Les Grands Hurleurs
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sergiu Popa

Angel Romero November 16, 2019 No Comments accordionCanadaGypsy musicMoldovaSergiu Popa

Born in Chisinau in 1981, Moldova, Sergiu Popa is a member of a well-known Roma (Gypsy) musical dynasty in his country. He, like several generations…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Sergiu Popa
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Jeremy Dutcher

Angel Romero November 16, 2019 No Comments CanadaJeremy DutcherWolastoqiyik

Jeremy Dutcher is a Canadian vocalist and musicologist. He is well-known for his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, that was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Polaris…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Jeremy Dutcher
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Fiamma Fumana

Angel Romero September 20, 2018 No Comments CanadaFiamma FumanaItalian musicItaly

Fiamma Fumana were formed in 1999 by three people who shared a love for the musical tradition of Northern Italy in general and their native…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Fiamma Fumana
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Donal Clancy

Angel Romero August 29, 2018 No Comments CanadaCeltic musicDonal ClancyguitarIrish folk music

Donal Clancy was born in Canada in 1975 and later moved to Ireland. He has been involved with the best bands in Irish music, starting…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Donal Clancy
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Loga Ramin Torkian

Angel Romero August 24, 2018 No Comments CanadaIranIranian musicLoga Ramin Torkianworld fusion

Loga Ramin Torkian was the guitarist and musical director of Axiom of Choice. Born in Iran, he moved to the United States after the revolution.…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Loga Ramin Torkian
Kiya Tabassian carrying a setar over his shoulder.
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Kiya Tabassian

Angel Romero August 24, 2018 1 Comment CanadaEarly MusicIranKiya TabassianPersian classical music

Born in Tehran in 1976, Kiya Tabassian received his initial training in Persian music from Mehrdad Torabi at the Bahârlou Institute in Tehran, from Reza…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Kiya Tabassian
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Yves Lambert

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments CanadaQuebecois musicYves Lambert

A talented singer-songwriter, versatile musician and consummate Epicurean, Yves Lambert is perhaps best known as a founding member of Quebecois folk supergroup La Bottine Souriante,…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Yves Lambert

Posts pagination

Page 1 Page 2 … Page 7 Next page

Recent Posts

  • Ashby Frank Rolls Out A Bluesy Waltz: “Mr. Engineer” Gets A Fresh Trackside Stop
  • Carolyn Trowbridge Unveils Hypnotic “Duchess Of Sheba”
  • From Ballparks To “Love Shack”: Antonio Andrade Drops Here We Go!
  • Brazil Meets The World In Brasil Calling Volume 22
  • Tasty Menu
  • Andy Nevala’s “El Rumbón (The Party)”—Afro-Cuban Jazz, Reimagined
  • Songs of the Old World

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Archives

Tags

African music Afrobeat American folk music Arabic music Argentine music Bluegrass blues Brazil Brazilian music Celtic music Chinese music Cuba Cuban music fado fiddle Finnish music Flamenco flamenco guitar guitar India Indian classical music Indian music Ireland Irish folk music Italian music Jazz Latin jazz Malian music Middle Eastern music Moroccan music Norwegian music percussion Portugal Portuguese music Reggae salsa Scotland Scottish music Spain Spanish music Turkish music United States of America world fusion world jazz world music
World Music Central | Designed by: Theme Freesia | WordPress | © Copyright All right reserved