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Events

World Music Festival Bratislava Announces 2026 Lineup

World Music Central News Room July 18, 2026 No Comments Adrian Myhr Armenia Arsen Petrosyan Trio Bratislava Bulgaria Contemporary Folk Czech Republic Daaa Chan Ethérea Folk Music India Italy Júlia Kozáková Karin Sarkisjan Maria Mazzotta Maringotka Michaela Antalová Mojše Band – Elektro music festival Nina Rosa Norway OĽUN – NEO Slovakia South Korea The Violin Sisters traditional music world music World Music Festival Bratislava

World Music Festival Bratislava has announced the lineup for its 11th edition, set for Sept. 17-20, 2026. The four-day program will feature artists from Armenia,…

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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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Mah Damba - Taabolo Koura cover artwork. The artist and album title in very large blus and brown block letters over a white background.

Album reviews

Taabolo Koura: A Malian Family Legacy in Full Bloom

Madison Quinn June 26, 2026 No Comments Acoustic African Music African Folk African Roots Music balafon Contemporary African Music Female Vocalists Folk Music Gnawa Griot Music Jali Music Jali Ngoni Mah Damba Mali Malian music One World Records Taabolo Koura Traditional Malian Music West African music world music

Mah Damba – Taabolo Koura (One World Records, 2026) On Taabolo Koura, Mah Damba reaffirms her place among Mali’s most treasured voices. This is a…

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