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Essaouira Prepares for Gnaoua Festival 2026 With Carlinhos Brown, Richard Bona and Yasmine Hamdan

World Music Central News Room June 12, 2026 No Comments 47Soul African heritage African music African rhythms Afro-Brazilian music Afro-diasporic music Ahwach alternative Arabic music Amazigh culture Amazigh music Anthony Morgan Arabic music artistic residency Asmaa Lmnawar AZMZ Bahia music bass Bnat Louz Bob Maghrib Bob Marley Brazilian popular music Carlinhos Brown Casablanca choral music concert series contemporary fusion contemporary music cross-cultural dialogue cultural event cultural exchange cultural tourism dabke electronic music electronic pop Essaouira Essaouira events Essawira experimental music festival lineup fusion music Ganavya global artists Gnaoua and World Music Festival Gnaoua Festival 2026 Gnaoua music Gnawa music gospel heritage music hip-hop Hoba Hoba Spirit improvisation international artists Jazz Levantine music live music Maghrebi music Moroccan heritage Moroccan music Morocco Morocco festivals multicultural festival music collaboration music festival musical collaboration Oudaden percussion post-rock Raskas Reggae Richard Bona rock samba-reggae Shamstep Souss region South Asian devotional music spiritual jazz spiritual music Tachelhit music Tafraout The Harlem Spirit of Gospel traditional music urban music vocal music world culture world fusion world music world music scene Yasmine Hamdan

From June 25 to 27, 2026, the 27th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival will bring 460 artists from Morocco and abroad to…

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Clockwise from top left: Chandrika Tandon, Ablaye Cissoko and Cyrille Brotto, Saami Brothers Khayal, Mariza, Solas, Aynur. Photo Credits: Chandrika Tandon by Shervin Lainez; Ablaye Cissoko and Cyrille Brotto by Cedrick Nöt; Mariza by Eduardo Ramos Photos; Solas by Anna Colliton; Aynur by Jean Baptiste Millot. All other photos courtesy of the artists.

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World Music Institute Launches 40th Anniversary Season for Fall/Winter 2025–26

World Music Central News Room July 16, 2025 No Comments Ablaye Cissoko Aynur Chandrika Tandon Cyrille Brotto DakhaBrakha Gamelan Dharma Swara Ganavya Mali Obomsawin Mariam Marisa Anderson Mariza Muireann Bradley Olga Pericet Ravi Shankar Ensemble Saami Brothers Solas Sunny Jain Ustad Naseeruddin Saami world fusion world music Yuval Ron

World Music Institute (WMI) marks its 40th anniversary with a new season celebrating world music and dance in New York City. The Fall/Winter 2025–26 program…

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South-Asian Artist Ganavya’s New Single “Forgive Me My” Takes Listeners on a Spiritual Journey

World Music Central News Room July 22, 2023 No Comments Ganavya

“Forgive Me My” by the talented South-Asian Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, Ganavya presents a mesmerizing combination of vocals and instruments. It’s out now on Shabaka…

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