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Shy-Anne Hovorka — Raise My Fist cover artwork. A colorful illustrated cover showing a hand holding a black-and-white feather against a glowing sunset over water and rolling green hills. Ghostly figures appear in the golden sky, surrounded by flowers, trees, and exposed roots. The title “Raise My Fist” appears prominently above, with Shy-Anne Hovorka and Suckle Creek Drum Group & Friends credited below.

Music videos

Shy-Anne Hovorka Unites More Than 30 Indigenous and Ally Artists on “Raise My Fist”

World Music Central News Room August 28, 2026 No Comments Canadian music indigenous music Ojibway music Ojibwe music Shy-Anne Hovorka Suckle Creek Drum Group world music

Award-winning Ojibwe singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, and humanitarian Shy-Anne Hovorka has released her new single and video, “Raise My Fist.” This is a collaborative project that…

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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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The album cover for Sons of Membertou – Wapna’kik: The People of the Dawn features a silhouette of a hooded figure holding a traditional hand drum, set against a serene twilight landscape. The background shows a gradient sky transitioning from deep blue to golden hues, reflecting on a calm body of water, with a distant tree line adding depth.

Album reviews

Dawning Again: Sons of Membertou’s Wapna’kik Reissued for 30th Anniversary

Madison Quinn February 21, 2025 No Comments Canadian music drumming indigenous music indigenous people Mi’kmaw Sons of Membertou Turtle Island Wapna'kik music world music

Sons of Membertou – Wapna’kik: The People of the Dawn (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2025) Folk music, at its most profound, serves as a bridge—between past…

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