WOMADELAIDE 2020, Adelaide, South Australia – March 6-9 Back on the sunny long weekend in March, jokes about the early onset of ‘The Virus’ seemed…
WOMADELAIDE 2020 Joy with an Inspired Range Of Music, Arts and Dance
Tag: Seckou Keita
Artist Profiles: Seckou Keita
Seckou Keita was born in 1977 in the green region of Casamance (south of Senegal). He is a descendant of the Keita family of Kings…
AKA Trio Tops the July 2019 Transglobal World MusiC Chart
The album Joy y by AKA Trio is the number one recording in July at the Transglobal World Music Chart. AKA Trio is a collaboration…
Artist Profiles: AKA Trio
AKA Trio is a music ensemble that brings together three skilled musicians: Italian guitarist Antonio Forcione, Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita and Brazilian percussion wizard…
Playful Guitar, Vocals and Kora
AKA Trio – Joy (Bendigedig, May 2019) AKA Trio, an international collaboration featuring Italian guitarist Antonio Forcione, Senegalese kora player and lead vocalist Seckou Keita…
The Nest Collective Announces the 2019 Season of Campfire Club
British cross-cultural folk music presenter The Nest Collective has announce the 2019 season of its Campfire Club. For over 5 years, Campfire Club has been…
Towersey 2019 Announces Initial Line-up
Towersey folk and world music festival announced the first set of artists scheduled to perform August 23-26, 2019. The line-up so far includes The Unthanks,…
The Best World Music Albums of 2018
World Music Central has compiled the list of best world music albums of 2018 selected by our editors and contributors as well as our partners…
Significant Music Festival Colours of Ostrava 2018
The annual music festival Colours of Ostrava will take place July 18-21, 2018 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The lineup this year includes Oumou Sangare, Cheikh…
Magnificent Timple, Guitar, Kora and Mandolin Performances by the Oslava River
Various Artists – Strunk Nad Oslavou – Strings over the Oslava River 2016 (Indies Scope, 2017) In 2016, violinist Jitka Šuranská brought together an ensemble…