Senegalese artist Baaba Maal’s new album The Traveller is the number one album of the Transglobal World Music Chart in February 2016. The Traveller was…
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Traveling Pipa
Gao Hong and Friends – Pipa Potluck, Lutes Around the world (Innova, 2015) Chinese pipa master Gao Hong currently lives in Minnesota and gathered a…
View More Traveling PipaBabel Med Music 2016 Program Revealed
Influential world music showcase Babel Med Music revealed the 2016 selection. The 12° World Music Forum will take place March 17-19, 2016 in Marseilles, France.…
View More Babel Med Music 2016 Program RevealedJoan Soriano Roots Bachata on Me decidi
íJoan Soriano – Me decidi (iASO Records iASCD13, 2015) Joan Soriano, the master of roots bachata, delivers another superb album that combines tradition with modernity.…
View More Joan Soriano Roots Bachata on Me decidiBest World Music Albums of 2015
World Music Central presents the list of Best World Music albums of 2015 in alphabetical order. Ana Alcaide – Tales of Pangea (ARC Music),…
View More Best World Music Albums of 2015A Musical Pangea
Ana Alcaide & Gotrasawala Ensemble Tales of Pangea (ARC Music EUCD 2601, 2015) Not content with her regular challenge of utilizing her good classical violin…
View More A Musical PangeaInterview with Vocalist and Songwriter Somi
Somi, an eclectic jazz and Afro-Roots singer-songwriter born in Illinois to immigrants from Rwanda and Uganda, is set to perform on January 17, 2016 at…
View More Interview with Vocalist and Songwriter SomiTransglobal World Music Chart Announces Best 50 World Music Albums of the Year
The Transglobal World Music Chart, the international panel of music critics and radio DJs revealed today the list of best word music recordings in…
View More Transglobal World Music Chart Announces Best 50 World Music Albums of the YearInterview with Stelios Petrakis Quartet
The Stelios Petrakis Quartet is one of the international acts scheduled to perform at globalFEST on January 17, 2016. The influential North American world music…
View More Interview with Stelios Petrakis QuartetInterview with Scottish Nyckelharpa Performer Griselda Sanderson
Scottish musician and composer Griselda Sanderson has released a fascinating new album titled Radial where she brings together various musical traditions using the ancient nyckelharpa.…
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