Nordic Folk Alliance will be taking place April 20-22, 2022 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The annual meeting is the largest assembly of the folk music industry…
Nordic Folk Alliance Announces 2022 Showcase Festival And Conference
Tag: world music
Tibetan Charm and Sound Healing in Sunny Spain
Yungchen Lhamo – Awakening (Six Degrees Records Music, 2022) ‘Awakening’ is a charming album of modern Tibetan-grounded songs from vocalist and songwriter Yungchen Lhamo. The…
Influential Rainforest World Music Festival to Return in June 2022
Iconic Malaysian world music gathering, Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022 as a hybrid event for the first…
Africa Oyé Adds Chilean Afrobeat Stars to 30th anniversary festival line-up
Africa Oyé festival has added Chilean stars, Newen Afrobeat to it main stage line-up. Africa Oyé will take place June 18 and 19 at Sefton…
Tuareg Innovators Tinariwen Reissue The Radio Tisdas Sessions & Amassakoul Albums
Acclaimed Tuareg band Tinariwen is reissuing two of its early albums, The Radio Tisdas Sessions & Amassakoul. The two albums have been remastered and repackaged…
Congolese Artist Jason Tamba Releases First Solo Album
Congolese singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Tamba has released his debut solo album “Don’t Give Up” on Playing For Change Records. Tamba is joined by an…
Reconceptualized Czech, Moravian and Slovak folk songs
Lenka Lichtenberg – Masaryk – Národní Písne (ARC Music, 2017) Masaryk – Národní Písne is an evocative collection of reimagined Czech, Moravian and Slovak folk…
Fascinating Uruguayan Sounds from Inverted America
Various Artists – América Invertida (Vampisoul, 2019) América Invertida (inverted America) features various artists performing acoustic music, meaningful songwriting, electronic soundscapes,, and delicate rhythms that…
World Music Winners at Grammy Awards 2022
On April 3, 2022, the Recording Academy announced the winners of the 2022 Grammy Awards. Mother Nature by Angelique Kidjo won the Best Global Music…
Bonga Reaches Number One at Transglobal World Music Chart in April 2022
The album “Kintal da Banda” from acclaimed Angolan singer-songwriter Bonga is the top recording at the Transglobal World Music Chart in April 2022. April 2022…