Moroccan band Issam Kamal and Mazagan are back together after 8 years. The group pioneered chaabi groove, an infectious mix of North African chaabi (shaabi),…
Chaabi Groove Pioneers Issam Kamal & Mazagan Return with “Talayne”
Tag: world music
Artist Profiles: Mazagan
Moroccan band Groupe Mazagan, or simply Mazagan, was formed in the summer of 1998 by three teenage friends from El Jadida in western Morocco: Issam…
Playing For Change and Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment
Playing For Change and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)’s Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment will take place December 15th, 2021…
Russian World Music Chart Announces Top-20 Russian World Music Albums in 2021
The Russian World Music Chart (RWMC), Russia’s first world music chart, has revealed the top 20 Russian world music albums of 2021. A total of…
Smetonos ūsai Unveils Trunksmas
Lithuanian band Smetonos ūsai (Smetona’s Mustaches) has released its debut album titled Trunksmas (the Rumble) on the Edita Gumauskaitė label. The trio performs dance tunes…
Suba by Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita Number 1 album at Transglobal World Music Chart in December 2021
Suba, the new collaboration by Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita is the top album at Transglobal World Music Chart in…
Pulcinella & Maria Mazzotta Top the World Music Charts Europe in December 2021
The album Grifone by Pulcinella and Maria Mazzotta is the number one recording at the World Music Charts Europe in December 2021. This collaboration brings…
Aurelio Martinez & The Garifuna Soul Band to Perform in New York City
Honduran singer-songwriter, guitarist, percussionist, and political activist, Aurelio Martinez is set to perform with The Garifuna Soul Band on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at (le)…
Artist Profiles: Miroca Paris
Acclaimed vocalist, percussionist, drummer, and guitarist Ademiro Paris Miranda, better known as Miroca Paris, was born in 1979 in Mindelo, São Vicente island, Cape Verde.…
Resilience and recovery: how 14 festivals and 19 bands are hosting an online music festival in the pandemic era
With continuing third and even fifth waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a pall on the live music industry around the world. But a…