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Events

Beloved Festival Announces 2019 Lineup

Angel Romero June 11, 2019 No Comments Beloved Festivalworld music

Beloved Festival has announced the 2019 lineup. Although the festival artistic director goes on an unnecessary rambling tirade against the term world music in the…

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Album reviews

Riad Abdel-Gawad – Words of Peace (Medan Elmusica, 2019)

Angel Romero June 9, 2019 No Comments Arabic musicEgyptian musicRiad Abdel-Gawadworld music

Riad Abdel-Gawad – Words of Peace (Medan Elmusica, 2019) U.S.-based Egyptian composer, violinist and educator Dr. Riad Abdel-Gawad creates music that acknowledges the oneness of…

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Artist Profiles: Collettivo Decanter

Angel Romero June 8, 2019 No Comments Collettivo DecanterItalian musicItalyworld music

Collettivo Decanter was formed in Turin in 2012 by vibraphonist and keyboardist Marta Caldara (Syndone, Extremadura), guitarist Marco Perona (Mystical Trio), vocalist Alessia Galeotti (Jazz…

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Tuscan Sea Tales of Pirates and Witches

Angel Romero June 7, 2019 No Comments Collettivo DecanterItalian musicworld music

Collettivo Decanter – Emilia d’Hercole (Visage Music, 2018) Emilia d’Hercole is the second album by Italian ensemble Collettivo Decanter. Emilia d’Hercole is dedicated to stories…

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WOMEX Announces First Set of 2019 World Music Showcases

Angel Romero June 5, 2019 No Comments womexWOMEX 2019world music

The World Music Expo (WOMEX) has unveiled the first set of official jury-selected showcase artists scheduled to perform in Tampere, Finland, October 23 – 27,…

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Music videos

World Music Recreation of John Denver’s American Folk classic ‘Country Road’

World Music Central News Room June 5, 2019 No Comments Country RoadsJohn DenverJohnoworld music

Greece-based multi-Instrumentalist, philanthropist and producer Johno is set to release has a new music video, a distinctive and stimulating cover of the song “Country Roads”,…

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Arabesques Festival Announces 2019 Lineup

World Music Central News Room June 2, 2019 No Comments Arabesques FestivalArabic musicMiddle Eastern musicworld fusionworld music

French event Arabesques Festival will take place September 10 to 22, 2019.  For this 14th edition, Arabesques will showcase many artists from the Arab world…

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Charts

Echoes Of Japan by Minyo Crusaders Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart

Angel Romero June 1, 2019 No Comments Japanese musicmin'yōMinyo Crusadersworld fusionworld music

“Echoes of Japan” by Japanese ensemble Minyo Crusaders is the number 1 album in the June edition of the Transglobal World Music Chart. Minyo Crusaders,…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Minyo Crusaders

Angel Romero June 1, 2019 No Comments JapanJapanese musicmin'yōMinyo Crusadersworld fusionworld music

In the late 1990s, guitarist Katsumi Tanaka moved to Fussa, a city in western Tokyo immersed in counter-culture folklore. Initially uninterested in min’yō, a catastrophic…

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Artist Profiles: Veronika Bulycheva

Angel Romero May 25, 2019 No Comments Russian musicVeronica Bulychevaworld music

Russian singer, guitarist and composer Veronika Bulycheva was born in the Ural region of Russia. In 1992, she emigrated to Paris. After many years of…

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