The World Music Expo (WOMEX) revealed today the artists set to perform as part of the offWOMEX 2019 programing. offWOMEX provides an additional integrated platform…
offWOMEX 2019 Lineup Announced
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Joseph Tawadros Releases Betrayal of a Sacred Sunflower
Cairo-born Australian ud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros has a new album titled Betrayal of a Sacred Sunflower. On this recording, Joseph Tawadros shifted from his customary…
Angelique Kidjo’s Celia Tops the August 2019 Transglobal World Music Chart
The album Celia, Angelique Kidjo’s tribute to Afro-Cuban singer Celia Cruz is the number one album in August 2019 on the Transglobal World Music Chart.…
The ArtsCenter in Carrboro Reveals 2019-2020 Performance Season
The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, North Carolina has announced its 2019-2020 Performance Season, featuring a wide range of over 20 locally and nationally acclaimed artists and…
Ghanaian Reggae Star Rocky Dawuni Releases “Elevation” Music Video
Rocky Dawuni, Ghana’s reggae maverick, has released the “Elevation” video. The song appears on his most recent album “Beats of Zion.” With its message of…
Glamorous recital from Canadian Singer and Harper Loreena McKennitt in San Sebastian
The “Lost Souls Tour”, an extensive tour of Europe, also ended up in Spain (Valencia, Murcia, Granada, Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, and finally in San Sebastian).…
Mongolian and Persian Hybridization at Rainforest World Music Festival 2019
Sedaa is a Germany-based quartet featuring three Mongolian musicians and one Iranian instrumentalist. Together they make a remarkable mix of Mongolian, Middle Eastern and global…
World Music Festival ¡Globalquerque! Adds New Artists to 2019 Lineup
New Mexico’s annual celebration of World Music & Culture has announced new artists added to the 2019 program. The three new names include Dave Alvin…
Vocal Worldly Delights from Moira Smiley
Moira Smiley – Unzip The Horizon (Moira Smiley Music, 2018) Itinerant American multi-instrumentalist, composer and prodigious singer Moira Smiley has toured the world with various…
Musicport Festival 2019 Announces Day Tickets on Sale & New Additions to Line-up
World music and folk event Musicport Festival has released Tier 3 and day tickets together with new additions to the line-up: comedian John Hegley, Manic…