The Italy-based international world music contest Andrea Parodi Awards is open to artists worldwide. The 2019 edition will take place October 10t-12, 2019. The application…
World Music Contest Andrea Parodi Awards, Call for Submissions
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Artist Profiles: Manuel Iman
Manuel Iman was born in Seville, Spain. He became involved in music at a very early age. His first recording came in 1975 when he…
Artist Profiles: Luis Cobo Manglis
Guitarist, composer and producer Luis Cobo Manglis was born in Sevilla (Spain). At 13 he began to learn guitar and at 17 he became a…
Artist Profiles: Luis Paniagua
Luis Paniagua García-Calderón was born in Madrid March 9, 1957. He is a composer and performer who has been trained in both western and eastern…
Rocky Dawuni’s Reggae for Positive change
On Beats of Zion, African reggae star Rocky Dawuni continues to demonstrate he’s one of the most exciting artists coming out of Africa. His style…
Artist Profiles: La Bruja Gata
La Bruja Gata was a world music band that performed traditional Spanish folk music with global and innovative sounds. All the musicians had experience in…
World Music Network Founder Phil Stanton Dies
The US-publicist for British world music company World Music Network reported the passing this month of producer and entrepreneur Phil Stanton, co-founder of World Music…
Refugees for Refugees Announce Amina Release Tour
World music ensemble Refugees for Refugees has announced an upcoming European tour to celebrate the release of its new album Amina. Tour Dates: 16/02/2019 –…
Tuning Into Slovenian World Music
Various Artists – Tuning into the World: Slovenia (Slovenian Music Information Center – SIGIC, 2017) The Slovenian Music Information Center put together this compilation of…
JM International Announces a New Character for Global Folk Music Program
The global youth-music nonprofit, JM International (JMI), has announced a new development to its Ethno program. 2019 will mark the beginning of a 3-year project…