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Events

Babel Med Music Showcase Announces 2017 Edition

World Music Central News Room December 4, 2016 No Comments Babel Med MusicFranceJazzMarseillesworld music

World music and jazz showcase and conference Babel Med Music is set to take place March 16-18, 2017 in Marseilles, France. The showcase part of…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Arun Ramamurthy

Angel Romero December 3, 2016 No Comments Arun RamamurthyIndiaIndian classical musicIndian musicviolinworld music

Arun Ramamurthy is a multi-talented violinist who is making his mark in Indian Classical and World music. Trained in Carnatic (south Indian classical) music initially…

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New CDs and digital releases

Remastered Edition of Iconic Planet Drum Album

Angel Romero November 29, 2016 No Comments Airto MoreiraBabatunde OlatunjiFlora PurimGiovanni HidalgoPlanet DrumSikiru AdepojuVikku Vinayakramworld musicZakir Hussain

Planet Drum, the percussion album that became a world music sensation 25 years ago is available again, remastered and with new tracks. The 25th Anniversary…

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Interviews

Interview with Kseniya Tsoy of World Culture Open and Jeju World Music Oreum Festival

Angel Romero November 26, 2016 No Comments Jeju World Music Oreum FestivalKseniya TsoyWorld Culture Openworld music

This autumn, a colorful world music caravan swept through China and Korea in the form of world music festivals that mark the start of a…

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Album reviews

A Look at Vienna’s Music Scene

Angel Romero November 19, 2016 1 Comment Austrian musicBalkan musicJazzViennaworld music

Various Artists – Radio Vienna – Sounds from the 21st Century (Galileo MC GMC065 CD, 2016) This compilation intends to provide a look at some…

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Awards

Global Village Radio Show Wins CBAA Award For Excellence In Music Programming

Angel Romero November 18, 2016 No Comments AustraliaGlobal VillagePBS 106.7 FMRoger Holdsworthworld music

The Global Village world music radio show produced Roger Holdsworth has won the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Award for excellence in music programming. The…

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Tour Announcements

La Banda Morisca Announces American Tour

Angel Romero November 15, 2016 No Comments Arab-Andalusian musicFlamencoLa Banda MoriscaSpainSpanish musicworld music

  Spanish world music sensation La Banda Morisca will be on tour in the United States during November 2017. “The Algarabya” Tour will showcase the…

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General News

British Publication fRoots Announces The 31st Annual fRoots Critics Poll 2016 Nominees

Angel Romero November 14, 2016 No Comments English Folk musicfRootsfRoots Critics Pollworld music

British magazine fRoots has announced the Album of the Year nominees in the areas of what they describe as folk, roots and world music. The…

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Events

Savannah Music Festival Announces 2017 Program

Angel Romero November 11, 2016 No Comments SavannahSavannah Music Festivalworld music

Savannah Music Festival announced the 2017 lineup. The festival will run from March 23 to April 8, 2017. Concerts will take place Savannah’s historic district.…

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Album reviews

Silence Flooded Trance

Grahak Perth October 30, 2016 No Comments mantraMonk Partyworld music

Monk Party has just released Silence Flooded Trance. Made up of father and son duo, Pragunya and Nelson Myers-Daly their influences include the kirtan devotional…

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