The album Né So by Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traore is the number one album of the Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2016. March 2016…
Transglobal World Music Chart for March 2016
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Mundial Montréal Seeking World Music Artist Submissions for 2016 Showcases
Mundial Montréal, North America’s leading world music expo, is inviting artists to submit an application to showcase at the 6th annual conference. The event will…
WOMEX Call For Proposals for 2016 Edition
World Music Expo (WOMEX) is seeking proposals for the 2016 edition, including the Showcase Festival, the DJ Summit, the Conference and Film programs. WOMEX 2016…
Don’t Nix the Mix
Seems like a clear majority of releases coming my way nowadays are some kind of fusion music. It hasn’t been easy tearing myself away from…
BoomTown Fair Announces First Major Lineup
British genre-spanning festival BoomTown Fair has announced the first set of headline artists for Chapter 8 of the annual event. The headliners include three acts…
Exhilarating and Captivating Karsh Kale
Karsh Kale – Up (Six Degrees Records, 2016) Six Degrees Records’s release of Karsh Kale’s Up is a bit like being shoved off a cliff…
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Announces 2016 Juno Awards World Music Album of the Year Nominees
The World Music Album of the Year nominees for the 2016 JUNO Awards were announced by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS)…
Transglobal World Music Chart for February 2016
Senegalese artist Baaba Maal’s new album The Traveller is the number one album of the Transglobal World Music Chart in February 2016. The Traveller was…
Traveling Pipa
Gao Hong and Friends – Pipa Potluck, Lutes Around the world (Innova, 2015) Chinese pipa master Gao Hong currently lives in Minnesota and gathered a…
Babel Med Music 2016 Program Revealed
Influential world music showcase Babel Med Music revealed the 2016 selection. The 12° World Music Forum will take place March 17-19, 2016 in Marseilles, France.…