The “Andrea Parodi Award”, the only Italian world music competition, is open to artists worldwide. The deadline is May 31, 2018. The finals this year…
Italian World Music Competition Call for Submissions
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Vancouver Folk Music Festival Reveals 2018 Lineup
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival revealed this week the music artists set to perform at its 41st Annual festival. The festival will take place July…
Spellbinding Music Inspired by the Moon and the East
Ross Daly and Kelly Thoma – Lunar (Labyrinth, 2017) Lunar is a superb 2-CD album by influential musician, composer and Crete-based world traveler Ross Daly…
Interview with Roberto Paolo Riggio of World Music Esemble Atash
World music ensemble Atash will be performing today in New York City along along with the St. Stephen’s Global Ensemble. Roberto Paolo Riggio, Atash’s…
Artist Profiles: Shao Rong
Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Shao Rong first broke with tradition when she moved to Japan (she is currently living in Tokyo), although she…
Humanity at the Heart of Eleanor Dubinsky’s Songs
Eleanor Dubinsky – Soft Spot of My Heart (Eleanor Dubinsky, 2018) American composer, songwriter and vocalist Eleanor Dubinsky uses various musical genres to express her…
Planet Buzz
Various Artists – Planet Buzz (Narada/EMI, 2004) This is an excellent compilation of world music, put together by Global Rhythm Magazine. Handpicked by Alecia Cohen,…
Artist Profiles: Les Batinses
“Batinses” is a Quebec vernacular expression that derives from the word baptism and is a mild and irreverent profanity. It seemed the perfect name for…
Artist Profiles: Debashis Sinha
Debashis Sinha is a Toronto based percussionist who specializes in the drums of the Arab world, Greece, and Turkey. His ability to uncover the rhythmic…
Artist Profiles: Ed Hanley
Ed Hanley began his tabla (north Indian classical percussion) training in Toronto, Canada with Ritesh Das, and has studied with master drummers Swapan Chaudhuri in…