The 23rd annual MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards took place at Aberdeen’s Music Hall on December 6. The event honored leading figures in Scottish…
Trad Triumphs In Aberdeen At MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2025
Tag: world music
Phoenyx Rekindles the Celtic Rock Fire: Keepers of the Flame Returns
Phoenyx – Keepers of the Flame (Prometheus Music, 2025) Phoenyx was a pioneering Celtic rock band that was well known in the San Francisco Bay…
Flamenco Talent: Marina Heredia Closes New Territories 2025 Season In Madrid
Fundación SGAE closes its 2025 Nuevos Territorios series with a two-night program curated by flamenco singer Marina Heredia at Sala Berlanga in Madrid on 12…
Echoes Of Earth 2025: Bengaluru Festival Tunes Into Nature’s ‘Sixth Sense’
Echoes Of Earth, billed as India’s greenest circular music festival, returns for its 8th edition on December 13–14, 2025, in Bengaluru with a new theme:…
Shane Shanahan’s Audacity (Live) Rallies An All-Star Ensemble
Shane Shanahan – Audacity (Live) (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Percussionist Shane Shanahan released Audacity (Live), a project that highlights his cross-cultural collaboration. These stem from…
Djékady’s Innovative ‘Benkan’ Intersects Malian Heritage and American Roots
Djékady – Benkan (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Benkan introduces Djékady, a superb six-piece ensemble co-led by Malian balafon maestro and singer Balla Kouyaté and American…
Ashby Frank Rolls Out A Bluesy Waltz: “Mr. Engineer” Gets A Fresh Trackside Stop
Ashby Frank has released a new contemporary bluegrass version of “Mr. Engineer,” the Jimmy Martin and Paul Williams classic, via Mountain Home Music Company. The…
Carolyn Trowbridge Unveils Hypnotic “Duchess Of Sheba”
Austin Music Award–nominated musician and composer Carolyn Trowbridge has released “Duchess Of Sheba,” the lead single from her debut album Found Memories. The piece presents…
Brazil Meets The World In Brasil Calling Volume 22
Various Artists – Brasil Calling Volume 22 (2025) Brasil Calling Volume 22 highlights 15 tracks that weave Brazil’s regional traditions with contemporary collaborations across continents.…
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An array of Latin American music styles are seamlessly fused on “Latin Café 2.0,” a cool/warm/hot piece of work by Malamañoso out of Italy.