Florence Adooni – A.O.E.I.U. (Philophon, 2025) Gifted Ghanaian singer Florence Adooni has released her first international album, A.O.E.I.U. (An Ordinary Exercise In Unity), via Philophon.…
To mark the 30th anniversary of his band, the Night Drivers, Chris Jones revisits the country-leaning sound that has long shaped his bluegrass songwriting. His…
On August 5, 2025, journalist Vicente Vallés received the Castillete de Oro at the International Festival El Cante de las Minas in La Unión. Vallés…
Eddie Palmieri, the influential American pianist, composer, and bandleader, died on August 6, 2025. He was 88. Born Eduardo Palmieri on December 15, 1936, in…
Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez, the influential accordionist who brought conjunto music from the dance halls of San Antonio to stages around the world, died on July…
(headline image: Isabel Albás, president of Instituto Municipal de Artes Escénicas (IMAE) during the presentation.) The 24th National Flamenco Art Contest (CNAF) will take place…
The 31st edition of La Mar de Músicas will take place in Cartagena from 17 to 25 July 2026, with Ecuador as the guest country.…
Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back (Umsakazo Records, 2025) After nearly two decades without original material, South Africa’s iconic mbaqanga group the Mahotella Queens…
“Seo a’ Bhliadhna” is the first single from Glasgow band Sian’s forthcoming second album. It draws deeply from the Skye and Raasay tradition, with strong…
Puman – Spring (Sea of Wood Records, 2025) Five years after their breakthrough debut, Puman returns with Spring, their second full-length album and a bold…