Thursday, April 19, 2018
The 2018 BBC Proms programme launch
This year’s Proms line-up extends from British folk to tango music via Senegalese mbalax
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Friday, April 6, 2018
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018 winners announced
Folk stars congregate in Belfast for the annual awards ceremony
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Second wave of WOMAD UK acts
Today WOMAD Charlton Park announced an exciting second wave of acts, adding to an already impressive and eclectic line-up
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Shambala announces line-up
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Last Poets and Nubiyan Twist will perform amidst an impressive line-up at this year’s Shambala Festival, August 23-26
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Ugandan musician invents new instrument
A 22-stringed instrument based on the Ugandan bow harp is officially recognised as an instrument in its own right
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Aboriginal musicians upset over misrepresentation in book
Australian author Clinton Walker faces backlash for inaccurate information of artists covered in new book
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Turkey's public broadcaster bans 208 songs
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation banned a mix of Kurdish and Turkish songs
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Europe and the World festival at the British Museum
The British Museum hosts its first major music festival in April, Europe and the World
Friday, February 23, 2018
Obituary: Hugh Masekela 1939-2018
Nigel Williamson on the life of the colossus of South African music who died on Februrary 23
Monday, February 12, 2018
WOMAD Charlton Park 2017: Sunday
African stars old and new delight the Charlton Park crowds on the final day
Monday, February 12, 2018
Turner Sims announce World Music series
Fifty years ago the University of Southampton was bequeathed with a generous donation intended to support musical practice in the city
Monday, February 12, 2018
Babel Med 2018 Cancelled
The annual world music and jazz expo in Marseille, Babel Med, has been forced to cancel its next and 14th edition, due to a 80% cut in funding from the Provence-Alps-Cote d’Azur region
Monday, February 12, 2018
Jude Kelly announces resignation from Southbank Centre to lead Women of the World
Jude Kelly, CBE and artistic director at London’s Southbank Centre, has announced she will leave her current role in order to lead the global development of Women of the World Festival
