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Guitarist Vieux Farka Touré was well known before his jaw-dropping performance at the 2010 World Cup. After an estimated billion people watched Mali's "Hendrix of the Sahara" tear it up, he became a superstar.

Group showcases world of influences, Concert mixes West African, Middle Eastern, jazz sounds – by Stuart Derdeyn, The Province

Guitarist Vieux Farka Touré was well known before his jaw-dropping performance at the 2010 World Cup. After an estimated billion people watched Mali’s “Hendrix of the Sahara” tear it up, he became a superstar.

Gypsy roots, desert blues, bluegrass top world music - by Angus Macswan, Reuters (Reuters) - Sitar player Anoushka Shankar, whose album Traveller takes a journey through the music of India and Spanish flamenco to explore their shared Gypsy roots, was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music awards.

Gypsy roots, desert blues, bluegrass top world music – by Angus Macswan, Reuters

Gypsy roots, desert blues, bluegrass top world music – by Angus Macswan, Reuters
(Reuters) – Sitar player Anoushka Shankar, whose album Traveller takes a journey through the music of India and Spanish flamenco to explore their shared Gypsy roots, was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine’s annual world music awards.

New Delhi, Delhi, April 23, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Krishna Prerna Foundation, an organization with a mission to conserve the tangible and intangible heritage and culture of India feels immense pleasure to announce the third Raasrang World Flute Festival, to be held from 9th - 11th August, 2012.

Musical articulation of Love, Peace and Water at the World Flute Festival 2012

New Delhi, Delhi, April 23, 2012 /India PRwire/ — Krishna Prerna Foundation, an organization with a mission to conserve the tangible and intangible heritage and culture of India feels immense pleasure to announce the third Raasrang World Flute Festival, to be held from 9th – 11th August, 2012.

Billy Bryans, the Toronto-based musician and producer who was drummer and co-founder of the 1980s pop group The Parachute Club, has died at the age of 63.

Parachute Club’s Billy Bryans dies at 63 – CBC News

Billy Bryans, the Toronto-based musician and producer who was drummer and co-founder of the 1980s pop group The Parachute Club, has died at the age of 63.

For more than two decades, GlobeSonic DJ Fabian Alsultany has been working obsessively to unite cultures across the globe through music, so much so that Billboard Magazine calls him the "World Music Impresario."

World Music Impresario: Talking With Fabian Alsultany

For more than two decades, GlobeSonic DJ Fabian Alsultany has been working obsessively to unite cultures across the globe through music, so much so that Billboard Magazine calls him the “World Music Impresario.”

Three Nights of World Music WATERLOO - Neruda Productions presents three nights of World Music guaranteed to satisfy the restless souls of Waterloo.

Three Nights of World Music

Three Nights of World Music
WATERLOO – Neruda Productions presents three nights of World Music guaranteed to satisfy the restless souls of Waterloo.

ISCM Canadian Section Call for Works for ISCM World Music Days 2014, Warsaw, Poland

ISCM Canadian Section Call for Works for ISCM World Music Days 2014, Warsaw, Poland

ISCM Canadian Section Call for Works for ISCM World Music Days 2014, Warsaw, Poland

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