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Man the bongos! In what's turning out to be more than just a passing fad, techno remains in thrall to what we clumsily call "world music". After a year in which a middle-aged Syrian singer Omar ...

CHICAGO — “I’m pretty opinionated about music,” says artist/musician Arrington de Dionysio, whose creative work has taken him to Indonesia and back. “I’m not interested in sampling ‘a little bit of ...

“This festival is the continuation of all the activities we have done so far,” Jarmila Vlčková explained on behalf of the organisers. “Apart from the festival of percussion, World of Drums, in the ...

Local peace initiatives in Sri Lanka have played a vital role in promoting inter-ethnic engagement at the grassroots level.

ETHNO is the electronic-music project of multi-disciplinary producer Jeff Franca, who is best known as the drummer for world-electronica orchestra Thievery Corporation. With ETHNO, Franca incorporates ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. PRESS RELEASE: MOTU has announced a major upgrade to Ethno Instrument, their popular world/ ...

Roxy, at The Park, was chock-a-block even as Ashram showcased ethno-electronic music from Bay of Bengal. Last Friday, Roxy, at The Park, was chock-a-block even as Ashram showcased ethno-electronic ...

A modern take on Yakutian ethno music, incredible Buryatian contortion and Siberian glowing dancing were just some of the performances that won the hearts at ‘Got Talent’ shows in Europe and the U.S.

The International Ethno Jazz Festival presents the best Croatian artists and prominent jazz artists from the world jazz scene. The festival is held in the castle Dubovac, the ancient fortress ...

Ethno House occupies a curious crossroads on the map of electronic dance music, a sonic realm where the pulsing energy of conventional house meets the textured voices of cultures across the globe. Its ...