The jazz multi-instrumentalist wants to unite the world in song. But his new album collapses the wide-ranging possibilities of global music into something for everyone and no one. Now Batiste wants to ...

Here’s a little New Year's gift to you: A front-row seat to a thrilling and diverse selection of world music albums from 2023. We sampled songs from some of the best singer-songwriters around the ...

The pianist is following his Grammy win with “World Music Radio,” a concept album that challenges genre borders and carries a message of open-armed inclusivity. Jon Batiste can’t easily be pinned down ...

Mas Flow showcases this liberatory music with a three-day bill that includes Puerto Rican veterans Ivy Queen and Tego Calderón and upstart Chicago DJ Karennoid.

When it comes to music, Ireland hits all the right notes. The island boasts a proud musical pedigree, and you don’t have to look far to find music being enjoyed in all its forms, whether it’s buskers ...

Yeison Landero, son of Colombian cumbia legend Andrés Landero, performs at Martyrs’ on Saturday, September 27. Credit: Courtesy the artist Have you been worried about the World Music Festival? I’ve ...

As DEI battles and funding shifts roil campuses, music programs from UCLA to Juilliard continue to grow. THR ranks the 20 schools shaping the next generation of composers. By Jeff Bond Conservatories ...

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His record label, Putumayo, gathered sounds from around the globe and pushed them into the mainstream, selling 35 million compilation CDs worldwide. By Alex Williams Dan Storper, a retailer who ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A celebration of Indian Classical Music unlike any other is happening in Chicago. The yearly "Ragamala" concert begins Friday night at the Chicago Cultural Center, and it goes all ...