Romanian band Balkan Taksim have spent years exploring the folk music of rural villages and updating it for the electronic ...

"Bledi," meaning "my country" in Arabic, is often used to describe the cultures of the Maghrebi region, countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Libya, blending North African heritage ...

2024: Iraq’s parliament criminalizes same-sex relationships. On the same day, NASA engineers successfully repair and recode ...

Several rising British bands are using centuries-old ditties to discuss hot-button issues like prison abolition, trans rights and the gig economy.

By Mary Richardson The Ukrainian group YAGÓDY will present an ethnodrama performance designed to be a testament to the ...

Vancouver’s favourite seaside music celebration is back, and the 2025 edition is set to be one of its most dynamic yet. From July 18 to 20, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival takes over ...

Vancouver Folk Music Festival is back for 2025. This year's festivities will be hosted from July 18 to 20 at ʔəy̓alməxʷ Jericho Beach Park. "The 2025 festival lineup reflects the diverse ...

Not far from Lorenzo’s grave sits the grave of Peter Henry "Pete" Hill — one of the more intriguing characters featured in the folk music of the southern West Virginia coalfields. Pete ...

In one of the most remarkable non-violent revolutions in history, the people of Estonia used music as their greatest weapon.