At Music Press Asia, we continue to celebrate world music in all its diversity, flavour, and multiethnicity. Each month, our editors listen closely to the rhythms that transcend borders — sounds that tell stories of people, culture, and the beauty of coexistence. This October, our Music of the Month pick is Putumayo’s “Instrumental Odyssey”, a stunning compilation that reminds us…
After more than three decades of connecting the world through music, Putumayo World Music — the label synonymous with world…
On the Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan’s southernmost region, a massive music celebration that crosses borders and brings you back in time…
Sami Yusuf—born in Tehran of Azerbaijani descent but raised in London—has carved an extraordinary niche as a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and storyteller of global music. With over 34 million albums sold,…
Recently selected by the monthly chart of the Transglobal World Music Chart, the album of Al Andaluz Project – The Songs of Iman Kandoussi – Traditional Arabic Andalusian is a…
According to FAI (short for Folk Alliance International), Folk is more than just a genre of music. Its latest conference, the 37th version, is due to take place from February…
WOMEX, the world’s largest professional music event dedicated to world music, is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary in Manchester, UK, from October 23 to 27, 2024. This marks the third time that WOMEX has been held in the UK, and the first time in Manchester. Manchester is a vibrant and diverse city with a rich cultural heritage, making it…
Strengthening conversation between the global music and film community. WOMEX is officially open to the public starting today. Rich in culture, its program is worth some indulging in before you…
The Mongolian culture has their lives so intertwined with horses that their key traditional instrument, the bowed, two-string morin khuur (or horsehead fiddle), is elaborately decorated with a carved horse’s…
The iconic Rainforest World Music Festival marks its legendary return, featuring a cast of world-renowned performers never seen before in Sarawak. The annual three-day music festival celebrates the diversity of…
It has been an exciting year for creative music making. At Music Press Asia, we started the year with an intense review of music and its production made over 2021…
Acts to watch at the 40th anniversary of the festival – featuring a rich and eclectic lineup of world music and alternative acts hailing from the region of the Middle…
Where should musicians perform in the metaverse? Why should artists consider minting their own NFT today? How will it promote music? Vandal of DAORecords speaks with Monica Tong editor-in-chief of…
Behind the South Asian folk and jazz fusion that won a Grammy, Aftab draws inspiration from what she calls her “inherited heritages” — Pakistani and Sufi traditions, jazz, folk, and…
Music and poem expressing nature and our communication with them have always been a spiritual endeavor for many. And World Music has always been the genre that represents most holistically…
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Informatics launched National Digital Literacy Movement (GNLD) Siberkreasi in a collaboration with band HIVI! to promote digital literacy, targeting Gen Z audiences. In total, there are over 200 million people in Indonesia who are actively using internet platforms to socialise…
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