no comment French band performs on slacklines 1,400m in the air French band Houle Douce amazed Chinese spectators with a thrilling concert on slacklines suspended 1,400-meters-high in China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. 27/05/2018
Netherlands Cornish group wins 'Eurovision for regional languages' The Rowan Tree, a folk music group from Cornwall, has won Liet International XXL — a singing competition solely for regional and minority languages 24/05/2018
Italy The Sicilian band bridging the Mediterranean gap On a warm night of May in Calatabiano, a small village and former Arab fortress in eastern Sicily, the sound of an oud, a typical Middle Eastern 21/06/2017
Republic of Northern Macedonia Esma Redzepova, the Queen of Romany music dies at 73. Esma Redzepova, Macedonia’s “Queen” of Romany music has died at the age of 73 12/12/2016
Cult Meet Parissa - the "angel of Iranian music" One of Iran’s most revered classical singers, Parissa, recently performed at London’s Barbican, which was celebrating the anniversary of the birth of iconic Persian poet… 06/10/2016
Cult Sima Bina: a life devoted to Iranian folk music Mett Iranian folk music master Sima Bina, who has devoted her life to keeping alive melodies from every corner of Iran and beyond. 15/09/2016
Cult Music runs in the blood of Polish family folk trio Jan Malisz set up Kapela Maliszów with his two children, playing traditional songs from southern Poland, they are riding the wave of a folk music renaissance. 29/07/2016
Cult Globaltica Festival targets Polish hearts and minds with diversity Every summer the Globaltica Festival invites its audience to savour the cultural diversity of the world through music. 28/07/2016
le mag Tallinn festival celebrates fusion of music from around the world Founded in 2009, Tallinn Music Week has grown into one of northern Europe's biggest indoor festivals. 05/04/2016
le mag Lyon Opera shines light on Syria Syria was at the heart of a recent series of concerts at the Opera in the French city of Lyon under the theme The Syria I love. Among the artists 04/04/2016
le mag The perfect blend of Spanish and Arabic music Dos Medinas Blancas is the combination of two extraordinary voices. Carmen París is best known for her interpretation of traditional Flamenco-style 18/01/2016
le mag Celtic queen Enya launches new album The launch of her first album in seven years went relatively unnoticed as it coincided with Adele’s latest release, but the queen of Celtic music is 06/01/2016
le mag Darwin Deez back with sunny-side-up album ‘Double Down’ is Darwin Deez’ third album and a return to the style which earned the New York indie band a steady following back in 2010. Released 30/11/2015
le mag Visa For Music rocks Rabat The Moroccan city of Rabat has been echoing to the cadences of music from Africa and the Middle East. It was playing host to the second edition of 27/11/2015
le mag The Wainwright sisters sing El Condor Pasa It was Simon and Garfunkle with tones that seemed to tiptoe over the words who made the song “El Condor Pasa” famous. Now another version has been 27/11/2015
no comment Mariachi time in Guadalajara Mariachi musicians from around the world gathered in the Mexican city of Guadalajara for the International Mariachi and Horsemanship Conference 02/09/2015
no comment Nebuta Festival kicks off in Japan The Nebuta festival, one of Japan’s largest summer events, has started in the northern city of Aomori. It take place from August 2-7. Historians 04/08/2015
no comment Paleo festival in Switzerland A taste of the fifth day of the Paleo festival in Nyon, with performances from Joan Baez and Patti Smith. 26/07/2015
le mag Paléo Festival marks 40th edition with icons like Ray Charles, Pharrell and Robbie Williams Switzerland’s Paléo Festival has just celebrated its 40th edition. The week-long event, held near the city of Nyon, began as a folk festival in 1976 23/07/2015
Hungary Breaking Hungarian music out of its stereotypes: WOMEX festival interview After a fabulous past 20 years, World Music Expo celebrates its 21st birthday this October in Budapest. This will mark the first time an Eastern 23/06/2015
le mag Kenny Garrett plays Morocco US saxophonist Kenny Garrett , considered to be one of the best jazz musicians of his generation, played at the Gnaoua Festival in Essouira,Morocco 03/06/2015
le mag Pizzica a centuries old musical tradition with a message for the modern Italian musician and songwriter Antonio Castrignano has been making people dance from southern Italy to France in a series of performances that marry 21/05/2015
le mag Pop 'n' Roll Eurovision spreads happiness in Vienna The Eurovision Song contest is up and running in Vienna with the first semi-final. The qualified countries from the first semi-final of 2015 are 20/05/2015
le mag Gnaoua music celebrated in Essaouira Euronews arts correspondent Wolfgang Spindler takes us to Morocco to a special place and a special festival Welcome to Essaouira, where the 19/05/2015
USA Folk music pioneer and activist Pete Seeger dies aged 94 Folk music pioneer Pete Seeger has died aged 94, his family has confirmed. The artist, who was known for his protest songs and enjoyed a career 28/01/2014
road-to-euro-2012 Music setting the tempo at Kiev's fan-zone Euro 2012 Football fans will get the chance to sample live Ukrainian and international music in Kiev’s fan-zone site, in the heart of the city 29/05/2012
