His legendary jazz fused American style and Cuban rhythms with East Africa’s pentatonic scales. Now, at age 82, Mulatu ...

Memphis neo-soul artist Talibah Safiya found her muse shifting, a change inspired by her work hosting a local dance party ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox festival of Timket, or Epiphany, commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan.

The October issue of Selamta, Ethiopian Airlines’ inflight magazine, featured an exclusive interview with Mulatu Astatke, the ...

Of course you’ve missed some great stuff since 1985! A lot of you weren’t even born then! Not only has the advent of digital releases made more music available, but it has also made keeping up ...

In the streets of Los Angeles, in June, as the city clashed with ICE, the most visible symbol of the protest was the Mexican flag, the tricolor raised over the haze of tear gas and black smoke. Online ...

Like the folk music it celebrates, the South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival is a living and breathing entity, constantly evolving and growing with each edition. This year’s 36th annual ...

It’s good to challenge yourself. Put yourself into various situations that may cause fear: jump off a high dive into a pool without holding your nose, eat some Ethiopian food, go skydiving or put your ...

Bob Augustine, who performs as Folk-IndieBob, released his debut album earlier this year. ”It represents part of my journey through the heartbreak of losing my wife and the healing that is still ...

What makes folk music, folk music? Is it its sound, or thematic and tonal origin? Well, like all music genres, there isn’t one thing that defines folk music. However, if one were trying to narrow down ...

The best folk albums tend to suit this time of year—the muddy oranges, browns and greens; the slowing-down after frenzied summers; the darkness. Blending an embrace of the melancholy with an interest ...

The free event is expected to draw up to 50,000 attendees and generate a yearly economic impact of $15 million to $30 million. This residency marks the first time the nation's longest-running ...