Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason weaves scenes of quiet domestic life against the backdrop of an arresting landscape in his ...

Copeland’s latest album, produced with his partner, Elizabeth, was made amid financial hardship and illness’s mounting toll.

Oral” is a song musician Bjork composed more than 20 years ago, but it never worked for any of her albums. She came upon the composition around the same time that a critical report was published about ...

The Kalevala, a poetic epic filled with myth, reflects the shared roots between Finnish and Karelian cultures.

The Leeds music scene is set for a dose of ethereal Icelandic folk this spring, as one of the country’s most celebrated ...

Laufey reflects on honoring Mariah Carey with a jazzy bossa nova rendition of “It’s Like That” at the MusiCares gala.

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America has forever been a giant music melting pot. But what you’re describing is a new kind of global music melting pot. Yes! Genres like K-pop, Latin trap and reggaeton often take some inspiration ...

HÉR is a Polish experimental music group, whose name translates roughly as “here, now”, who will be releasing their first album, Monochrome, via Season of ...

Lohri, celebrated every year on January 13, is one of the most vibrant winter festivals in North India. It is most popular in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh, where people gather around a ...

Okay, okay, it’s 2026 and the future is bright, the future is playing traditional music. This year promises to be a milestone in the burgeoning popularity of all kinds of traditional music, from the ...

Folk music, above all else, aims to change the world. With every lyric, chord strum, and recording, the genre is attempting to shift the minds and perspectives of its audience. Folk music wants to ...