For years, the Golden Melody Awards (GMAs) have spotlighted Taiwanese Indigenous music. At this year’s event, Makav, a member of Taiwan‘s indigenous Bunun tribe, clinched the coveted Best New Artist ...

If you’ve ever caught yourself singing along to a song in a language you don’t speak, welcome to the club. That’s the magic of music, especially African music. From Lagos to Dar es Salaam to Accra, ...

In a world where mainstream music is often detached from politics or cultural identity, artists like Xiuhtezcatl Martínez offer a powerful alternative. A hip-hop singer/songwriter with Mexica — an ...

Canadian First Nations singer, composer and pianist Jeremy Dutcher offered an inspiring, heartfelt concert at Icehouse in Minneapolis on Friday evening, part of the Great Northern Festival of art and ...

In the Indigenous Siberian band Otyken’s new music video, “Belief,” the folk-pop group partakes in a midday rave dance party—only the members are playing traditional instruments, such as morin khuurs, ...

Language is one rsquo;s identity. Language is one of the most important tools for keeping a person rsquo;s culture alive. It is through language that people exp ...

This is part of Global Sounds, a collection of stories spotlighting the music trends forging connections in 2024. I still remember my first trip to Cusco in the Peruvian Andes as a kid. My grandmother ...

The Minneapolis-based band Pretendians was nominated for the Native American Music Awards in the category of best rock recording. NINA MOINI: Well, nominees are out for the Native American Music ...