We’ve revamped and redesigned our site to give you the most comprehensive and exciting world music resource on the web. Whether your looking for live events in your area, learning more about music from a different country or wanting to discover the next great musical talents – our new sections provide a great overview of the latest happenings in the world music scene.
Our new features include:
Managing director and co-founder of World Music Network, Phil Stanton, shares his thoughts in a regular blog. Very insightful!
We also aim to give a monthly round up of the best new releases each month from across a variety of labels in our ‘What We’re Listening To’ section.
Check out our new store section – with improved browsing and great new features for listening to music before you by. All albums are available in CD format, with our recent releases also available as 320kbps mp3 downloads. There is also a great subscription offer to help you build your collection for only £5.97 per month plus shipping.
A great new section providing informative and accessible introductions to music from different countries around the world. Featuring text from the Rough Guide books alongside relevant movie clips and audio playlists this section is a great resource and guide to world music. Kicking off with articles about India, Hungary and Algerian Rai this section will constantly be updated with new articles each month.
Follow the live events happening in your area – not just from Riverboat Records and Introducing artists – but from the world music community at large. If you have an event you wish to promote, please email events@worldmusic.net
A new competition for musicians and bands to post an original track and build a page with photos, text and video. Members of the public and World Music Network staff will then review and vote for their favourite music. Winners receive online sponsorship and fundraising support for a new recording and possible release on World Music Network’s artist labels.
Listen to our latest playlists, featuring music from across our catalogue and across the world!
We also update our artist videos in this section.
Enjoy the new site and start exploring the world of music!