Alea, the Colombian born and New York-based singer-songwriter will be releasing her new album Alborotá on August 19, 2021. Alea’s combines blends cumbia, porro, currulao…
Colombian Artist Alea Announces New Album Alborotá
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Artist Profiles: Mara Aranda
Multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Mara Aranda was born December 6, 1968, in Valencia, Spain. From the age of 16 she became a singer-songwriter, fundamentally influenced…
Inspiring Album from Rising Palestinian Female Artists
Henna: Young Female Voices from Palestine (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2021) The album Henna: Young Female Voices was conceived to inspire and support young female singers from…
North Carolina Bluegrass Band, Balsam Range
Balsam Range is a bluegrass and acoustic music group founded in 2007 in Haywood, western North Carolina, where the Great Smoky Mountains meet the Blue…
A Beautiful Journey Further Downstream from the Roots
Teyr – Estren (Sleight of Hand Records, 2021) Innovative acoustic roots music band Teyr has a new album titled Estren. The trio plays a fabulous,…
Hubby Jenkins to Perform Old Time and Blues Concert August 11
The Hubby Jenkins is set to perform a half-hour concert in the Folklife Concerts’s Homegrown at Home series. The concert will take place August 11,…
Top Flamenco Contest, Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas Reveals 2021 Winners
The 60th edition of the influential Flamenco contest Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas announced 2021’s winners. Granada-born singer cantaora Amparo Heredia Reyes, artistically…
A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Besh o droM
Besh o droM – 20 (Fonó, 2019) Hungarian band Besh o droM celebrated its twentieth anniversary with the album titled 20, released in 2019. The…
Artist Profiles: Pablo Mayor & Folklore Urbano
While working as a professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota (Colombia) in 1998, Pablo Mayor began his personal search, a process of first…
Songs Inspired by Persian Music and Zoroastrian Prayers
Ariana Vafadari – Anahita (Quart de Lune, 2020) Anahita is the musical creation that came out of the friendship and artistic collaboration of two French-Iranian…