Rising contemporary bluegrass band Flatt Lonesome has recorded an acoustic version of the passionately popular HBO series, Game of Thrones. Flatt Lonesome was hand-picked by…
Flatt Lonesome Performs Bluegrass Version of Popular Game of Thrones Theme
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.
¡Globalquerque! 2016 Announces First Acts
World music festival ¡Globalquerque! Has announced the first set of acts scheduled to perform at the 2016 edition of the global music gathering. ¡Globalquerque! will…
California WorldFest Announces Official Lineup
This year is California WorldFest’s 20th anniversary. The event will take place July 14-17, 2016, in Grass Valley, California. For the past two decades California…
Amir John Haddad “El Amir” to perform with the Marcus Miller Band in Madrid
Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Amir John Haddad will join American bass master Marcus Miller on April 12th at Nuevo Teatro Apolo. Other guests include Josemi Carmona (Ketama)…
Artist Profile: Abbi
Abbi is one of Kenya’s finest Afro-fusionist. With roots in Kenyan people’s traditional instruments and tunes, he fuses contemporary instruments from the world today, such…
Artist Profiles: Aashish Khan Debsharma
Sarod maestro Aashish Khan Debsharma was born on December 5, 1939, in Maihar, India. He gave his first public performance at the age of 13,…
Remarkable Slavic Songs
Stranniki – Light Moon (Sketis Music SKMR-106, 2014) On Light Moon (Светлый месяц), Russian band Stranniki (Странники) delivers an excellent set of traditional Slavic songs…
MerleFest Announces 2016 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest Finalists
The Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, presented by MerleFest, announced the finalists for the 2016 contest. Writers of 12 songs, selected from over 744 entries, will…
Country Music Star Merle Haggard Dies at 79
Acclaimed country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and fiddler Merle Haggard passed away April 6, 2016. The Recording Academy’s CEO, Neil Portnow, released the following statement: “Two-time…
Simon Shaheen to present Arab music and flamenco fusion in New York
Oud maestro Simon Shaheen and special guests will present a musical program that brings to life the Arab music of Al-Andalus and blends it with…