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…
North Carolina Bluegrass Band, Balsam Range
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.
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…
Acoustic Mediterranean Beauty Across Time
Efrén López and Christos Barbas – Atlas (Seyir Muzik, 2021) Two remarkable multi-instrumentalists and composers collaborate on ‘Atlas’ delivering exquisite, thoughtful performances on string and…
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino at the top of the World Music Charts Europe in August 2021
The album Meridiana from Italian ensemble Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino reached the top of the World Music Charts Europe in August 2021. August 2021 Chart Canzoniere…
New Desert Blues Talent from Tuareg Band Dag Tenere
Dag Tenere – Iswat On Iswat, Dag Tenere play assuf music, also known as desert blues. The musicians combine traditional Tamashek music with original material…