Founded in 1997, Altai Kai is an ensemble of throat singers from the Republic of Altai. With an eye to preserving the traditional music of…
Artist Profiles: Altai Kai
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: Steve Riley
Steve Riley was born in Mamou, Louisiana in 1969. He grew up there, a prairie town of Mamou where Cajun French is spoken on the…
Artist Profiles: Fabiola Perez ‘La Fabi’
Fabiola Pérez, better known as “La Fabi”, was born on May 25, in Arcos de la Frontera (Cádiz). She grew up in the Barrio Bajo…
Playful Guitar, Vocals and Kora
AKA Trio – Joy (Bendigedig, May 2019) AKA Trio, an international collaboration featuring Italian guitarist Antonio Forcione, Senegalese kora player and lead vocalist Seckou Keita…
Artist Profiles: Oumar Konate
Virtuoso guitarist and singer-songwriter Oumar Konate was born in Gao, northern Mali. At six, Oumar was leading his first band in the street in front…
Santana and Buika Back to the Roots
Santana – Africa Speaks (Concord Records, 2019) Two iconic artists, guitarist Carlos Santana and vocalist Santana teamed up to record a superb album titled Africa…
A Brilliant Set of Modern Malian Music
Oumar Konate – I Love You Inna (Clermont Music, 2019) Oumar Konate, one of the most talented Malian musicians of his generation, has released his…
Artist Profiles: Kaveh Sarvarian
Musician and composer Kaveh Sarvarian was born in Tehran, Iran in 1976. He has a Master of Composition, University of Art of Tehran. Throughout his…
Marvelous Persian Flute Fusion Works
Kaveh Sarvarian – Kereshmeh – Nueva perspectiva de música persa (La Cupula Music, 2019) Iranian multi-instrumentalist Kaveh Sarvarian has released a new album titled Kereshmeh,…
Artist Profiles: Hope Masike
Hope Masike is a Zimbabwean vocalist, mbira player, percussionist, songwriter, fashion designer, painter and dancer. She is known as “The Princess of Mbira” and her…