Composer, musician and singer Sameer Makhoul was born in Peki’in in Galilee, a village renowned for its poets. Sameer Makhoul cornes from a family of…
Artist Profiles: Sameer Makhoul
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.
The Irresistible Grooves of Dur-Dur Band
Dur-Dur Band – Dur-Dur of Somalia: Volume 1, Volume 2 (Analog Africa, 2018) The Analog Africa label is well known for its remarkable collections of…
Artist Profiles: Alaev family
This multitalented seven-member ensemble presents an ancient rhythmic musical blend of Turkish, Persian, Chinese, Russian and Hebrew sounds. It includes Allo Alaev’s two sons, Ariel…
Artist Profiles: Amos Hoffman
Composer, guitarist & ud player Amos Hoffman started as a classical guitar player. On his 8th birthday, his father gave him an ud as a…
Artist Profiles: AndraLaMoussia
AndraLaMoussia is a world music group based in Jerusalem. “AndraLaMoussia means chaos in ancient Hebrew and, like our name, our music reflects the diverse cultural…
Artist Profiles: Chava Alberstein
Chava Alberstein is undoubtedly Israel’s most accomplished singer, having released dozens of recordings since the late 1960s, many of them now gold or platinum. Chava…
Artist Profiles: David Broza
For many years, singer-songwriter David Broza has been steadily gaining reputation throughout the world. A superstar in his homeland of Israel, he is a modern…
Artist Profiles: Essev Bar
Essev Bar is one of Israel’s leading world music bands. The band’s music is a meeting point of musical genres and instruments from different cultures:…
Artist Profiles: Filfel Gourgy
Filfel Gourgy was born at the beginning of the 1930s in Baghdad, Iraq, and died in 1983 in the courtyard of his home in Israel.In…
Colombian Cumbia Star Totó la Momposina Releases Fuego
Totó la Momposina, Colombia’s best known cumbia artist has released an EP titled Fuego. These are previously unreleased tracks from the La Candela Viva sessions…