Breda Smyth is a multifaceted woman: musician, TV presenter, doctor and mother. Already with one solo album under her belt, her debut album Basil &…
Artist Profiles: Breda Smyth
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: Beginish
Beginish was a traditional Irish music band that attracted a lot of attention in the late 1990s. Band members included: Paul McGrattan, from Dublin’s north…
Artist Profiles: Aoife Clancy
Aoife Clancy had little idea of the extent other father and uncles’ international stardom as The Clancy Brothers while she was growing up in the…
Artist Profiles: Andy Irvine
Andy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul…
Artist Profiles: Anúna
Twelve centuries of Ireland’s vocal tradition are explored by the chorale ensemble, Anúna. Best-known for their performance in Riverdance, the group combines songs in Middle…
Significant Chamber Strings and Pipa Interplay
Lin Ma & Zhen Chen – On & Between (Navona Records, 2018) On & Between is a remarkable encounter between western classical music and Chinese…
Artist Profiles: Eamonn Coyne
Éamonn Coyne, who now lives in Edinburgh is originally from Dublin (Ireland). He learned his playing from a variety of sources and is a member…
Artist Profiles: Naseer Shamma
Naseer Shamma was born in 1963 in Kut, a village on the Tigris River in Iraq. He began studying the ud at the age of…
Artist Profiles: Mohammad Gomar
Mohammad Gomar was born in Diala, Iraq. He has a degree in Musicology from the University of Baghdad. Mohammad Gomar founded and leads the Iraqi…
Artist Profiles: Kazem Al-Saher
Iraqi singer Kazem Al-Saher (also spelled Al-Sahir) began composing at the age of 12, reaching into classical forms and themes. Programmers at Iraqi television recognized…