Born in Kunming (China) in 1974, Liu Fang started learning the pipa (Chinese lute) at the age of 6 and soon began to perform in…
Artist Profiles: Liu Fang
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: Lingling Yu
Lingling Yu was born in the south-western part of China, near Shanghai, beautiful city Hangzhou, starting point Silk Road. She took up music at age…
Artist Profiles: Li Xiangting
Li Xiangting was born in 1940 in Liaoyuan, China. Li Xiangting is a world-class guqin (Chinese 7 string zither) and xiao (Chinese vertical bamboo flute)…
Artist Profiles: Lei Qiang
Lei Qiang is a master player of the erhu. Born in 1960 in Shaanxi province in the People’s Republic of China, Lei began to play…
Mesmerizing Sarod
Alam Khan – Immersion (AMMP Records, 2018) Alam Khan’s Immersion highlights the resonance and splendor of the sarod, a 25-string North Indian lute. San Francisco-based…
Brazilian Stars Deliver Iconic Songs Live
Gil, Nando and Gal – Trinca de ases (Altafonte, 2018) Three of Brazil’s best known artists, singer-songwriter and guitarist Gilberto Gil, vocalist Gal Costa and…
Artist Profiles: Jia Peng Fang
Jia Peng Fang was born April 1958 in Jiamusi, China. He is a virtuoso of the erhu (Chinese fiddle), and has played in hundreds of…
Artist Profiles: Hu Bin
Hu Bin plays erhu fiddle and gaohu (Cantonese fiddle). She is a former lead musician in Xi’an Classical Chinese Music Ensemble and a graduate of…
Heartbreaking Roma Songs
Eva Salina & Peter Stan – Sudbina (Vogiton Records, 2018) Sudbina recreates the songs of Vida Pavlovic, a Serbian Roma (Gypsy) singer who was very…
Artist Profiles: Hong Ting
Hong Ting had extensive training in performance, theory, composition and improvisation. She started playing the piano at age six and later studied the zheng under…