Flamenco percussionist Manuel Flores was born in Morón de la Frontera, Spain in 1969. Considered one of the masters of hand rhythm (compas) from Moron…
Artist Profiles: Manuel Flores
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: Malkit Singh
Malkit Singh was born on September 13, 1962 in Hussainpur, Punjab, India. He’s a Punjabi music icon that was catapulted from virtual obscurity in the…
Artist Profiles: D’Gary
Ernest Randrianasolo, better known as D’Gary, was born October 22, 1961 in Antananarivo, Madagascar. He’s Madagascar’s best known guitarist. D’Gary, is a self-taught musician. This…
Sublime Toy Raha Toy
Toko Telo – Toy Raha Toy (Anio Records, 2017) Toko Telo is a world music supergroup that brings together three of the finest and best-known…
Artist Profiles: Manolo Franco
Flamenco guitarist Manolo Franco was born in Sevilla (Spain) in 1960. He debuted at age 15 with Matilde Coral who performed at famous festivals in…
New York’s World Music Institute Reveals The 2017-18 Season
The World Music Institute (WMI) has announced the 2017-18 series of concerts. The world music programming includes over 40 performances by musicians from 28 countries.…
A New Vision of Fado
Yolanda Soares – Royal Fado (Compaes Records, 2016) Eclectic classically-trained Portuguese vocalist Yolanda Soares draws her inspiration from fado, although she doesn’t describe herself as…
Copla with a Jazz Twist
Natalia Mellado – Caminos De Vuelta (Cabalgache, 2014) Natalia Mellado is a talented singer from southwestern Spain that specializes in copla, a type of Spanish…
Fufu Tryout
Dominic Egli’s Plurism with Feya Faku – More Fufu (Unit Records, 2016) More Fufu is an album Swiss jazz drummer Dominic Egli. His band Plurism…
The Beautiful World of Elemotho
Elemotho – Beautiful World (ARC Music EUCD2721, 2017) Elemotho is the artistic name of award-winning Namibian musician and singer-songwriter Gaalelekwe Richardo Mosimane. Beautiful World is…