Martin Carthy is one of the greatest artists of contemporary British music. He is regarded as one of the finest singers and interpreters of…
Artist Profiles: Martin Carthy
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.
Blues Harmonica Virtuoso James Cotton Dies at 81
Acclaimed blues harmonica player James Cotton died on March 16, 2017. He was a legendary musician who had performed with some of blues’ greatest musicians…
Artist Profiles: Martha Mavroidi
Martha Mavroidi is a lutist and singer from Greece. She plays folk lutes (lafta and saz) performing music from Greece and the Balkans. She has…
Artist Profiles: Marina Heredia
Marina Heredia Ríos, the daughter of flamenco singer Jaime El Parrón, was born in Granada on the 10th of April of 1980. She grew…
Artist Profiles: Mari Boine
Mari Boine (aka Mari Boine Persen) was born November 8, 1956, in Karasjok, Norway. She is feasibly the most famous Sami artist in the world.…
Rejuvenated Portuguese Folk Music from Coimbra
Diabo A Sete – Figura de Gente (Sons Vadios, 2016) Figura de Gente is the third album by an excellent Portuguese contemporary folk music band…
Opposing Extinction
SES – Opoñerse Á Extinción (Fol Musica, 2016) Opoñerse Á Extinción is the fourth album by Spanish singer-songwriter Maria Xosé Silvar, who uses the artistic…
Artist profiles: Marc Duff
Born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Argyll Marc Duff co-founded the Celtic band Capercaillie with whom he has toured extensively and made many successful…
Artist profiles: Mamer
Singer-songwriter Mamer was born and raised in Qitai County in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Province. He became a cult figure in the Beijing underground music scene.…
The Enduring Sound of Renato Braz
Renato Braz – Saudade (Living Music, 2015) Saudade is a collection of beautiful, poetic songs composed by some of Brazil’s greatest songwriters and performed by…