Mamadou Kelly – Politiki (Clermont Music CLE 016CD, 2017) Superb Malian guitarist Mamadou Kelly skillfully combines Saharan desert blues with American blues on Politiki. In…
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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: Pedro Aznar
Composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer, Pedro Aznar is one of the most prestigious and respected artists to emerge from South America in recent times.…
Artist Profiles: Pedram Khavar Zamini
Pedram Khavar Zamini, one of the world’s leading Iranian tombak players, has been living in France for few years now. Tombak is the main percussion…
Artist Profiles: Pato Banton
From Birmingham, England, singer Pato Banton is one of the modern stars of reggae. In a career that included a spiritual sabbatical, he returned to…
Artist Profiles: David Carmona
David Carmona Fernández was born in Granada in a well-known gypsy family of flamenco performers called Fernández de Íllora. Some of the best known artists…
David Carmona’s Guitar Dream
David Carmona – Un Sueño de locura (Nuevos Medios NM 15 929, 2017) David Carmona is one of the rising stars of flamenco guitar. This…
Artist Profiles: Parno Graszt
During the last decades the name of Parno Graszt (White Horse in the Roma language) became the equivalent of authentic Hungarian Gypsy music. The band…
Artist Profiles: Paquito D’Rivera
Born in the island of Cuba, Paquito D’Rivera began his career as a child prodigy, playing both the clarinet and the saxophone with the Cuban…
Hedningarna, Nordic Cult Band
Hedningarna – Kult (Silence Records SRSCD-4771, 2016) Throughout the years, Swedish band Hedningarna taped a lot of great material during recording sessions that never made…
Federspiel’s Album “Smaragd” Wins German Record Critics Award
“Smaragd” by Austrian band Federspiel won in two categories of the short list 1/2017 at the German Record Critics Award. “Smaragd” won in the Cross…