During the last two decades, a new breed of American virtuoso musicians have developed primarily instrumental music with roots in bluegrass, country, Celtic and…
Mandolin Wizardry
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.
The Rhythms of Vocal and Hand Percussion
John Belcher The Sound According to John (Innova Recordings innova643, 2005) John Belcher has recorded an album of intriguing percussion works. When one thinks of…
Ancient Slovak Ballads in a New Light
Zuzana Homolová Tvojej duši zahynúť nedám (Slnko Records SZ 0017 2 331, 2005) Slovak singer Zuzana Homolová is a renowned folk singer in her country.…
Saida Karoli ISC World Music Finalist
After a good show during the Kora All Africa Music Awards in December 2005, The Tanzanian song bird, Saida Karoli has entered the finalists list…
Voices of the French Alps: Corou De Berra
Corou De Berra Maschi, Femmine and Cantanti (Forrest Hill Records, 2005) Corou De Berra hails from Berra in the (southern) French Alps and the 7-person…
2006 Lo-Budget Love Music Competition Finalists
Innovation Entertainment Group announces the finalists of the 2006 Lo-Budget Love Competition. The LBL winners will be announced in early spring 2006. “We’d like to…
Reggae Pan Classics By the Mighty Jamma
Reggae Pan Classics By the Mighty Jamma is a great fusion of Caribbean Cultures: Trinidad meets Jamaica. It is a fusion of the Steelpan sound…
Ancient Music Treasures – Exploration for New Music
Ancient Music Treasures – Exploration for New Music is a new book by Dr. Vee, published by Anto Music International Research Centre. As an interdisciplinary…
Existentialist Tides: Marta Topferova
Marta Topferova La Marea [The Tide] (World Village 468040, 2005) I had never heard of Marta Topferova until recently when I received an e-mail about…
Ecstatic Afternoon Raga: Vikas Gupta
Vikas Gupta A Journey (Sense World Music, 2005) I had one of those deja vu experiences upon receiving Sitarist Vikas Gupta’s debut release, A Journey…