(headline image: Mostar Sevdah Reunion) Sevdah, or Sevdalinka, is a traditional style of music originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is characterized by its melancholic…
Sevdah, the Passionate Song Tradition of Bosnia
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The Versatile Oud
The oud (also spelled ud, l’ud and ‘ud) is a stringed instrument that is commonly used in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, and Central Asian music.…
Palmas, the Heartbeat of Flamenco
Palmas is the captivating traditional hand clap percussion used in Spanish flamenco music. In addition, palmas are also used in other folk music traditions throughout…
Astor Piazzolla Classics: Tango: Zero Hour
Tango: Zero Hour was recorded in New York with tango master Astor Piazzolla and his classic New Tango Quintet, which worked with Piazzolla from 1978…
The World of Afro-Uruguayan Candombe Music
Candombe originated in Uruguay between the 18th and 19th century, developed by Africans and their descendants that were taken to South America through the slave…
Astor Piazzolla Classics: La Camorra
First released in 1989, Astor Piazzolla’s album “La Camorra” was recorded in New York in May 1988, with the New Tango Quintet. Journalist Fernando González,…
Birth of the Stones
This year marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Rolling Stones, the rock band that through its initial championing of what had hitherto…
Left La La Land, Loved Loulé. My time at the 2022 Festival Med in Portugal
Portugal. I’d seen it on the maps I loved looking at when I was a kid. There it was, all but smothered by Spain on…
The Vitality and Fervor of Argentine Tango
Tango is a genre that originally involved dance, music, poetry and singing. Indeed, tango expresses a way of conceiving the world and life and nourishes…
Loccisano and De Carolis, Disseminators of Chitarra Battente
Francesco Loccisano and Marcello De Carolis are two guitarists from southern Italy who share a passion for a traditional folk guitar called “chitarra battente”. “When…