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…
Loccisano and De Carolis, Disseminators of Chitarra Battente
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Astor Piazzolla Classics: The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night
The Astor Piazzolla album “The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night”, originally released in 1989, was recorded in New York in September 1987, with an…
Flamenco Spotlight, May 2022
Rosario La Tremendita Wins Best Flamenco Album at MIN Award Vocalist and bassist Rosario La Tremendita’s recording “Tremenda” won the 2022 MIN Award for Best…
Carnatic Music, the Southern Indian Classical Music Tradition
Author: Suresh Sri What is Carnatic Music? Carnatic music is one of the two dominant genres of Indian classical music (the other one being ‘Hindustani…
WOMADelaide 30th Anniversary, Phenomenal World Gathering in South Australia
March 11-14, 2022 – Adelaide, Australia The ever-wondrous global gathering in South Australia’s capital managed to be the last major Australian festival held pre-pandemic lockdowns…
Introduction to Bluegrass Music
Bluegrass is concert music that appeared in the Appalachian region of the United States in the 1940s, after World War II. Unlike prior American folk…
A Prophet’s Heart: Salif Keita with Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux
A flurry of notes from the lead guitar, then a blast of forceful brass kicks off the album with a wonderfully arranged intro. The plucking…
A Year, an Album, Some Musings and a Song
I regretted not being able to furnish a proper Top Ten List with which to end 2021. And that’s as fine a point as there…
Resilience and recovery: how 14 festivals and 19 bands are hosting an online music festival in the pandemic era
With continuing third and even fifth waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a pall on the live music industry around the world. But a…
All About Flamenco Music
Flamenco is an art form that was developed in Andalusia (southern Spain). It is generally found in three disciplines: cante (song), toque (guitar playing) and…