Aurelio Martinez takes up space in the room even when he is seated. He speaks without hesitation and with big clear gestures. I had wanted…
Aurelio Martinez: Music of Love, Culture of Love
Category: Interviews
Interview with Russian Folk Singer Alyona Minulina
For about 4 years Alyona Minulina has been known as Alyona FolkBeat – a beautiful folk singer and beatbox musician from a rising star group…
“Music is a medium for social interactions and dialogue” – interview with Ronnie Malley, multi-instrumentalist, producer and educator
Ronnie Malley is a multi-instrumentalist musician, theatrical performer, producer, and educator. He collaborates with the music groups Allos Musica, Duzan Ensemble, Lamajamal, and Surabhi, and…
Interview with French Flutist and Composer Jean-Luc Thomas
“Music is a fantastic communication medium” – French cross-cultural flutist-composer Jean-Luc Thomas Based in Brittany, French flutist and composer Jean-Luc Thomas has traveled around…
Interview with Uliana Shulepina of Russian Group Ochelie Soroki
Russian group Ochelie Soroki is deeply inspired by ancient traditional Russian songs along with Norse mythology. We interviewed vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Uliana Shulepina to…
Les Moncada Chats with “Timbalero Monster” Nicky Marrero
There are timbaleros (timbales players) in Latin music and then there are timbaleros. Nicky Marrero is the master at his work! Nicky Marrero has performed…
Interview with Filmmaker Reed Rickert
Reed Rickert has directed several documentary films related to music. We talked to him to find out more about his projects. Walila: The Modern Sound…
Interview with Yang Guanglei, President and Artistic Director of World Music Shanghai
As part of our interview focusing on the world music scene in East Asia, we interviewed Yang Guanglei, President and Artistic Director of World Music…
Interview with Kseniya Tsoy of World Culture Open and Jeju World Music Oreum Festival
This autumn, a colorful world music caravan swept through China and Korea in the form of world music festivals that mark the start of a…
‘Music is pure energy’ – interview with guitarist-composer Amit Heri
Guitarist Amit Heri composes and performs a creative blend of Indian classical music and jazz. He cites John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, U Srinivas, and Ravi…