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Category: Interviews

Interviews

Les Moncada Chats with MOPERC Company owner, Michel Ouellet

Les Moncada February 1, 2016 1 Comment batá drumcongasdrumspercussiontimbales

When you talk about drums, there are the handmade versions of drums and then there are also mass manufactured drums. Michel Ouellet the owner of…

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Interview with Melaku Belay of Ethiopian Band Fendika

Angel Romero December 29, 2015 1 Comment

  Ethiopian act Fendika is set to perform at North American world music showcase globalFEST on Sunday, January 16 at the Ballroom stage in Webster…

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Interview with Steeve Valcourt of Haitian Band Lakou Mizik

Angel Romero December 27, 2015 No Comments

  Lakou Mizik is one of the international acts set to perform at the 216 edition of world music showcase globalFEST. The band’s leader, guitarist…

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Interview with Vocalist and Songwriter Somi

Angel Romero December 22, 2015 No Comments African musicSomiworld fusionworld music

Somi, an eclectic jazz and Afro-Roots singer-songwriter born in Illinois to immigrants from Rwanda and Uganda, is set to perform on January 17, 2016 at…

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Interview with Johnny Kalsi of The Dhol Foundation

Angel Romero December 20, 2015 No Comments

  The Dhol Foundation is one of acts selected to perform at the influential globalFEST showcase. Johnny Kalsi, the band’s founder and a former member…

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Interview with Te Vaka Founder Opetaia Foa’i

Angel Romero December 17, 2015 No Comments

  Polynesian fusion band Te Vaka has a new album titled Amataga (Warm Earth Records, 2015). Te Vaka’s founder, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, choreographer and composer Opetaia…

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The Magic of Christmas

Les Moncada December 16, 2015 No Comments

When you get a creative composer, musician, Latin band leader, studio engineer, along with another composer and saxophonist together, the outcome you get is a…

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Interview with Ukrainian Artist Mariana Sadovska

Angel Romero December 12, 2015 No Comments

  Ukrainian singer, actress and composer has developed a hybrid music style that combines traditional folk music and avant-garde sounds. She is scheduled to perform…

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Interview with Russian Street Folk Band Debauche

Angel Romero December 9, 2015 No Comments

  New Orleans-based band Debauche is one of the acts scheduled to perform at the 2015 edition of North American world music showcase globalFEST. The…

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Interview with Stelios Petrakis Quartet

Angel Romero November 29, 2015 No Comments Greek musicStelios Petrakisworld music

The Stelios Petrakis Quartet is one of the international acts scheduled to perform at globalFEST on January 17, 2016. The influential North American world music…

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