There are great percussionists in Latin Music. Some Latin percussionists styles can be copied, some cannot. Some musicians flocked to Cuba to see a…
Les Moncada Chats with Latin Percussion Legend Pablito Rosario
Category: Interviews
A Chat with Latin Percussionist and Writer Les Moncada
Interview by Marco Moncada The person behind the Latin music interviews for World Music Central and one of the co-creators of 10 Facebook Latin…
Interview with Scottish Nyckelharpa Performer Griselda Sanderson
Scottish musician and composer Griselda Sanderson has released a fascinating new album titled Radial where she brings together various musical traditions using the ancient nyckelharpa.…
Interview with Mexican Tradition Keepers Los Cenzontles
Los Cenzontles, a Mexican-American group dedicated to creating new music as well as preserving Mexican musical traditions, has a new album titled Alma Campirana.…
“To be a dancer is a never ending process” – flamenco dance virtuoso Bettina Castaño
Flamenco dance virtuoso Bettina Castaño from Sevilla has created more than 20 shows blending the different cultures of Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Morocco, India,…
Music reminds us of our common humanity – interview with Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town
Founded by award-winning Trinidadian/Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town is named after the historic neighborhood in Port-of-Spain where calypso was born. Gonsalves grew up…
“Music can help people to see that the boundaries don’t matter” – interview with Sohini Alam
Sohini Alam is a British Bangladeshi vocalist in the bands Khiyo and Lokkhi Terra. The group Khiyo’s debut album, described as ‘Bengali music with…
Les Moncada Chats with Friend and Latin Musical Instrument Craftsman Peter Lugo of JCR Percussion
When you listen to salsa, mambo or Latin music, the instruments played, especially the percussion instruments, such as bell, bongos, congas, timbales are made…
‘I am a gypsy child of History, A gypsy Indian’ – interview with Josefina Gómez Llorente (La Jose)
Spanish singer-songwriter Josefina Gómez Llorente, better known as La Jose, has a wide repertoire spanning Iberian music, flamenco songs, Sephardic melodies and Indian classical…
Interview with Shooglenifty
Scotland’s folk-fusion band Shooglenifty was formed in Edinburgh 25 years ago, and the 1980s electronic and dance influences are evident in their sound today…