I have a passion for pianists whom perform and include in their bands an Afro-Cuban percussion section, performing Latin Jazz with Afro-Cuban folkloric rhythms…
An Afro-Cuban-Latin Jazz Chat with pianist Michele Rosewoman of New York City
Category: Interviews
Interview with Norka Tibisay Regalado, Daughter of Timbales Legend Rudy Regalado
The late Rudy Regalado, timbalero of timbaleros, was a genuine and outstanding timbales maestro and Latin Orchestra Leader as well as a highly regarded sideman…
Interview with Graphic Artist and Music Video Director Mattias Gordon
Mattias Gordon is an audiovisual artist that has been creating stimulating music videos for various world music artists. He was born in 1964 and lives…
Interview with Trans-Atlantic Folk Music Artist Kyle Carey
American singer-songwriter Kyle Carey has a new album titled North Star where she delivers an exciting mix of American folk music and the traditional…
Interview with Inner Mongolian Folk Rock and World Music Band Ajinai
Ajinai was formed in Beijing in 2009 and features musicians from various parts of China. The group is devoted to bringing traditional Mongolian music…
Interview with World Music Expo WOMEX Director Alex Walter
World Music Expo WOMEX is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. What started as a small gathering of enthusiastic world music professionals has grown…
The gypsy guitar genre factor: fact or fallacy?
Hard on the heels of the perennial poser ‘can a white man sing the blues’ comes the query that questions whether non-gypsy guitarists can…
Aussie Oud Maestro Shines Again
Joseph Tawadros has managed to raise the bar yet again, as if the latter wasn’t already elevated enough. Permission To Evaporate completes a trilogy of…
A Stellar Strings Quartet
Two of the British Isles’ most renowned folk duos, joined by holy matrimony and the spirit of musical adventure, are an exemplar of stringed…
Ozomatli’s Place in the Sun
Ozomatli are guaranteed to be the life and soul of any festival, a band that’s truly earned its place in the sun. It’s no…