Martin Carthy’s certainly not known as the guv’nor of British folk for nowt, as a richly deserved Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual BBC…
Milestones in Martin Carthy’s stellar career
Category: Interviews
Meet the Iberian divas
The European music media has tagged them the new queens of flamenco and fado, the soulful Iberian counterparts of blues. They’re both extraordinary singers, blessed…
Interview with Multi-Instrumentalist Amir John Haddad
Amir John Haddad, a multi-instrumentalist based in Madrid, is involved in projects that stand out in the wide-ranging music scene in the Spanish capital. Supplied…
Interview with the great Saharawi singer Aziza Brahim
Aziza Brahim, one of the leading singers in the Saharawi music scene has released a new album titled Soutak under the German label Glitterbeat Records.…
Shellie Morris & The Songwomen on a mission
For millennia, song has been the principal conveyor of language and story in Aboriginal culture. Thanks to a visionary project hatched only a couple of…
Sierra Leone All Stars in the ascendancy
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars’ success story is one of the most inspiring in the annals of world music. It is a tale of indomitable…
Interview with jazz bass player Colin D’Cruz from Goa, India
Colin D’Cruz is a versatile bass player who has been involved in numerous ensembles and projects. Some of his most recent projects include Soul Yatra…
Joseph Tawadros is in a New York state of mind
If you asked a panel of suitably qualified referees to nominate the Australian musician who punches highest above his weight, age and chosen instrument, one…
The Alaev Family Way
Allo Alaev’s life changed for the better back in 1991 when escalating belligerence in his native Tajikistan, following the break-up of the Soviet Union, prompted…
Rasa Duende’s cross-cultural soul
Bobby Singh’s last cross-cultural trio collaboration, with kora maestro Mamadou Diabaté and slide guitar master Jeff Lang in the ARIA award-winning Djan Djan, examined the…