Collaborations between American rock stars and musicians from Third World African nations can result in cultural imbalance. The liaison between the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach…
Bombino gets the key to the highway
Category: Interviews
Scaling Dizzy Heights
As a teenaged trumpeter in Cuba back in the mid ‘60s Arturo Sandoval dreamed of one day meeting his idol, American jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie.…
An interview with Pete Bonet, Renowned Latin Orchestra Vocalist and Mambo to Salsa Pioneer
Part of the Latin Legacy Series: From Mambo to Salsa! Puerto Rico has such a beautiful and rich heritage: culture, beaches, music, food… One special…
Jake’s uke still gently weeps
The late George Harrison would be dead chuffed to know that one of his finest songs shot a young ukulele star into the stratosphere. The…
World music blended with up-tempo jazz: Indonesian fusion group Rafly wa Saja
One of the most creative bands performing at the recent Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Malaysia, was the Indonesian fusion group Rafly Wa Saja.…
Malaysia’s Shangyin Chinese Chamber Music Ensemble: Blending traditional Chinese music with Sarawak culture
Based in the eastern state of Sarawak in Malaysia, the Shangyin Chinese Chamber Music Ensemble performs a unique blend of traditional Chinese music along with…
Mohsen Sharifian: Taking traditional music from Iran to new collaborative heights
Mohsen Sharifian is a musician and composer from Iran, and heads the troupe Lian Band. He has spent the last two decades immersing himself in…
An interview with Enrique Papo Lucca, famed Salsa and Latin Jazz Pianist, and Director of La Sonora Ponceña
Latin Legacy Series: From Mambo to Salsa! The island or Puerto Rico is known as La isla del encanto (The Island of Enchantment) and has…
A 2013 Tribute to Cuban Conga Legend Francisco Aguabella
When I was a young Latin music percussionist, I would strive to find the best musicians to look at on stage and study their techniques.…
Interview with Guitar Maestro John McLaughlin
Legendary jazz guitarist and fusion pioneer John McLaughlin will be touring the United States and Canada in June 2013. This will be his first U.S.…