World Music Central’s Angel Romero had the opportunity to briefly interview Danford Zawose of Tanzania’s renowned Zawose Family, shortly after his press conference in…
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Claudia Acuña, When Jazz Freedom Meets Chilean Passion
Chilean vocalist Claudia Acuña has a new recording titled En Este Momento (At This Moment) on Marsalis Music. The 10 song collection was produced by…
View More Claudia Acuña, When Jazz Freedom Meets Chilean PassionFrom the Heart of the African Bush Conversation with Samite Mulondo
Samite will be appearing at 7:30 p.m., April 24 at McIntyre Hall, (Skagit Valley Community College campus), Mount Vernon, Washington. For more information on this…
View More From the Heart of the African Bush Conversation with Samite MulondoThe Samba Effect–Conversation with Brazilian Musician Jovino Santos Neto
I discovered the healing effects of Brazilian music, samba in particular back in the early 1990s when I began listening to Astrud Gilberto classics. Even…
View More The Samba Effect–Conversation with Brazilian Musician Jovino Santos NetoInterview with Blue King Brown’s Frontwoman Natalie Pa’apa’a
Coinciding with its 2009 North American tour, World Music Central’s TJ Nelson interviewed Blue King Brown’s frontwoman Natalie Pa’apa’a. Hailing from Australia, Blue King Brow…
View More Interview with Blue King Brown’s Frontwoman Natalie Pa’apa’aInterview with Lila Downs
In a few weeks, Lila Down’s new CD, titled Shake Away / Ojos de culebra, will be released. The album honors the traditional shamans and…
View More Interview with Lila DownsRising Celtic Music Star Julie Fowlis Talks About the Gaelic Songs of Scotland’s Hebrides Islands
Scottish singer Julie Fowlis has a new Gaelic album titled Cuilidh (Shoeshine Records/Cadiz Music). The United States release will be available August 12, 2008). Cuilidh…
View More Rising Celtic Music Star Julie Fowlis Talks About the Gaelic Songs of Scotland’s Hebrides IslandsInterview with Robert Rich, Sound Designer
Robert Rich is a multifaceted musician. He is a renowned electronic music solo artist, who uses ethnic musical instruments in his music. Rich also collaborates…
View More Interview with Robert Rich, Sound DesignerSergio Mendes Talks about His 2008 CD, Encanto
Brazilian music star Sergio Mendes talks about his new titled, Encanto, released in June 2008. The title, Encanto "is a beautiful Portuguese word that I…
View More Sergio Mendes Talks about His 2008 CD, EncantoProducer Dragi Sestic Talks About Saban Bajramovic
During the recordings of the Mostar Sevdah Reunion’s first CD, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, I had taken my friend and co-producer, Faruk Kajtaz, to my parents’…
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