World Music Central’s Angel Romero recently visited Madrid, where he interviewed Manuel Domínguez, one of the key figures in the development of world music…
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Interview with Sound Propulsion owner Peo Drangert Producer of ‘Gabi Masso Oriental String Ensemble Sessions’
Gabi Masso Oriental String Sessions Vol. 1-3 downloadable sample CD includes performances by top Turkish session players and recorded in one of Istanbul’s finest studios.…
View More Interview with Sound Propulsion owner Peo Drangert Producer of ‘Gabi Masso Oriental String Ensemble Sessions’Interview with Mike Henderson of The SteelDrivers about the Band’s Debut CD
The SteelDrivers play what has been called rhythm’n’bluegrass (rhythm and blues combined with bluegrass). this group of veteran songwriters and session men with innumerable hits,…
View More Interview with Mike Henderson of The SteelDrivers about the Band’s Debut CDBluegrass icon Rhonda Vincent Talks with Brad San Martin about Forthcoming Album Good Thing Going
Q: When did this project begin? Rhonda: I remember the date, it was January 5th of 2007, and I had flown to Portland, Oregon.…
View More Bluegrass icon Rhonda Vincent Talks with Brad San Martin about Forthcoming Album Good Thing GoingWorld Jamming, an Interview with Hamsa Lila
One of the leading world music acts based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Hamsa Lila, recently released a double live CD titled Live in…
View More World Jamming, an Interview with Hamsa LilaSparking Vocal Inspiration, an Interview with Mamak Khadem
Formerly lead vocalist of the popular Persian ensemble Axiom of Choice, Mamak Khadem is a classically trained singer who has studied her art in…
View More Sparking Vocal Inspiration, an Interview with Mamak KhademCorrection to Carolina Chocolate Drops article
Recently I reported that the Carolina Chocolate Drops had received a National Endowment of the Arts grant. The article that I read (www.sacksco.com/roster/ccd/ccd_rls.html) stated clearly that…
View More Correction to Carolina Chocolate Drops articleCarolina Chocolate Drops: on the rise
Even their name, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, could be seen as a recycled relic of the past. Back in the 1930s there was an African-American…
View More Carolina Chocolate Drops: on the riseZhalman: African hip hop with an African message
The scars surely run deep into his psyche. As a young child, he watched his homeland of Liberia torn apart by civil war; his mother,…
View More Zhalman: African hip hop with an African messageInterview with Macedonian Singer Esma Redzepova, the "Queen of the Gypsies"
Interview by Ivana D’Alessandro Esma Redzepova, the so-called « Queen of the Gypsies » is one of the amazing artists who co-operate with the Dosta!…
View More Interview with Macedonian Singer Esma Redzepova, the "Queen of the Gypsies"