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…
World Jamming, an Interview with Hamsa Lila
Category: Interviews
Sparking 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…
Correction 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…
Carolina 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…
Zhalman: 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,…
Interview 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!…
The Rising Star of Kurdish Music: Delil Dilanar
Inspired by his ancestors, his uncle and his unwritten history Delil Dilanar began a journey of his musical career at a very young age. While…
World Music Profiles: David McLoughlin of Brazil’s BM&A
This world music profile is about an Irishman who fell in love with Brazil and is actively involved in the promotion of Brazilian music…
Composing Arabic Music in Real-time
Coinciding with the recent release of his latest album, El Tarab El Aseel, World Music Central interviewed Egyptian violin virtuoso Riad Abdel-Gawad. When did you…
An Indian jazz musician
Colin D’Cruz-jazz bassplayer from India What inspired you to become a jazz artiste? When did you decide that this will be your career? Like most…