They are part of the history of popular music in our country [Spain], with more visible international recognition than in Madrid itself. We have known…
La Musgaña: Hortalinos Around the World
Category: Interviews
An interview with Ephat Mujuru
Shona Spirit: Passing On the Ancestral Music …with excerpts from an article by Banning Eyre. While Zimbabweans fought and died to topple their Rhodesian oppressors in…
Interview with Bruce McIntosh, Head of Fania Records’ Catalog
Craft Recordings, the reissue label of Concord Records, recently announced the reissue of various essential Fania Records albums on vinyl. World Music Central talked to…
An Interview with Hassan Hakmoun
This interview with Hassan Hakmoun was conducted by Bouna Ndiaye of WNCU-FM, 90.7 FM in Raleigh, North Carolina: WNCU: Hassan Hakmoun, you arrived in the…
Tala Master: An Interview with Trichy Sankaran
Few percussionists are able to make a name for themselves as solo performers. But Trichy Sankaran, the mrdangam maestro who heads the Indian Music Studies…
Funky Tabla, Interview with Badal Roy
Amerendra ‘Badal’ Roy Choudhury arrived in New York in 1968 with a pair of tablas and eight dollars in his pocket. In three days he…
An Interview with Bickram Ghosh
Bickram Ghosh is fast becoming a household name for fans of Indian classical music. His lightning-fast yet extremely clean drumming reflects the style of his…
An Interview with Tarun Bhattacharya: Master of 100 Strings
Interview by Krishna Kumar, a graduate student and host of “World Café” on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tarun Bhattacharya is one of…
Ashley Maher: The Adventuress
Ashley Maher is a tall, slender woman with a river of red hair. She is a vocalist, songwriter, and dancer. The pandemic has not slowed…
Rebeca Vallejo Brings the Fire
Rebeca Vallejo was born in Madrid, Spain. As a child she was surrounded by a family of flamenco singers, flamenco is the traditional music of…