Bloomington, Indiana, USA – Coinciding with his Spring 2005 tour, the man behind Charanga Cakewalk, Michael Ramos, talks about his experiences and the new album,…
Rock, Latin, and Electronica, the Experiences of Charanga Cakewalk
Category: Interviews
Oliver Mtukudzi Comments on Nhava, His New Album
Zimbabwean guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi has an ew recording entitled Nhava. It is the latest installment in Heads Up International’s critically acclaimed Heads…
To Protect and Serve: An Interview with I Nyoman Cerita of Sanggar Çudamani
Contributed by Lela Chapman. All photos by Jorge Vismara. Interviewer’s notes: On May 1, the 31 young virtuosi of Gamelan Çudamani will cap their first…
A Moment with Rokia Traoré
by Susan Budig [this article first appeared in Mshale newspaper] One might expect a bigger, louder, brassier woman to be the one who breaks down…
Oliver Mtukudzi Responds to Political Accusations
Bloomington, Indiana, USA – Oliver Mtukudzi has been caught in a political crossfire on the eve of Zimbabwe’s parliamentary election. He issued a statement that…
Cuban Music Does not depend on Dollar, Omara Portuondo Says
(Prensa Latina) Madrid, Spain – “Cuban music has never depended on the dollar, depends on intellect, that is why Cuba and the world will continue…
Interview with Lhasa
World Music Central’s interview with the increasingly popular singer and world traveler Lhasa: How did growing up in different places and countries affect your music? It…
An Interview with Celtic Flute Wizards Flook
The following is World Music Central‘s interview with Sarah Allen of the British band Flook. How and when was the band formed? We first formed…
Questions for Caetano Veloso about his latest album, A Foreign Sound
On Fina Estampa, you offered a unique Brazilian treatment of classic Latin American songs. Your approach in recording A Foreign Sound is similar to what…
Emmanuel Riley – Pan Tuner and Renowned Pan Soloist
An April Spring Saturday in Brooklyn, New York, heralded the first-time visit of Emmanuel ‘Corbeau Jack’ Riley – steel pan soloist extraordinaire and, master pan…