Cuban singer-songwriter Rita Donte has announced her debut album, Ritual, set for release on March 28 via Ansonia Records. Leading the album’s rollout is the…
Humming Into the Spotlight: Rita Donte Debuts with ‘Zunzun Baba’
Category: Music videos
Reggae Roots Planted Brazilian Style
Brazil’s homegrown reggae scene is long-established and ever-robust, with “Lua” by André Ayel a recent example of how well Jamaica’s signature sound fits with the…
Well Connected
With so many connection options available nowadays, a title like “To Connect” could have whatever meaning one chooses. But one thing’s for sure, this piece…
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers Revive a Vietnam War-Era Classic with “Mama Bake a Pie (Daddy Kill a Chicken)”
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers have released a music video for their rendition of Tom T. Hall’s Vietnam War-era song, “Mama Bake a Pie…
Getting the Party Started
New Cool Collective, a band out of Amsterdam, makes it clear that they’re in a celebratory mood with “The Party,” a funk-filled, Latin-tinged dance track.…
Anoushka Shankar Releases “Hiraeth” Single
Composer and sitar player Anoushka Shankar has shared a video of her new single, “Hiraeth.” This recording will appear in Chapter III: We Return to…
A Reggae Win for a Finn
One never knows where an authentic-sounding reggae track might come from nowadays. Federal Dee, whose home country is Finland, exemplifies as much with “Good Dayz,”…
Buena Vista Social Club’s ‘El ‘Cuarto De Tula’ Video
This video features the celebrated track ‘El Cuarto De Tula,’ taken from Buena Vista Social Club’s 25th Anniversary Editions. Footage of the legendary 1996 Havana…
Reggae Time for Bonzo
Reggae from Italy is no longer a novel thing and if what I’ve heard of it is any indication, it rings true in comparison to…
Wandress, Debut Single by Dazzling Fiddler Ari Urban
“Wandress” is Ari Urban’s debut single as a solo artist. Urban is a classically trained violinist who has transcended musical genres through collaborating with musicians,…