Ghanaian Music Icon Rocky Dawuni Releases Empowering Anthem “Rise”
Rocky Dawuni, an influential Ghanaian singer and songwriter, has released his latest single, “Rise.” Known as the “King of Afro Roots,” Dawuni offers this track…
Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwals to Perform Sufi Music of South Asia in NYC
(headline image: Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad – Photo by Jack Vartoogian Front Row Photos) Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwals are set to perform…
Shapeshifting Ancient Ballad Celebrates the Lady of Aragon
Inventive U.K. artist Periscopi Invertit scores again with “La dama d’aragó.” It’s a Catalan ballad from centuries ago, with similarities to a Greek folk song…
Wolverlei, Reissue of an Essential Dutch Folk Recording
Wolverlei – Wolverlei (Pan Records, 2024) Originally released as an LP by Stoof on the Munich Records label in 1978 (MU 7445), Wolverlei’s album, Wolverlei,…
Emerging Galician Folk Band Breo
Breo, the emerging folk group from Galicia, Spain, released their debut album Máis Alá on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. The album features ten tracks inspired…
Manu Chao Returns with ‘Viva Tu’: Stories of Community and Reflection
Manu Chao – Viva Tu (Because Music, 2024) The album Viva Tu is the long-awaited return of Manu Chao, an artist that releases few albums,…
Trevor Watson is Out of the Shadows on New Album
Banjoist Trevor Watson has a new album titled Out of the Shadows. “Trevor has been one of my favorite banjo players for over 30 years…
Hamza Akram Qawwal & Brothers to Perform Sufi Qawwali at Roulette
(headline image: Hamza Akram Qawwal Ens by Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi) Hamza Akram Qawwal & Brothers, grandsons of the renowned Munshi Raziuddin, are set…
Joyful Cumbia by Italy’s Beppe Delre
Beppe Delre is an Italian with a lengthy musical resume, so I’m guessing that the Latin/cumbia style of his track “L’anguria” is only a sampling…
The Sound of Silence: Another Noise Unites Deaf Artists in an Unprecedented Collaboration
Raymond Antrobus & Evelyn Glennie – Another Noise (2024) Another Noise marks the first collaboration between Raymond Antrobus, a Jamaican British poet, and Evelyn Glennie,…