Zakir Hussain & Rahul Sharma to Present Remembrance of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
(headline image: Zakir Hussain & Rahul Sharma. Zakir photo by Jim Bennett.) Zakir Hussain & Rahul Sharma are set to perform at Symphony Space on…
Karmento’s Avant-garde Folk from La Mancha
Karmento – La Serrana (El Tragaluz, 2024) With her new album, La Serrana, Manchegan artist Karmento embarks on a new phase, advancing towards a more…
Alicia Svigals Awarded 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Fellowship in Folk/Traditional Arts
Alicia Svigals, a violinist, composer, and founding member of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics, has been awarded a 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Folk/Traditional Arts. Svigals is…
Inaugural Oregon Celtic Festival Set for September 13-15
Wandering in Time Productions and the Washington Renaissance Arts & Education Society, the organizers of the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire and the Oregon Renaissance Faire,…
Brazilian Icon Marcos Valle Returns with Samba Funk Album ‘Túnel Acústico’
Marcos Valle – Túnel Acústico (Far Out Recordings, 2024) Marcos Valle is a multifaceted Brazilian composer, arranger, singer, and multi-instrumentalist whose career spans over six…
The Tom Campbell Trio Reveals Debut Single “Malkie’s”
The Tom Campbell Trio, a collective of three Scottish musicians, has released a debut single titled “Malkie’s.” The Tom Campbell Trio includes Tom Campbell-Paine on…
Inspiring Song of Life in an Infamous Confederate Prison Camp
Let it be known that The Irish Lassies are actually a group of laddies from the United States. Be aware also that their song “Andersonville”…
Lestvitsa Ensemble’s Passion for Eastern European Folkore
Lestvitsa Ensemble – Ikos’-prikos’ / Ансамбль Лествица – Икось-Прикось (Lestvitsa ensemble, 2024) Lestvitsa Ensemble is a folk group firmly dedicated to studying and popularizing Russian…
Experience Carlos Núñez at Kaufman Music Center
Carlos Núñez is set to perform at Kaufman Music Center in Manhattan on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Known for his energy, virtuosity, and charisma, multi-instrumentalist…
Sefo Kanuteh Goes Acoustic on Mesmerizing Album ‘Afou’
Sefo Kanuteh – Afou (self-released, 2021) Afou is the second kora and balafon album Sefo Kanuteh player released in 2021. Afou, recorded with UK-based musicians,…