Musical Connections Between Black and Native American/Indigenous Cultures
Understanding The Connections Between Black And Aboriginal Peoples by Raging BlakkIndian Dub is a text rich with information about the links between black and indigenous…
Carriacou Third Maroon Music Festival
Carriacou, Grenada, West Indies – Carriacou’s Third Maroon Music Festival kicks off Friday 25th April until Sunday 27th. Carriacou’s number one festival, which is growing…
Magic of the Persian Mystics
London, England – Music of the Persian Mystics (ARC Music) is the title of the new album by Zohreh Jooya and Madjid Derakhshani. This album,…
Inti illimani Presents New Studio CD
Danbury, USA – The first studio album by Inti-Illimani in over five years with be out Coming out April 22. With Lugares Comunes, on Xenophile…
The Emperor’s New Pipa
Franklin, USA – Naxos World released this week Pipa: From a Distance, presenting the wide musical range of the Chinese stringed instrument. The CD features…
Abdullah Ibrahim – A Well-Known Brand Name
Interviewed by Seth Jordan Some still know him as Dollar Brand, others by his adopted moniker of Abdullah Ibrahim, which he began using in the…
Anuradha Pal – Rhythm Queen
Interviewed by Seth Jordan There’s something subtle going on in India these days. After centuries of subservience to their male counterparts, there’s a new generation…
Burning Spear: Dread Inna Grammy Babylon
Winston Rodney interviewed by Seth Jordan Nicknamed after the guerrilla pseudonym used by the African freedom fighter and Kenya’s first head of state, Jomo Kenyatta,…
Rum and Rumba: Interview with Juan de Marcos González
The man who put together the Buena Vista Social Club talks to Seth Jordan about “the old guys”, his current Afro-Cuban All Stars, and saving…
Natacha Atlas: Lifting The Veil
Interview by Seth Jordan The last time I spoke with Natacha Atlas by phone, on the release of her last solo album “Gedida” in ’99,…