Mokoomba Rises to the Top of World Music Charts Europe for the Month of September 2023
The album Tusona: Tracings in the Sand by Zimbabwean band Mokoomba soars to the top of World Music Charts Europe for the Month of September…
Portuguese Multi-Intrumentalist Ricardo de Noronha
Ricardo de Noronha is a Portuguese world music percussionist and wind player with over twenty years experience. He played in the award-winning band Mandrágora as…
Dobet Gnahoré Joins Sangit in Enchanting Single ‘Danser'”
Israeli producer, composer, and percussionist Sangit has release the single ‘Danser’ featuring the Grammy Award-winning singer Dobet Gnahoré from the Ivory Coast. This song is…
WOMEX 2023 Unveils Opening Concert Lineup Under the Title Resounding Picasso
Influential world music showcase WOMEX has revealed the artists set to perform at the 2023 opening gala on October 25 in A Coruña, Spain. Notably,…
Flamenco Artist Diego Amador Reveals New EP, ‘El silencio es oro’
Multifaceted flamenco artist Diego Amador prefers action and creation over excess of words. That is why his superb new EP is called El silencio es…
Eminent Indian Vocalist Mashkoor Ali Khan
Mashkoor Ali Khan, born on February 27, 1957, is a distinguished Indian classical singer and instructor from the Kirana musical tradition. He is the grandson…
Pedro Rosa’s Flavorful Midnight Alvorada
Pedro Rosa – Midnight Alvorada (ajabu!, 2023) Pedro Rosa, a Spain-based Brazilian composer, guitarist, and singer, released his debut album titled Midnight Alvorada on May…
Zimbabwean Afro Groove Maestros Deliver ‘Tusona: Tracings in the sand’
Mokoomba – Tusona: Tracings in the sand (Outhere Records, 2023) Zimbabwean ensemble Mokoomba, celebrated for their Afro grooves grounded in their traditional roots, has returned…
Palestinian Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer Zafer Tawil
Zafer Tawil is a Palestinian composer and virtuoso musician born in East Jerusalem who is skilled at playing various musical instruments such as oud, violin,…
Sense of Place in World Music: Reflexions of a Non-Japanese Shakuhachi Player
According to French philosopher Henri Lefebvre, the space of philosophy and science is a fetish. Space is judged as having no ontological quality or property,…