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,…
The 26th Rainforest World Music Festival – Sarawak Cultural Village, June 23-25 2023
For the traditional close of Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in 2019, technical director Niall Macaulay pressed ‘Play’ on Sister Sledge hit ‘We Are Family’.…
Mari Kalkun’s New Album “Stories of Stonia” Weaves Ancient Epics and Modern Melodies
Mari Kalkun – Stories of Stonia (Real World Records, 2023) On Stories of Stonia, Estonian singer Mari Kalkun uses her intimate, ethereal and exceptionally expressive…
Nordic Band Klingra
Nordic ensemble Klingra consists of seven established musicians from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Latvia and The Faroe Islands. Although the band is new, its members are…
Achim Seifert Explores the Fusion of Musical Worlds in “Dünyalar”
Double Moon Records has released Dünyalar, the latest album by electric bassist Achim Seifert. With a career spanning over a decade, Seifert has garnered critical…
Carnatic Music Maestro Aditya Prakash
Aditya Prakash, an award-winning vocalist known for his powerful and emotive voice, was born and raised in Los Angeles. He grew up in an artistic…
Greek Multi-Instrumentalist Sokrates Votskos
Sokrates Votskos, a talented jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, educator, and bandleader hailing from Greece, is profoundly devoted to the exploration and revival of the folk…
Wilson Das Neves’ Musical Legacy Lives on with Powerful Album “Senzala e Favela”
Wilson das Neves – Senzala e Favela (FundiSom, 2023) The superb album Senzala e Favela is a project that began six years ago under the…
Estonian Vocalist and Songwriter Mari Kalkun
Mari Kalkun, a prominent folk musician and songwriter from Estonia, was born in Võrumaa, a southeastern region of Estonia. She resides in a farmhouse built…