Rodrigo Costa Félix ‘s Stimulating Fado Creativity
Rodrigo Costa Félix – Tempo (Rock CD Records, 2020) Tempo (Time) is the excellent new album from Portuguese fado singer-songwriter Rodrigo Costa Félix. He is…
Hybrid Flamenco Innovator El Canijo de Jerez Releases “Constelaciones de Humo”
Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist El Canijo de Jerez has released a new album titled “Constelaciones de Humo” (Smoke Constellations). This is a self-produced recording on…
A Moving Sound, Masters of Taiwanese Global Fusion
A Moving Sound – Songs Beyond Words (ARC Music, 2020) A Moving Sound is a fabulous world fusion ensemble based in Taiwan. The group has…
Nordic Band Wardruna Releases Kvitravn Music Video
Innovative Scandinavian band Wardruna has unveiled the music video for the title track of its upcoming fifth full length album, Kvitravn (White Raven). The album…
Czech Duo Tara Fuki Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Motyle
Cellists Andrea and Dorota formed Tara Fuki twenty years ago. They are celebrating this remarkable collaboration with a new album titled Motyle (Indies Scope records),…
Ragas Live Festival 2020 to Feature Legends of World Music from 13 cities Around the Globe
The founders of New York City’s Ragas Live Festival realized they couldn’t have a 24-hour live festival this year. Instead, they decided to live stream…
Fantastic Virtual Edition of the 2020 Jeonju Int’l Sori Festival
Last year I had the pleasure of visiting South Korea for the first time to attend the 2019 Jeonju Int’l Sori Festival. It was a…
The Extraordinary Polyglot Sound of Meriem Ben Amor
Meriem Ben Amor – Once Upon a Time (Electrofone Music, 2020) Once Upon a Time introduces the music of Meriem Ben Amor, a rising talent…
Evocative Parlor Guitar
Matt Smith – Parlor (6 String Ranch Records, 2019) Parlor introduces the intimate acoustic guitar work of American musician and composer Matt Smith. The album…
Artist Profiles: José Valencia
Award-wining flamenco singer José Antonio Valencia Vargas, better known as José Valencia, was born in Barcelona in 1975. He grew up in a gypsy family…