Artist Profiles: Fanfara Station
Fanfara Station is an Italian-Tunisian trio that combines the power of a brass band, electronics and North African vocals and percussion. Inspired by Marzouk Mejri’s…
Splendid Chamber Oud
Rabih Abou-Khalil – Yara (Enja Records, 1998) Lebanese composer and oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil composed the music on this album for a movie titled Yara…
Brader Mûsikî Announces New Album ‘Herim Kuda’
Kurdish singer Brader Mûsikî has a new album titled ‘Herim Kuda‘ on Terp Records. Mûsikî is a well known Kurdish artist, living in Holland. He…
Artist Profiles: El Khat
El Khat is a band from Jaffa, featuring musicians from the Yemeni diaspora. Khat is an addictive leaf that has been chewed socially in Yemen and…
Artist Profiles: Khusugtun
Khusugtun is a Mongolian band that has developed a contemporary form of Mongolian overtone singing by adding polyphony. The group released its first album in…
Summer Samba: The Girl From Ipanema on Video
UMe and Verve have put tother a mouth watering set of Brazilian samba and bossa nova classic summer hits paired with colorful animated videos. The…
Fantastic Big Band Orchestrations of Latin Roots Music
Tony Succar & Pablo Gil – Raíces Jazz Orchestra (Unity Entertainment, 2020) Two of the leading Latin Jazz musicians in the United States got together…
Mongolian Band Khusugtun to Release Jangar
Buda Musique has announced the August 28, 2020 release of Jangar, an album by Mongolian sextet Khusugtun. The group performs a modern and polyphonic exploration…
Artist Profiles: Dongyang Gozupa
Dongyang Gozupa is an innovative South Korean group that performs a remarkable mix of instrumental progressive rock band and Gugak (traditional Korean music). The trio…
The Tune, Deeply Steeped in Korean Traditions and Modernity
The Tune – Wandering Melodic Road (Mirrrorball Music, 2016) South Korea has a very diverse music scene with a large number of excellent female performers…