Mariam Bagayoko, the Nightingale of Beledugu
Identified as the ‘Nightingale of Beledugu (Bélédougou) in her native Mali, Mariam Bagayoko is a vocalist, dancer, and instrumentalist. Bagayoko is well-known for her vigorous…
DANTCHEV:DOMAIN To Those Who Have Gone, I Sing in a Key of D
DANTCHEV:DOMAIN – To Those Who Have Gone, I Sing in a Key of D (Glomama Music, , 2025) The Finnish-Bulgarian ensemble DANTCHEV:DOMAIN has released its…
Benju Virtuoso Ustad Noor Bakhsh
(headline image: Ustad Noor Bakhsh – Photo by Jan-Eric Wendt) Ustad Noor Bakhsh is a renowned musician from Pakistan’s Balochistan Province. Bakhsh is particularly well…
Iranian Tar and Setar Maestro Ali Kazemi
Ali Kazemi is an Iranian tar and setar player, composer, educator, and scholar. Kazemi’s scholarly work on tahrir, a style of Iranian classical singing, was…
Sufi Musician Juman Latif
Juman Latif, also known as Fakir Juman Shah, after the term for a Muslim ascetic, is a Sufi musician and educator from the Sindh region…
Tunisian Tarab Composer and Vocalist Ghalia Benali
Ghalia Benali is a singer, composer, actress, dancer and visual artist from Tunisia. Her work as a singer is predominantly concerned with innovating within the…
Master Gnawa Musician Hamid El Kasri
Hamid El Kasri (Morocco) is a singer and guimbri player from Ksar El Kebir, Morocco. He is also regarded as a maâlem (master musician) in…
Borderless Bloom: Bagot and Nieto Cultivate a Garden of Sound
Gaëlle Bagot & Juan Manuel Nieto – Jardin d’ailleurs (MusiqueLive / InOuïe Distribution, 2025) French clarinetist and vocalist Gaëlle Bagot and Ecuadorian pianist Juan Manuel…
For The Love Of God: Qawwali And Gospel Converge At Town Hall
The Town Hall and Vagabond Media announced For The Love Of God!, a cross-tradition concert set for Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at…
Lebanese Buzuq Player Farah Kaddour
Farah Kaddour is a buzuq player, composer, and music scholar based in Beirut who integrates her artistic practice into music related projects as a program…