Esma’s Band Continues the Tradition of the Queen of the Gypsies
The album Gipsy Dance (ARC Music) by Esma’s Band – Next Generation continues the tradition of famed Macedonian Roma (Gypsy) singer Esma Redžepova, also known…
Festival International de Louisiane Announces ‘Virtual Festival’ Celebration
Festival International de Louisiane has announced plans to bring the community, and the world, together in a new way during Festival week from April 24-26th,…
Aditya Prakash to Live Stream Diaspora Kid
Indian American Aditya Prakash will be doing a solo live-streaming concert where he’ll share some of the songs from Diaspora Kid. Prakash will be playing…
Elegant Nordic Folk Jazz from Anders Jormin
Anders Jormin – Poems for Orchestra (Losen Records, 2019) Poems for Orchestra is a truly exquisite album from Swedish composer and double bass player Anders…
Interview with Jonathan Taylor of Counter’s Creek
London-based Celtic music trio Counter’s Creek recently released a debut album that we enjoyed a lot. We communicated via the internet with whistle player and…
Pickathon Presents Week 2 of A Concert A Day
Pickathon has opened its vault on years of amazing concerts, all filmed in multi-camera HD, and presenting one concert a day livestreaming at 1:00 p.m.…
Artist: Ngaiire
Vocalist and composer Ngaire Laun J Joseph, better known as Ngaiire, was born in 1984 in Lae, Morobe Province, in Papua New Guinea. Ngaiire emigrated…
WOMADELAIDE 2020 Joy with an Inspired Range Of Music, Arts and Dance
WOMADELAIDE 2020, Adelaide, South Australia – March 6-9 Back on the sunny long weekend in March, jokes about the early onset of ‘The Virus’ seemed…
Masterful Brazilian Mandolin from Danilo Brito
Danilo Brito – Da Natureza das Coisas (Orpheu Music, 2019) Danilo Brito is an extraordinary musician and author. He’s one of the great mandolinists of…
Artist Profiles: Ivan Lins
Ivan Guimarães Lins, better known as Ivan Lins, was born on June 16, 1945, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (however, another biographical source indicates he…