Sheila Chandra Provides Free Download of Upcoming Book in Response to COVID-19 Emergency
British world music icon Sheila Chandra has made available a free digital download of her upcoming book ‘How to Live like an Artist’ on her…
Venezuelan Band La Gallera Social Club to Release Trópico Salvaje
La Gallera Social Club, a Venezuelan duo from Maracaibo, has announced the release of its new album, Trópico Salvaje (Tortuga Music). The release date is…
Interview with Riveting Cellist and World Music Explorer Matthieu Saglio
Composer and cellist Matthieu Saglio has released a solo album titled El Camino de los Vientos (ACT Music, 2020). Saglio has been making exquisite music…
Sauljaljui, Rising Indigenous Taiwanese Talent
Sauljaljui – Inside Revealed (Wind Music, 2020) Taiwanese artist Tai Siao-chun is better known as Sauljaljui. She’s an indigenous musician, songwriter and composer, part of…
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s up where she belongs
She might be approaching the autumn years of an extraordinary multi-faceted career, but Buffy Sainte-Marie continues to exude the energy of a summer hurricane that…
David Broza to Release Guitar Single “Tears for Barcelona”
Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist David Broza has announced the release of the single “Tears for Barcelona.” The track, scheduled for release on May 1, 2020,…
Imaginative Woman-Led Cuban Alchemy
Okan – Sombras (Lulaworld Records, 2019) Okan is a highly talented Toronto-based world music ensemble rooted in Afro-Cuban music led by Cuban multi-instrumentalists and composers…
José Alberto “El Ruiseñor” Releases Debut Album “Mi Tumbao”
José Alberto Tamayo Diaz, better known as “El Ruiseñor”(the nightingale) has recorded his debut album titled “Mi Tumbao,” scheduled for release in May 2020 on…
Absorbing Fingerstyle Guitar from Peppino D’Agostino
Peppino D’Agostino – Connexion (A-Train Entertainment, 2020) Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and composer Peppino D’Agostino has released “Connexion” his first solo album in six years. D’Agostino…
Latin Alternative Music Conference Virtual and Free in 2020
As many other events, the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) has been affected by the COVID-19 global standstill. The organizers of the conference have decided…