Ajay Srivastav: Indian Folk Music Meets Delta Blues
Ajay Srivastav – Karmic Blues (Scion Records, 2019) British composer, singer-songwriter and guitarist Ajay Srivastav combines American Delta blues resonator and slide guitar with Indian…
Artist Profiles: Tanemotion
Tanemotion is a Korean genre-crossover band featuring a mix traditional Korean musical instruments and modern instruments. The band’s name “Tanemotion” is a composite, meaning Tan+emotion.…
Accessible Nueva Trova from Alex Cuba
Alex Cuba – Sublime (Caracol Records, 2019) Canada-based Cuban singer-songwriter is known for his pop-leaning style, including catchy hooks commonly used in Spanish-language commercial productions.…
Havana World Music to celebrate its 7th edition in March 2020
The Havana World Music Festival (HWM) will take place on March 19, 20 and 21, 2020, under the artistic direction of performer and composer Eme…
Garden Quartet‘s Contemporary Iranian-Australian Fusion
Garden Quartet – Garden Quartet (Bleemo Music, 2019) Australian audiences were reported to be “spellbound throughout” recent performances by Garden Quartet’s performance of music from…
Fanfara Station Wins Andrea Parodi 2019 World Music Award
Fanfara Station, a band formed by musicians from Tunisia, Italy and the USA won the 12th Andrea Parodi Prize, the only contest in Italy dedicated…
Sangjaru: Korean Gypsy Wins Sori Frontier Contest
The Sori Frontier with KB Bank contest took place October 5, 2019 during the annual Jeonju International Sori Festival at the Yeonji Madang stage. The…
Artist Profiles: Asmaa Hamzaoui
Asmaa Hamzaoui is the leading female performer of Gnawa music. Together with her band Bnat Timbouktou (Daughters of Timbuktu), she performs Gnawa music that goes…
Masterful Mehmet Polat Outside His Harmonic Comfort Zone
Mehmet Polat and Embracing Colours – Quantum Leap (Aftab Records, 2019) Ud virtuoso and composer Mehmet Polat presents a new band and direction on his…
Artist profiles: Katarína Máliková
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer Katarína Máliková was born in 1990 in Polomka, Slovakia. Her music combines traditional Slovak folk songs, art-pop, classical and world music.…