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.…
Artist Profiles: Trombitáši Štefánikovci
The Trombitáši Štefánikovci (Stefaniks Trombita Players) ensemble was founded in 2008 by brothers Ján and Pavol Štefanik, Pavol Novosád, Ivan Bobot, Peter Peťovský, Daniel Káčer…
Artist Profiles: Preßburger Klezmer Band
Bratislava-based Preßburger Klezmer Band was formed in 1995. Founding members included saxophonist Daniel Sloboda; viola player Tomáš Kaiser; clarinetist and saxophonist Erik Rothenstein; and violinist…
Vitto Meirelles’s Delicious Servings
Vitto Meirelles – Da Hora (Cooking Vinyl, 2019) If you have even the slightest affinity for Brazilian music you need a copy of Vitto Meirelles’s…
Artist Profiles: Banda
Banda was founded in 2003 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The ensemble includes musicians with extensive experience in folk music performance as well as other genres. Banda…
World Music Expo WOMEX Reveals 2020 Host City: Budapest, Hungary
Piranha Arts, the producers of WOMEX, have announced today that the Hungarian capital, Budapest, will once again host the World Music Expo in 2020. This…
Artist Profiles: Hrdza
Slovak band Hrdza have been making world fusion since the late 1990s. The ensemble is known for its original material rooted in Slovak traditional music,…