The Captivating Sounds of Mauritius
Mauravann, one of the finest roots music acts from Mauritius performed on July 14, 2019 at the Rainforest World Music Festival’s Theatre Stage. Mauritius is…
Artist profiles: Daniel Sandén-Warg
Daniel Sandén-Warg was born in 1977 in Østersund, Sweden. He grew up in Karlstad, where he started playing the guitar at an early age, Jimi…
Artist Profiles: Harald Bauweraerts
Harald Bauweraerts grew up in a musical family and therefore had the opportunity to learn to play the hurdy gurdy at the very young age…
Artist Profiles: Esperanza Fernández
Esperanza Fernández Vargas was born in Sevilla in 1966. She has gypsy blood in her veins. Her family has long included guitarists, dancers and singers…
Artist Profiles: Pavel Lukoyanov
Pavel Lukoyanov is a professional musician, a graduate of the Russian Academy of Music in Gnesinykh. He plays the gusli performer, an ancient Russian folk…
Boukman Eksperyans to Perform Free Concert at Lincoln Center David Rubenstein Atrium
Influential Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans is set to perform on Thursday, August 29 at 7:30 pm at the Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium. Admission is…
California Reggae Band Pepper Releases ‘Local Motion’
Reggae band Pepper has a new album titled ‘Local Motion’ out on the band’s imprint LAW Records. Local Motion pays tribute to the many days…
Artist Profiles: Mihály Sipos
Mihály Sipos was born in 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. His ancestors on his father’s side were shepherds. His grandmother knew their old traditional songs and…
Artist profiles: Dániel Hamar
Dániel Hamar was born in 1951 in Budapest, Hungary. He started to play the piano when he was seven and took up the classical double…
Rising Reggae Act Mortimer Releases “Lightning” Single
Emerging reggae star Mortimer has a new single titled “Lightning,” released via a partnership between top producer Winta James’s Overstand Entertainment and reggae label Easy…