Valtos and Elephant Sessions Reunite for a Summer Anthem
Valtos, the Skye-based electronic duo Martyn MacDonald and Daniel Docherty, reunite with Highland folk-fusion group Elephant Sessions on the single “Bloom.” Following the success of…
Zily Elevates Mayotte Island Identity Through Music
Mayotte-born artist Zily is the daughter of a Madagascan father and a French mother from Mayotte. Raised in the village of Tsingoni, she has consistently…
Accordionist Yeison Landero Carries the Torch of Colombian Cumbia
(headline image: Yeison Landero – Photo by Alex Guete) Yeison Landero was born in San Jacinto, Bolívar, a town located in the Montes de María…
Exceptional Accordionist Yegor Zabelov
(headline image: Yegor Zabelov – photo by Ana Maria Dinis) Belarusian musician Yegor Zabelov is widely recognized as one of the most innovative accordionists in…
Meral Polat’s Music Career Through Diaspora and Song
(headline image: Meral Polat live in Vienna –Photo by Hanna Fasching) Meral Polat is an acclaimed actress, singer-songwriter, and theater producer based in the Netherlands.…
Mario Lúcio Sousa, Cape Verde’s Renaissance Man
(headline image: Mário Lúcio – Photo by Omar Camilo) Mário Lúcio Sousa (born October 21, 1964) is a prominent Cape Verdean composer, singer, author, painter,…
Ports of Call: Toasaves Revives Flemish Song with a Global Sound
(headline image: Toasaves – Photo by Laura Soriano) Toasaves is a Belgian music collective founded in early 2021 by ud player and artistic director Tristan…
Beyond Folk: Spafford Campbell Reimagine English Traditions
(headline image: Spafford Campbell – Photo by Lara Laeverenz) Fiddle player Owen Spafford and guitarist Louis Campbell, together known as Spafford Campbell, form a boundary-pushing…
Going South in a Good Way
American singer Carrie Marshall combines the sway of a bossa nova rhythm with silky smooth vocals and the added sweetening of Appalachian-style fiddle on “Southern Shade…
La Santa Cecilia preserves vital Mexican musical heritage
(headline image: La Santa Cecilia – Photo by Humberto Howard) Formed in Los Angeles in 2007, La Santa Cecilia is a Mexican American band known…