Artist Profiles: Jorge Drexler
Jorge Abner Drexler Prada, better known as Jorge Drexler, was born on September 21, 1964. He came to the world’s attention with his unprecedented 2005…
Artist Profiles: Deolinda
Deolinda formed in 2006, inspired by Mariza, the Portuguese fado star who is renowned the world over. With a theatrical bent to much of their…
Artist Profiles: Divanhana
Divanhana is based in Sarajevo, a city historically described as a crossroads between the East and the West. Divanhana present new arrangements of urban traditional…
Artist Profiles: Rubén Rada
Known to his many friends and fans simply as ‘Rada,’ Rubén Omár Rada Silva was born July 17, 1943 was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. As…
Ugandan Global Travels
Nsimbi – Nsimbi (Imara Records / Baboon Forest, 2018) Nsimbi brings together American world fusion vocalist Miriam Tamar and Ugandan singer-rapper and spoken word artist…
Guitarist Cañizares Wins Best Flamenco Album Award at Spanish Independent Music Awards 2019
The album “El mito de la caverna” by acclaimed flamenco guitarist Cañizares is the winner of the Best Flamenco Album Award at Premios MIN 2019,…
2019 St. Patrick’s Day Music
So, here we are. We’ve come to that time of year when I have this sudden insane desire to rip paper shamrocks from the walls…
Anoushka Shankar to Perform in Durham and Miami
Celebrated sitar player Anoushka Shankar is currently touring the United States. The tour includes concerts in Durham, North Carolina (Carolina Theater & Duke Performances) and…
Artist Profiles: Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar was born on June 9, 1981 in London, England. Anoushka is the daughter of the late Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar, and she…
Hot Indo-Swedish Fusion
Mynta – Hot Days (Free Spirit, 2006) This is a superb Indo-Swedish fusion band, not quite in the league of Shakti, but with a more…