Celebrated Malian Singer Fatoumata Diawara Announces 2019 North American Tour
Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara will be touring North America in March and April to support her new Shanachie Records album Fenfo (“Something To…
A Tribute to the Groundbreaking Kentucky Colonels
Roland White – A Tribute to the Kentucky Colonels (Mountain Home Records MH17242, 2018) Mandolin virtuoso and vocalist Roland White recorded A Tribute to the…
Festival International de Louisiane Unveils 2019 Lineup
Festival International de Louisiane has released its 2019 concert lineup. This year’s artists will include Dobet Gnahoré (Ivory Coast), Moonlight Benjamin (Haiti), and the United…
Le Trio Joubran Tops the March 2019 Transglobal World Music Chart
The Long March by Le Trio Joubran is the number one album in the March 2019 Transglobal World Music Chart. Le Trio Joubran features three…
Artist Profiles: Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss was born July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois, but was raised in Champaign, Illinois. She began studying classical violin at five years old…
Artist Profiles: Alison Brown
Alison Brown was born August 7, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. She began her music career at a young age, playing banjo in several Southern California…
Houssam Gania’s Trance Ritual Music
Houssam Gania – Mosawi Swiri (Hive Mind Records, 2019) Sometimes the best music is the result of misery. Think about it, a good number of…
Artist Profiles: Alex de Grassi
Alex de Grassi was born February 13, 1952 in Yokosuka, Japan but grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He started music on the…
Artist Profiles: Robert Tree Cody
Robert “Tree” Cody (also known in the Maricopa language as Oou-Kas Mah Quet or “Thunder Bear”) was born April 20, 1951, in Los Angeles, California.…
Artist Profiles: Riley Baugus
Riley Baugus was born November 28, 1965 in North Carolina. He was brought up in a household where recordings of old-time music were often played,…