A Sound Journey Through Varanasi
Srdjan Beronja – The Sounds of Varanasi – a unique sound journey through the holy city (ARC Music, 2014) The Sounds of Varanasi is a…
Artist Profiles: Katja Šulc
Poet, singer and composer Katja Šulc was born in 1973 in Krško, Slovenia. She studied music in Slovenia and at the New School in New…
Tuning Into Slovenian World Music
Various Artists – Tuning into the World: Slovenia (Slovenian Music Information Center – SIGIC, 2017) The Slovenian Music Information Center put together this compilation of…
Artist Profiles: Javier Ruibal
Francisco Javier Ruibal de Flores Calero was born in Puerto de Santa Maria (Cadiz) in 1955. He is a self-taught musician, professional since 1978, whose…
Artist Profiles: Espliego
Espliego was formed by two singer-songwriters, Pedro Chaparro (Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real) and José Ignacio Cordero (Talavera de la Reina, Toledo) from the Castille-La Mancha region…
Artist Profiles: Estrella Morente
Estrella Morente was born on August 14, 1980 in Las Gabias, Granada, Spain. She grew up in a family of flamenco singers and guitarists. She…
Artist Profiles: Ezequiel Benitez
Ezequiel Benitez was born in the district of Santiago, Jerez, in 1980. This flamenco singer has become one of the finest performers of the ancient…
Artist Profiles: Fía na Roca
Fía na Roca Fía na Roca was formed in 1990 by several former Xorima musicians with the intention to perform music with deep Galician traditional…
Artist Profiles: Felpeyu
Felpeyu was formed in 1991 by a group of students with similar musical tendencies. The band performed several concerts in halls and folk pubs, changing…
JM International Announces a New Character for Global Folk Music Program
The global youth-music nonprofit, JM International (JMI), has announced a new development to its Ethno program. 2019 will mark the beginning of a 3-year project…