Artist Profiles: Oliver Mtukudzi
Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi was born September 22, 1952 in Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe. Oliver’s professional music career spanned more than thirty years and produced over 40…
Refugees for Refugees Announce New Album
Belgium-based world music ensemble Refugees for Refugees has announced the release of its second album ‘Amina.’ The ensemble will present the new recording at Ancienne…
New Orleans to Host 2020 Folk Alliance International Conference
Folk Alliance International announced that its 32nd music conference will head to the effervescent port city of New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans is the birthplace…
Paolo Angeli’s Sardinian Take on Radiohead
Italian guitarist Paolo Angeli has a new album titled 22.22 Free Radiohead (AnMa RER megacorp, 2019) where he showcases his extraordinary extended Sardinian guitar. The…
Artist Profiles: El Chocolate
Antonio Núñez Montoya, ‘El Chocolate,’ was born in Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) in May of 1940, but his artistic birth took place in Seville,…
Artist Profiles: El Cabrero
José Domínguez Muñoz, Better known as El Cabrero, was born in Aznalcóllar, Spain on October 19, 1944. El Cabrero means “the goat herder.” He is…
Enjoyable World Music for Kids
World music for kids is a great way to introduce children to musical diversity and learn about geography and other cultures. Mainstream media provides a…
Artist Profiles: Efrén López
Efrén López was born in Manises, Spain in 1972. He is one of the founders of L’Ham de Foc. After collaborating in a wide number…
Artist Profiles: Eduardo Niebla
Spanish, born in Tangiers of Spanish parents from Andalusia on the 29th July 1955, Eduardo is the seventh son in a family of eleven, nearly…
Artist Profiles: Ea!
‘EA!’s individual character may be attributed to the fact that the band grew out of a group of people who made a conscious decision to…