Urna and Kroke, a Well-Designed Collaboration
Urna and Kroke – Ser (Urna Chahar-Tugchi / Uct, 2018) One would think that teaming up a singer born to nomadic herders on the Ordos…
Anouar Brahem to Perform Blue Maqams in London
Tunisian composer and oud maestro is set to perform on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Barbican Hall in London. The concert draws together Brahem’s profound…
Artist Profiles: Buika
Buika (pronounced BWEE-kah) was born Concha Buika on the Spanish island of Mallorca, to parents who arrived to Spain as political exiles from Equatorial Guinea.…
Artist Profiles: Biella Nuei
Since 1984 Biella Nuei have been studying, recovering, expanding and popularizing traditional music from Aragon, a region situated in the north of Spain, below the…
Artist Profiles: Berrogüetto
Berrogüetto was a crucial band in the Galician folk music scene. The six members of the band had great careers before starting this project, as…
Artist Profiles: Bernarda de Utrera
Bernarda de Utrera was born Bernarda Jiménez Peña in 1927, in Utrera, near Seville. She came from a legendary family of Flamenco performers. Bernarda was…
Artist Profiles: Beselch Rodríguez
Beselch Rodríguez was born in La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands. He has become one of the leading timple performers in Spain. The timple is a…
Tuareg guitar Hero Mdou Moctar to Perform at Gramps in Miami
One of the rising stars of Tuareg desert blues, Mdou Moctar, is set to perform on Friday, January 18, 2019 at Gramps in Miami. Nigerien…
A celebration of the Divine Feminine in Song This Friday in San Francisco
Sixteen of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most captivating voices in early, ethnic, and new music will gather together to celebrate nearly 1000 years of…
Charming Vocal Works by Shirish Korde
“Ka” (Svrasa Records, 2012) is a vocal work for soprano and chamber ensemble. Here, Indian vocal forms intersect western contemporary classical music. Shirish Korde is…