The Music of the Bushinengé of French Guiana
Nèg Mawon de Guyane is the title of the album from Les Bushinengé (Buda Musique, 2019) The Bushinengé people are descendants of slaves who escaped…
Artist Profiles: Daby Balde
Daby Balde’s arrangements are based on his Fula traditions from the south of Senegal. They feature the fiddle, accordion and flute alongside the more familiar…
Artist Profiles: Djanbutu Thiossane
Djanbutu Thiossane was the group formed by Ass El Hadj Samba N’Diaye and his brothers, Baye Mass and Pap. They are members of a respected…
Artist Profiles: Zuzana Homolova
According to Encyclopedia of Jazz, Contemporary and Popular Music (Publ. Supraphon Prague 1990): “Zuzana Homova belongs to foremost Slovak songwriters. Her music is characteristic for…
Artist Profiles: Aritmija
Mixing past with present, tradition with progression and acoustic with electric, Aritmija grows from its Balkan roots. It is soaked with the unusual metrum of…
Artist Profiles: Brina Vogelnik
Vocalist Brina Vogelnik and her band mates have a free, fresh and bold musical approach. They draw their musical motifs from reinvigorated and rearranged traditional…
Sublimely Gracious NES
NES – Ahlam (ACT Music, 2019) Ahlam (dream in Arabic) is the beautifully-sculpted new album by NES, a trio of virtuoso musicians based in the…
Sarazino Explores Plobal Pop
Sarazino – Mama Funny Day (Cumbancha, 2018) Ecuador-based Algerian singer, world traveler and producer Sarazino has released Mama Funny Day, a toe-tapping album where he…
Artist Profiles: Orlek
The group Orlek has its domicile in Zagorje ob Savi, in the heart of the mining area in the center of Slovenia. The name Orlek…
Artist Profiles: Sukar
1990 was the first functioning year for the group Sukar, made up of active members of tamburitzza orchestras from Ljubljana at the time. These artists,…