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,…
Artist Profiles: Terrafolk
Founded by violinist Bojan Cvetreznik, Terrafolk was created at the end of 2000, while improvising at a festival in Slovenia. The band includes musicians that…