The Entertaining Crosscultural Brass Sounds of Salento
Cesare Dell’Anna and GirodiBanda – Guerra (11/8 Records, 2018) On the album Guerra, Italian trumpeter Cesare Dell’Anna explores various musical genres from a brass band…
Artist Profiles: Wissam Joubran
Wissam Joubran was born in 1983, and was introduced very young to ud by his brother Samir. He attended numerous local and international festivals, among…
Artist Profiles: Suhail Khoury
Suhail Khoury’s music is deeply connected with his personal experiences. It talks about freedom, victory, Jerusalem and love. Some of it was composed during Suhail…
Artist Profiles: Samir Joubran
Samir Joubran was born in 1973 in Nazareth. He is a Palestinian ud virtuoso and graduate of the Abdul-Wahab Conservatory for Eastern Music, Cairo. He…
Artist Profiles: Rim Banna
Rim Banna was a Palestinian singer born in the city of Nazareth in Galilee. She loved music and singing ever since she was a child.…
Artist Profiles: Oriental Music Ensemble (OME)
The Oriental Music Ensemble (OME) was established by the National Conservatory of Music in Palestine in 1996. It has participated in numerous musical and cultural…
Artist Profiles: Nizar Rohana
Nizar Rohana is a Palestinian ud player living in the Netherlands. He stands out for bringing together virtuosity within fresh contemporary compositions, while maintaining the…
Artist Profiles: Issa Boulos
Ud player, composer and teacher Issa Boulos was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, 1968. Issa Boulos comes from a family of both musical and literary traditions…
Artist Profiles: Farid Ayaz Qawwal and Brothers
Farid (also spelled Fareed) Uddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini belongs to the best known gharana (ancient tradition) of qawwali, Qawwal Bachon Ka Gharana’ of Delhi. This gharana,…
A Chiseled Bluegrass Sound Grounded By Tradition
NewTown – Old World (Mountain Home Music, 2018) The group NewTown has on tap Old World on the Mountain Home Music label and this sweet…