Artist Profiles: Buju Banton
Mark Anthony Myrie, aka Buju Banton (born July 15, 1973) is the youngest of 15 children born to a ‘higgler’, street vendor mother in Kingston,…
Oumou Sangaré Releases Mali Nialé Video
Malian world music star Oumou Sangaré has released a new music video for the song “Mali Nialé” (Beautiful Mali)!” “Mali Nialé” appears in…
Irresistible Bokanté
Bokanté – What Heat (Real World Records, 2018) What Heat is the second album by the fabulous world music band Bokanté. It is a project…
Artist Profiles: Bob Marley
“I love the development of our music.How we’ve tried to develop, y’know? It grows. That’s why every day people come forward with new songs.Music goes…
Guitarist Ana Popovic Motivates the Ladies
Ana Popovic – Like It On Top (ArtisteXclusive Records, 2018) Ana Popovic is one of the finest guitarists in the blues scene. She’s a role…
Artist Profiles: Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Adolphus Dacres in Kingston, Jamaica on July 16, 1941) was a ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing…
Artist Profiles: Alpha Blondy
Alpha Blondy has become one of the world’s biggest reggae stars. Inspired musically by Jamaica, and specially Bob Marley, Blondy also sings about struggle, revolution,…
Artist Profiles: Tenores di Bitti “Mialinu Pira”
Tenores di Bitti “Mialinu Pira” was formed in Sardinia and takes its name from the well-known anthropologist Michelangelo ‘Mialinu’ Pira from Bitti. All the members…
Artist Profiles: Tenore “S. Gavino” Oniferi
The canto a tenore, typical from Barbagia region in the center of Sardinia, is a male polyphonic vocal style with a great charm, one of…
Artist Profiles: Spaccanapoli
Spaccanapoli comes from the streets of Naples, full of vibrant energy, impassioned vocals and wild abandon. The band sings modern protest songs from ancient roots.…