Artist Profiles: Dhruba Ghosh
Dhruba Ghosh was partly responsible for the renaissance of the sarangi in India. He was renowned for bringing out the sinuous and haunting melodic nature…
Artist Profiles: Deepak Ram
Deepak Ram is a highly gifted musician with a firm foundation in the traditions of North Indian classical music, as well as an inspired versatility…
Captivating and Stylish Opium Moon
Opium Moon – Opium Moon (Be Why, 2018) Descriptors like enchanting, elegant and hypnotic just don’t seem to do justice to Be Why Music’s recent…
Invigorating Cross-Genre Expressions by Kiran Ahluwalia
Kiran Ahluwalia – 7 billion (Kiran Music, 2018) Composer and vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia is an explorer and innovator in the field of modern Indian music.…
The Winds and Echoes of the Andes
Los Ruphay – A Cry For Revolution< - Earth Healing Music from Bolivia (ARC Records EUCD2795, 2018) It’s a 50th anniversary album for the band.…
Soweto Gospel Choir to Celebrate Nelson Mandela’s Centennial July 18th with A Song From Their Upcoming Album Freedom
On September 14, 2018 Soweto Gospel Choir will release its sixth Shanachie Entertainment recording, Freedom, a collection of freedom songs from South Africa and beyond,…
Captivating Sounds from the Greek Melting Pot
Loxandra Ensemble – In Transition (Dalit-Music, 2018) Loxandra Ensemble, one of the finest world music acts from the eastern Mediterranean, has released a flavorful album…
Artist Profiles: Debashish Bhattacharya
India’s Debashish Bhattacharya is one of the greatest slide guitarists in the world. He has, both through creating the actual design of the instrument, and…
Artist Profiles: Buddhadev Das Gupta
Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta was a virtuoso performer who created a uniquely modern style rooted in a profound knowledge and feeling for raga music. He will…
Artist Profiles: Brij Bhushan Kabra
Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra was born in 1937. Her was a senior disciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, and pioneered the use of the guitar…