Inaugural “One Love World Peace Fusion Festival & Expo” in New York State
The Inaugural One Love World Peace Fusion Festival & Expo will take place June 22-24th at the historical, lush grounds of the Gelston Castle…
Essential Reissue of Ali Farka Toure‘s The Source
Ali Farka Toure – The Source (World Circuit, 2018, reissue) With our eyes firmly fixed on the far horizon we want the new. We want…
Artist Profiles: Gnawa Diffusion
The members of Gnawa Diffusion, who are based in Grenoble in the South East of France, come from a rich mix of musical and cultural…
Artist Profiles: Georges Moustaki
Georges Moustaki was born Youssef Mustacchi in 1934, in Alexandria, Egypt. His parents, of Greek and Italian origin, spoke five or six languages and ran…
Artist Profiles: Frederic Galliano
Frederic Galliano was born December 23, 1969 in Grenoble. He’s an eclectic musician who works with cutting edge electronic music, jazz and world music. From…
Artist Profiles: Faudel
Faudel’s has one of the most attractive voices to come out of the vibrant Algerian-diaspora Rai tradition. He is the rising star of Rai music…
Artist Profiles: Faubourg De Boignard
Faubourg De Boignard was born from a meeting between Raphael Thierry (bagpipe, vocals) and Christophe Raillard (diatonic accordion, keyboards) in the late 1980s. In 1987,…
Artist Profiles: Kader Fahem
Kader Fahem was born in a modest and large family, with a taste for music. Fahem started learning guitar early at the age of 7.…
Artist Profiles: Erik Marchand
Erik Marchand was born in 1955. He’s a well known Breton vocalist and treujenn-gaol (Breton clarinet) performer. Even though he was born in Paris, his…
Duende Libre’s Global Osmosis
Duende Libre – Drift (Duende Libre, 2018) Seattle trio Duende Libre, led by keyboardist and composer Alex Chadsey, continues to explore sounds where skilled jazz…