Artist Profiles: Ze Cafofinho & suas corrente
Tiago de Melo Andrade, better known as Ze Cafofinho is part of Recife’s music scene. has one of the richest music production in Brazil. Situated…
Artist Profiles: Yamandu Costa
Yamandu Costa was born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1980. There, he began his guitar studies with his father Algacir Costa,…
Artist Profiles: Bau
Rufino Almeida, better known as Bau, was born in 1962 in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde. Bau is a well known artist in Cape Verde’s…
Black Atlantic Music Festival at Duke University
Duke Performances will present a Black Atlantic, a captivating six-day world music festival, celebrating the music of Africa and the African diaspora. The festival takes…
Music for St. Patrick’s Day 2018
St. Patrick’s Day. How exactly did the Catholic patron saint feast day of the the people of Ireland, a relatively small island in the North…
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita to Present “Transparent Water” in Carrboro
Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, one of the leading jazz pianists and Senegalese kora maestro Seckou Keita, along with Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles, are set to…
Artist Profiles: Vitor Da Trindade
Vitor Da Trindade is a percussionist, singer and guitarist, teacher of Brazilian dances. He played with the bands Bazar dos Baratos, Réquiem Napalm and Flor…
PunjabTronix to Showcase at SXSW Music Festival
PunjabTronix is set to perform at 2018 SXSW Music Festival. The group recently toured the East Coast of the USA this March. PunjabTronix is a…
Outstanding Cello and Tarantella
Hasa-Mazzotta – Novilunio (Ponderosa, 2017) Redi Hasa and Maria Mazzotta is a remarkable duo representing two diverse European traditions. Redi Hasa is a remarkable Albanian…
Artist Profiles: Virginia Rodrigues
Virginia Rodrigues was born in Salvador, Brazil, December 31, 1964. Virginia Rodrigues is a woman of humble origins who grew up in Salvador de…