Interview with Regula Curti, Founder of the Beyond Foundation and Beyond Music project
The Beyond Foundation and Beyond Music project have released fascinating musical productions that bring together various world cultures. Regula Curti, founder of the two…
Artist Profiles: Elis Regina
“Singing for me is a sacred,” said Elis Regina. Coming to prominence at the peak of bossa nova years in the late 1950s and early…
Niladri Kumar Pushes the frontiers of Indian classical music
Niladri Kumar – Sitar Gaze (Times Music, 2005) Pushing the frontiers of Indian classical music, this is an excellent album featuring sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar,…
Tawassol by Gabacho Maroc Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart Album in March 2018
Tawassol, the album released by French band Gabacho Maroc is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2018. The band…
Artist Profiles: Guy One
Ghanaian musician Guy One built up a fervent following in local villages amongst the Frafra people in northern Ghana, in which no funeral or wedding…
Artist Profiles: Eliane Elias
Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Eliane Elias learned the piano at age 7, and was already transcribing heaping solo portions of her parents’ jazz records…
Africa Oyé 2018 Announces First wave of International Artists
Africa Oyé festival has revealed the first set of artists scheduled to perform this year. The festival will take place June 16 and 17 in…
Artist Profiles: Binhan
Singer-songwriter Binhanquinhe Quimor, better known as Binhan, was born in 1977 in Guinea Bissau. He grew up in Catio, a town in southern Guinea Bissau.…
Artist Profiles: Sona Jobarteh
Maya Sona Jobarteh was born in London in 1983. She is the first professional female kora player. Sona is part of the Jobarteh/Diabaté family of…
Artist Profiles: Egberto Gismonti
The son of a Lebanese father and a Sicilian mother, Gismonti was born in 1947 in the small Brazilian town of Carmo. He studied piano…