Flamenco Romantico
Rafa El Tachuela – Flamenco Romantico (ARC Music, 2006) After his fruitful collaboration with master Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy on the best selling album Flamenco…
2017 Holiday Music Guide
Do you remember last January when you said, “Hey, just throw all them in that big plastic bag,” and the other person did exactly that?…
Sekou Kouyate to Showcase at Visa for Music in Rabat
Guinean kora innovator Sekou Kouyate is set to perform on November 23, 2017 at 21:30 at Salle la Renaissance in Rabat, Morocco. This concert is…
The Second Annual GroundUP Music Festival in Miami Beach Reveals Exciting 2018 Program
The second annual GroundUP Music Festival will take place February 9-11, 2018 in Miami Beach, Florida. Hosted by acclaimed jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy, the…
Artist Profiles: Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant was born August 2, 1948 in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. He is a rock singer most famous for being the lead…
Artist Profiles: Robert Mirabal
Robert Mirabal was born on October 6, 1966 in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. “There’s always a flute player in every tribe. I never would…
Artist Profiles: Robben Ford
Robben Ford was born on December 16, 1951 in Woodlake, California, U.S.A. Robben Ford’s earliest musical steps were in the blues playing with his brothers…
Artist Profiles: Rob Curto’s Forro For All
Forró For All is a band dedicated to the sound of Northeastern Brazil’s traditional ‘forró p’ de serra’ performed with a sensibility born of New…
Artist Profiles: Robert Johnson
Born in Hazelhurst, Mississippi in 1911, Robert Johnson came to prominence in the 1930s, recording his 26-song catalog during two recording sessions in 1936 and…
Boubacar Traoré Meets the South
Boubacar Traoré – Dounia Tabolo (Lusafrica, 2017) The master of Malian blues Boubacar Traoré connects with three leading African-American blues and roots music musicians, Cedric…