Artist Profiles: Pequeño Johnny Rivero
Little Johnny Rivero was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents. As a young boy he was drawn to the sounds and rhythms…
Artist Profiles: Penpa Tsering
Penpa Tsering a world class musician, singer and dancer, was born in Chamdo Kham (eastern Tibet) in 1963. In the 1970s and 1980s Tsering studied…
Artist profiles: Peatbog Faeries
Based on the Isle of Skye, The Peatbog Faeries have played to audiences all over the world. They incorporate many influences which take them from…
Artist Profiles: Paco Fernandez
Francisco Fernández Vargas “Paco Fernández” was born in Triana (Sevilla) in 1967. He grew up in a family of singers, guitar players and dancers. At…
Artist Profiles: Paco De Amparo
Flamenco guitarist Paco De Amparo was born in 1969 in Morón de la Frontera, Spain, into a family with a long lineage of great flamenco…
Saeid Shanbehzadeh’s Pour-Afrigha at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in November 2017
Pour-Afrigha, an album by Iranian musician Saeid Shanbehzadeh reached Number 1 this month at the Transglobal World Music Chart. Pour-Afrigha brings together Afro-Iranian and Baluchi…
Carmen Linares, Flamenco Legend 2017
Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez, better known as Carmen Linares, has received the 6th Flamenco Legend Award. The award is bestowed by Venta de Vargas, La Fragua…
Artist Profiles: Paul Simon
Folk singer Paul Frederic Simon was born October 13, 1941 in Newark New Jersey. His music career started in Forest Hills High School when…
Baraka’s Vision of Persian Women’s Songs
Baraka – Gole Sangam Persian Women’s Songs (Sketis Music SKMR-128, 2016) Latvian world jazz ensemble Baraka focuses on the ancient Persian ghazal tradition that…
Arturo Jorge y El Cuarteto Tradición’s Rural Charm
Arturo Jorge y El Cuarteto Tradición – Finca Santa Elena (Tumi Music, 2017) Finca Santa Elena is the international release from Cuba’s Arturo Jorge y…