Artist Profiles: María Salgado
María Salgado was born in Toro in the province of Zamora, Spain. From the beginning she assimilated and became familiar with the basis and sources…
Artist Profiles: Manuel Flores
Flamenco percussionist Manuel Flores was born in Morón de la Frontera, Spain in 1969. Considered one of the masters of hand rhythm (compas) from Moron…
Artist Profiles: Malkit Singh
Malkit Singh was born on September 13, 1962 in Hussainpur, Punjab, India. He’s a Punjabi music icon that was catapulted from virtual obscurity in the…
Bravado Masala
James Asher and Mahesh Vinayakram – Bravado Masala (Times Music, 2008) This album sounds promising and exciting on the cover, which certainly has an element…
Le Trio Joubran to Perform at John Jay College in New York City
Acclaimed Palestinian brothers Samir, Wissam, and Adnan Joubran are set to perform at Saturday, July 29 at Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College.…
Artist Profiles: D’Gary
Ernest Randrianasolo, better known as D’Gary, was born October 22, 1961 in Antananarivo, Madagascar. He’s Madagascar’s best known guitarist. D’Gary, is a self-taught musician. This…
Sublime Toy Raha Toy
Toko Telo – Toy Raha Toy (Anio Records, 2017) Toko Telo is a world music supergroup that brings together three of the finest and best-known…
Artist Profiles: Manolo Franco
Flamenco guitarist Manolo Franco was born in Sevilla (Spain) in 1960. He debuted at age 15 with Matilde Coral who performed at famous festivals in…
New York’s World Music Institute Reveals The 2017-18 Season
The World Music Institute (WMI) has announced the 2017-18 series of concerts. The world music programming includes over 40 performances by musicians from 28 countries.…
A New Vision of Fado
Yolanda Soares – Royal Fado (Compaes Records, 2016) Eclectic classically-trained Portuguese vocalist Yolanda Soares draws her inspiration from fado, although she doesn’t describe herself as…