Top World Music Talent at Concert of Colors 2017 in Detroit
The 25th edition of the Concert of Colors festival is set to take place July 12-16, 2017 in Detroit. The free five-day festival will present…
Guitarists Jose Maria Bandera and Amir John Haddad to Celebrate Paco de Lucía’s Final Work
Canción Andaluza, the last album released by guitar maestro and Paco de Lucía will be presented live for the first time as a tribute led…
A Fusion of Urban Brazilian Styles
Da Cruz – Disco e Progresso (Boom Jah Records / Broken Silence, 2014) Swiss band Da Cruz play a modernized version of Brazilian disco. It’s…
Positive and Uplifting Reggae
Double Tiger – Sharp & Ready (Easy Star Records, 2017) New York artist Double Tiger (Jay Spaker) makes appealing modern dub reggae loaded with electronic…
Wake Up
Jennifer Saran – Wake Up (Tarpan Records, 2017) Although Wake Up features celebrated South African ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Carlos Santana as guests, this…
Artist Profiles: Little Hatch
Little Hatch likely was the best harmonica player ever to make Kansas City home. He died on January 14, 2003 at 81 years-old. Little Hatch…
Artist Profiles: Lin Sheng-xiang
Lin Sheng-xiang is one of the most prominent folk musicians in Taiwan today. As a founding member of the groundbreaking Labor Exchange Band Sheng-xiang fused…
Cubanized American Hits
Havana Maestros – AmeriCuba (Warner Music, 2017) Cuban music goes well with jazz, African music and other sounds. On AmeriCuba, the producers envisioned adding Cuban…
Artist Profiles: Lhasa
Her story began in Big Indian, a tiny village perched among the Catskill Mountains of New York although she didn’t stay there long. Lhasa’s (full…
Artist Profiles: Len Boogsie Sharpe
Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad in 1953 ‘Boogsie’ as he is known began to play the steelpan at the age of three. The beginning…