Artist Profiles: Debo Band
Debo Band is a Boston-based Ethiopian music collective led by Ethiopian-American jazz saxophonist Danny Mekonnen, featuring Bruck Tesfaye on vocals. The group explores the music…
WOMEX 2017 Reveals First Batch of World Music Showcases
World Music Expo WOMEX has announced the first set of artists scheduled to perform at the 2017 conference. WOMEX 2017 will take place October 25…
Oumou Sangaré at the Top of the June 2017 Transglobal World Music Chart
Mogoya (Nø Førmat), the new recording by Malian world music star Oumou Sangaré is the number 1 album this month at the Transglobal World Music…
Entrancing Modern Celtic Sounds of Scotland and Brittany
Alain Genty and Joanne McIver – Eternal Tides (Buda Records, 2017) Eternal Tides is a beautiful and mesmerizing album by two masters in the Celtic…
Jenny & The Mexicats’ Fresh Mestizo Sound
Jenny & The Mexicats – Mar Abierto (Mexicat Records, 2017) Globetrotting mestizo music band Jenny & The Mexicats has a new album titled Mar Abierto…
Flamenco Vocalist Argentina Releases La Reina de tu ajedrez Music Video
Argentina, one of the rising stars of flamenco, has released a music video featuring La Reina de tu ajedrez. The song appears in her…
Captivating and Edgy Reggae
Morgan Heritage – Avrakedabra (CTBC Music Group, 2017) Modern reggae masters Morgan Heritage continue to dazzle the listener with its irresistible rhythms and masterfully-constructed vocals…
Cape Verdean Danceable and Passionate Songs
Elida Almeida – Djunta Kudjer (Lusafrica, 2017) Djunta Kudjer is an EP by Cape Verdean sensation Elida Almeida. The new recording features by the award-winning…
Artist Profiles: David Krakauer
Clarinetist David Krakauer has mastered a wide-range of styles, including classical chamber music, Eastern European Klezmer music, the avant-garde, rock, and jazz. He is a…
Artist Profiles: Darol Anger
Violinist, composer, producer and educator Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres some of which he helped to invent. With the…