Passionate Songs and Infectious Afro-Cuban and Senegalese Rhythms
Orchestra Baobab – Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng (Word Circuit WC092, 2017) It’s no surprise that ‘Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng’, the new album by Senegalese band…
Artist Profiles: Chiwoniso Maraire
Chiwoniso Maraire spent most of her adolescence in both Zimbabwe and the United States. She was born and raised in Olympia Washington where her…
Artist Profiles: Chirgilchin
Chirgilchin are the 1998 champions of the Tuvan national throat singing competitions in Kyzyl the capital of Tuva. Chirgilchin means either mirage or miracle in…
Artist Profiles: Chicago Afrobeat Project
Chicago Afrobeat Project (CAbP) is a dynamic musical collective rooted in 1970s funk and jazz-infused afrobeat. CAbP mixes traditional afrobeat with other dance-invoking musical motifs…
Artist Profiles: Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins grew up in the Great Smoky Mountains. He was a disciple of the legendary guitarist Merle Travis (Chet named his daughter Merle). Together…
Artist Profiles: Cherish the Ladies
Cherish the Ladies is an Irish traditional music sensation, one of the most successful and sought-after Irish-American groups in Celtic music history. The group was…
Artist Profiles: Cheo Hurtado
Asdrúbal José Hurtado, better known as Cheo Hurtado is an acclaimed musician, who received many awards and plays the four-string cuatro, in addition to several…
Artist Profiles: Chartwell Dutiro
Chartwell Dutiro, Zimbabwean musician and musicologist, lives in Britain. He sings, writes and plays music with his group Spirit Talk Mbira. He also teaches at…
Artist Profiles: Ceolbeg
Ceolbeg – Ceol beag is a Gaelic phrase meaning literally small music. It refers to the jigs, reels, and strathpeys of traditional Scottish pipe music…
Tedeschi Trucks Band Live, a Special Experience
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Tedeschi Trucks Band Live From the Fox Oakland (Fantasy Records, 2017) With summer just around the corner many of you are…