Artist Profiles: Shams Ensemble
Iran’s renowned Shams Ensemble, influenced by Sufi, Kurdish and Persian classical music traditions, performs powerful rhythms and haunting melodic works incorporating the poetry of Mevlana…
Artist Profiles: Shahab Paranj
Shahab Paranj, born in Tehran, Iran in 1983, started playing the tombak as a child, encouraged by his father who was a santur player. He…
Lush Observations
Tigran Hamasyan – An Ancient Observer (Nonesuch Records, 2018) Just out of curiosity, when was the last time you heard a piano recording? Seriously, when…
Moving Ragas from the Kirana Gharana
Mashkoor Ali Khan – Transcendence (Nimbus Alliance, 2017) Transcendence is a set of 5 ragas performed by Indian classical music maestro Mashkoor Ali Khan. The…
Thornato’s Fascinating Global Travels
Thornato Bennu (Wonderwheel Recordings, 2017) Thornato, the artistic name of American producer Thor Partridge, takes the listener on a global electronica voyage across the Americas,…
Artist Profiles: Sergio Monroy
Sergio Monroy was born in Cadiz (Spain). He has developed a unique synthesis of flamenco and piano music. His debut album was acclaimed in…
Artist Profiles: Segundo Falcón
Segundo Falcón was born in 1970 in a section of Sevilla (Spain) that is known as El Viso del Alcor, where a family of…
Artist Profiles: Seán Óg Graham
Seán Óg Graham is from Portglenone, Co. Antrim, Ireland. He’s one of Ireland’s best button accordion players. Seán Óg Graham has achieved numerous All-Ireland titles…
Artist Profiles: Salar Nader
Salar Nader, of Afghan origin, was born in 1981 in Hamburg, Germany and migrated to the United States at the age of three . It…
Artist Profiles: Salar Aghili
Salar Aghili is one of the leading Persian classical vocalists of his generation. He was born in Tehran in 1977, has studied under the guidance…