Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty
In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree. This is Ashley Maher’s…
Hedningarna, Nordic Cult Band
Hedningarna – Kult (Silence Records SRSCD-4771, 2016) Throughout the years, Swedish band Hedningarna taped a lot of great material during recording sessions that never made…
Federspiel’s Album “Smaragd” Wins German Record Critics Award
“Smaragd” by Austrian band Federspiel won in two categories of the short list 1/2017 at the German Record Critics Award. “Smaragd” won in the Cross…
Ive Mendes, First of the World Music Stars Set to Perform in Krakow at the 22nd Summer Jazz Festival at Piwnica pod Baranami
Brazilian vocalist Ive Mendes will perform at ICE Kraków with her band and string quartet on June 25, 2017. Mendes combines elements of smooth jazz…
Vieux Farka Toure to Perform at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
Malian guitar maestro Vieux Farka Toure is set to perform on Friday, April 7, 8:00 pm at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in…
Artist Profiles: Paco de Lucia
Paco de Lucía was one of the greatest guitarists in the world. He was born Francisco Sánchez Gómez in Algeciras, a port city in the…
Superb Latin Jazz Guitar Discoveries
Steve Khan – Backlog – Asuntos Pendientes (Tone Center, 2017) Guitar maestro Steve Khan continues his remarkable series of Latin jazz explorations with Backlog. Khan…
Artist Profiles: Pablo Ziegler
The internationally acclaimed Argentine pianist and composer Pablo Ziegler has been hailed as one of the world’s leading proponent of the nuevo tango. A classically…
Artist Profiles: Pablo Mainetti
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Pablo Mainetti is one of the best-known and most respected bandoneon players in the world. He completed his studies of…
Artist Profiles: Oudaden
Oudaden, one of Morocco’s mythical groups of the last twenty years, draws its inspiration from traditional Amazigh (Berber) music. The group is passionately devoted to…
Artist Profiles: Otros Aires
Otros Aires is a Tango Nuevo group founded originally in Barcelona (Spain) in 2003 but now based in their native Argentina. The band mixes tango…