Yalla Miku Bend Borders On 2
Yalla Miku – 2 (Bongo Joe Records, 2025) Geneva-based collective Yalla Miku released their second album, aptly titled 2 on Bongo Joe Records. They continue…
Fourth edition of Flamenco Mestizo Sounds
The SGAE Foundation has put together the fourth edition of its popular ‘Flamencos y mestizos’ series. The current edition is taking place this weekend December…
Artist Profiles: La Negra
Flamenco artist Amparo Velasco, better known as La Negra, was born and raised in Alicante (Spain). La Negra Flamenco has worked with acclaimed flamenco artists…
Artist Profiles: Manzanita
Singer-songwriter and guitarist José Ortega Manzanita, better known as Manzanita (Little Apple) was born in Alhaurín de la Torre (Malaga) and grew up surrounded by…
Artist Profiles: Lin Cortés
Singer-songwriter Lin Cortés was born in Andújar (Cordoba, Spain) in 1976. He grew up in a family of of artists. His uncle is acclaimed flamenco…
From Brussels to Santiago
Ialma – Camiño de Bruxelas a Santiago (Home Records, 2016) Ialma has evolved into of the finest exponents of contemporary Galician folk music. The core…
Absorbing Celtic Flute and Human Beatbox Encounters
Matthew Olwell – CyberTrad (2016) Celtic music and beatbox beats come together in a fascinating album titled CyberTrad. Multi-instrumentalist Matthew Olwell uses several types of…
Folk Music from Peru
Wayna Picchu / Takirari / Tinku – Folk Music from Peru (Arc Music EUCD 2675, 2016) “In Peru, I met and knew him as the…
Acclaimed Artists to Celebrate the Music of Aretha Franklin
The music of Aretha Franklin will be celebrated with a special benefit concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on March 6. The event…
Bavarian Dancefloor Beats
Stefan Straubinger with SpuimaNovas – Tanzboden Grooves 2016 (Galileo GMV067, 2016) Multi-instrumentalist and composer Stefan Straubinger supported by the SpuimaNovas group, a collective of musicians…
The Recording Academy Announces 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards nominees for Best Tropical Latin Album
The Recording Academy announced today the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards nominees for Best Tropical Latin Album. Conexión by Fonseca (Sony Music Entertainment US Latin) …