Piano Day in Cracow
“Why does the world need a Piano Day? (…) because it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders,…
Visionary Music of Cape Verde
Various Artists – Synthesize The Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica From The Cape Verde Island 1973 – 1988 (Ostinato Records, 2017) This great compilation opens a door…
Artist Profiles: Giovanni Hidalgo
Widely acknowledged among the greatest congueros of his generation, Giovanni Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1963, first taking up the drums…
Artist Profiles: Gjermund Larsen
Gjermund Larsen is a gifted violinist and composer. He also plays the cello. His music displays an unusually broad emotional range, from virtuosic brilliance to…
APAP 2017 – World Voices, We Are One
Part I APAP World January 6-10 in New York City marked the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) 60th Anniversary celebration as the world’s…
Artist Profiles: Gilberto Gil
A champion of Brazil’s African-rooted traditions who has scoured the vast backlands of his own country and the far corners of the world in search…
Artist Profiles: Gigi
Egigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi, is a multi-talented singer from Ethiopia. Gigi’s music is inspired by Ethiopian tradition, culture and a sense of heartfelt…
Interview with French Flutist and Composer Jean-Luc Thomas
“Music is a fantastic communication medium” – French cross-cultural flutist-composer Jean-Luc Thomas Based in Brittany, French flutist and composer Jean-Luc Thomas has traveled around…
Artist Profiles: Gerardo Núñez
Gerardo Núñez is considered one of the best guitarists of all genres in the world today. He is comfortable playing deeply emotional traditional Flamenco at…
Artist Profiles: Gaby Kerpel
As a young man in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Gaby Kerpel studied classical music, including piano and harmony, as well as improvisation, before realizing that traditional…