Artist profiles: David Byrne
Born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland and raised in Baltimore (Maryland, USA), David Byrne has come a long way from playing guitar in high…
Interview with Uliana Shulepina of Russian Group Ochelie Soroki
Russian group Ochelie Soroki is deeply inspired by ancient traditional Russian songs along with Norse mythology. We interviewed vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Uliana Shulepina to…
Artist Profiles: Hedningarna
Hedningarna’s world is a place where primitive, energetic folk music collides with sampling and programming, developing a new direction. Hedningarna, “the heathens” in English,…
Artist Profiles: Garmarna
Swedish band Garmarna creates contemporary folk firmly rooted in Nordic folk music traditions. They have developed their own sound, influenced by the rock tradition…
Artist Profiles: Eamon Murray
Eamon Murray from Randalstown, Co. Antrim is one of the most important young bodhrán players in Irish music. Described by Johnny McDonagh (De Dannan/Arcady) as…
Artist Profiles: Cultura Profética
Cultura Profética is a Puerto Rican reggae band that was formed in 1996. Cultura Profética creates a fusion of smooth sounds rooted in reggae with…
Artist Profiles: Dino Saluzzi
Dino Saluzzi is one of the leading bandoneon players in the world. Timoteo “Dino” Saluzzi was born in Campo Santo in northern Argentina and led…
A Beautiful Bagpipe tradition Recovered
Päre – Hausjärvi Beat (Zebo Records ZBR01, 2016) Päre is a Finnish band that has recovered the Finnish bagpipe tradition. On the band’s album Hausjärvi…
Artist Profiles: The Klezmatics
The original members of The Klezmatics, Alicia Svigals (violin), Dave Lindsay (bass) and Rob Chavez (clarinet) met after reading an ad in the Village Voice…
Distant Drumming Traditions Brought Together
Various Artists – Tambours Croisés Chapter 2 (Buda Musique, 2016) The Tambours Croisés project celebrates the drumming traditions of France’s overseas territories. For this second…