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…
Interview with Yang Guanglei, President and Artistic Director of World Music Shanghai
As part of our interview focusing on the world music scene in East Asia, we interviewed Yang Guanglei, President and Artistic Director of World Music…
Artist profiles: María Vargas
María Vargas Fernández was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz, Spain) in 1947. The gypsy artist started to sing at an early age showing her…
Artist Profiles: María Mezcle
Flamenco singer Maria Mezcle was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. She is the great-granddaughter of El Mezcle and a descendant of María Vargas, one of…
Artist Profiles: Diego Villegas
Diego Villegas was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cadiz, Spain) in 1987. He grew up in a flamenco environment. His sister is a flamenco dancer…
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…