Carnatic Masters R. Kumaresh & Jayanthi Kumaresh to Perform in New York City
The husband-wife duo of violin maestro R. Kumaresh and veena virtuoso (lute) player Jayanthi Kumaresh are set to perform on October 1st at the Thalia…
Ferociously Cool Noura Mint Seymali
Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina (Glitterbeat Records, 2016) I remember looking at the photograph of Noura Mint Seymali on the cover of the 2010 Glitterbeat…
Bulgarian Clarinet Legend
Georgi Koev – Georgi Koev (1910-1983) Legend of the Bulgarian Clarinet (BMA Productions BMA-1009 – Bulgarian Folk Archives collection, 2015) As the title indicates, Bulgarian…
Bella Ciao to Showcase at WOMEX 2016 in Spain
Italian act Bella Ciao is set to perform on October 21, 2016 at WOMEX in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The project revisits an influential 1964…
Boreal International Festival Reveals 2016 Program
The Festival Internacional Boreal (Boreal International Festival) 2016 will take place September 14-17 in Los Silos (Tenerife, Canary Islands). The motto of this Spanish environmentally-conscious…
Length & Time: AZ
I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time. She’s…
Renovated Dance Music from Paris
Denécheau Jâse Musette – Amour Java (Buda Musique, 2016) This French revivalist ensemble plays a typically Parisian musical genre called musette. Denécheau Jâse demonstrate the…
Heartfelt Mornas of Cape Verde
Various Artists – Mornas De Cabo Verde (Lusafrica, 2016) Lusafrica has released a compilation that features some of the finest morna performers, ranging from the…
Absorbing Finnish a Cappella
Tuuletar – Tules Maas Vedes Taivaal (Bafe’s Factory, 2016) An exquisite a cappella album by Finnish quartet Tuuletar. The all-female ensemble sings original compositions inspired…
Yoham Ortiz’s Conversation
Yoham Ortiz’s voice gently weaves in and out of his acoustic guitar notes. His vocal is warm, expressive and works well with his intricate guitar…