Maarja Nuut & Special Guest to perform in London
Estonian fiddler and singer Maarja Nuut & Special Guest are set to perform in London on July 20th July, 2016. Maarja Nuut’s music combines traditional…
London to present Folk with Altitude
The Nest Collective and Southbank Centre will present an acoustic concert as Folk with Altitude returns to the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden for a…
Rising Talent from Bahia
Alê Kali – Alê Kali (independent, 2016) The self-titled album by Alê Kali reveals a fascinating vocalist and songwriter from Bahia (Brazil). She is now…
Opinionated Piano: Jason Moran, Sullivan Fortner, Aaron Diehl
The piano. It is unique: the piano is melodic like no other instrument is and plays us heavy loud and even sometimes fast, producing sounds that momentarily…
Artist Profiles: Fatma Zidan
Denmark-based Egyptian singer Fatma Zidan was the winner of the Danish World Awards in 2008 and 2010. Although she trained as a classical harp player,…
Artist Profiles: Fatoumata Diawara
Fatoumata Diawara (a.k.a. Fatou) was born of Malian parents in the Ivory Coast in 1982. As a child she became a member of her father’s…
Artist Profiles: Sekouba Diakite
Sekouba Diakite originates from Odienne (the Republic of Ivory Coast). Like his elder brother Isaac Ismael, Sekouba also sings in Malinke, Bambara, Diula, English, and…
Splendid Musical Tribute to Mother Earth
Ricky Kej – Shanti Samsara (Zee Music Company, 2015) Shanti Samsara, the magnificent album by composer, producer and keyboardist Ricky Kej brings environmental awareness to…
Artist Profiles: Robert Maseko
Born in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and raised in the UK, Robert Maseko is part of the new wave…
Artist Profiles: M’bilia Bel
Soukous singer M’bilia Bel, known as the Queen of Congolese rumba, was born in 1959 and brought up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…