Artist Profiles: African Fiesta
African Fiesta was a Congolese soukous group started by Tabu Ley Rochereau and Dr. Nico in 1963. Tabu Ley left the group in 1965 to…
Artist Profiles: Affro-Muzika
Affro-Muzika played soukous music. Led by Congolese singer-dancer-composer Shimita El Diego and fiery electric guitarist Nene Tchakou, the group included a dance crowd-friendly rhythm section…
Artist Profiles: Afenginn
Afenginn is a Balkan-Scandinavian quintet from Denmark featuring mandolin, clarinets, violin, electric bass and drums. Virtuosic and original, they categorize their style as folk-based bastard-ethno.…
Artist Profiles: Advaita
Advaita was the duo of Daniel Johnson on tabla (classical Indian percussion) and Peter Olsen on guitar. Their original compositions were born from personal introspection.…
Artist Profiles: Adriel Gonzalez
Nuyorican Adriel Gonzalez started in music when he was only eight years old by singing in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary with…
London to Host Annual Latin American Frontera Festival
Chile’s largest music festival will be landing in London on May 28th 2016 with a showcase of some of the biggest Latin American musicians at…
Artist Profiles: Adrianne Greenbaum
Adrianne Greenbaum is known as both a classical flutist and clinician and as the leading klezmer flutist performing today. She is founder of two ensembles,…
Les Moncada Chats with conguero and djembefola drummer Michael Pluznick
Francisco Aguabella once told me, “I do not play the drum, I have lived the drum”. Remembering that phrase, it’s great when one’s daily line…
Ibero-American Music Expo EXIB 2016 opens May 4 in Portugal
The 2016 edition of EXIB Música, the Ibero-American Music Expo, will open May 4 with an inaugural concert at Teatro García de Resende in Evora…
Transglobal World Music Chart for May 2016
Azel, the new album by Nigerien guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer Bombino has reached the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2016. May…