Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands to Release The Hazel and Alice Sessions
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands celebrate the work of pioneering bluegrass duo Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard on their upcoming album The Hazel…
Bengali Music with a London Sound
In brief, this CD sounds like what would have happened if Pete Townshend had gone to India with the Beatles. It is full of…
Couleur Café 2016 Announces First Acts
Belgian festival Couleur Café has announced the first batch of artists scheduled to perform in 2016. The festival will take place July 1-3, 2016…
Interview with Vocalist and Songwriter Somi
Somi, an eclectic jazz and Afro-Roots singer-songwriter born in Illinois to immigrants from Rwanda and Uganda, is set to perform on January 17, 2016 at…
Italian Cradle of Emotions
Louisa Baileche Terra mia (Mix et Métisse, 2015) French singer-songwriter Louisa Baileche dedicates ‘Terra mia’ to her Italian side of her family. As a child,…
Interview with Johnny Kalsi of The Dhol Foundation
The Dhol Foundation is one of acts selected to perform at the influential globalFEST showcase. Johnny Kalsi, the band’s founder and a former member…
African Legends Now, Then and Now
I must admit I’m not fully up on all the latest emerging musical artists out of Africa. I can, however, call your attention to…
Flamenco Christmas 2015 in Madrid
The SGAE Foundation, through the Territorial Council of the SGAE in Madrid, and la Noche en Vivo (Live Night) have programmed the Navidades Flamencas…
Genuine Sitar Delight
As ephemeral as a curling wisp of burning incense, as intricate as chasing a thread through an elaborate piece of embroidery and as lovely…
Interview with Te Vaka Founder Opetaia Foa’i
Polynesian fusion band Te Vaka has a new album titled Amataga (Warm Earth Records, 2015). Te Vaka’s founder, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, choreographer and composer Opetaia…