Artist Profiles: Afro Celt Sound System
Afro Celt Sound System are widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and pioneering groups to emerge from the increasingly eclectic cross-cultural experimentation at…
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Congolese Music Star Papa Wemba Dies at 66
Popular Congolese singer Papa Wemba died April 24, 2016 after collapsing on stage during a performance in Ivory Coast. Papa Wemba was born Shungu Wembadio…
Artist Profiles: Abdelli
Abdelli Abderrahmane is a Kabyl Berber, born on the 2nd of April 1958 at Behalil in the Great Kabyl (Algeria). Author, composer and performer, he…
Artist Profiles: Abdel Wright
With an incredible true-life story that rivals Jimmy Cliff’s fictional tale of Kingston gangsters in the classic reggae film Harder They Come, Abdel Wright has…
Artist Profiles: Abdeljalil Kodssi
In 1980 Abdeljalil Kodssi recorded his first album with the group Mlouk el Hawa, followed by four more in the following four years. Until that…
Reflection of Élage Diouf’s Musical Journey
Élage Diouf – Melokáane (Pump Up The World, 2015) Quebec-based Senegalese singer-songwriter and percussionist Élage Diouf incorporates various musical traditions in his latest album titled…
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…
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…
Real World to Release Live Youssou N’Dour Album
Real World Records has announced the October 2015 release of Youssou N’Dour’s album titled Fatteliku. This recording showcases Youssou N’Dour et Le Super Etoile…