The Paco de Lucía Legacy Festival Announces New York Dates
New York City is set to honor the legendary guitarist Paco de Lucía through a major festival from February 20 to 24, 2024. This significant…
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Rich Vocal and Fiddle Traditions of Central Slovakia
Pokošovci – Ľudová hudba (Tradana, 2019) This splendid double album by Slovak band Pokošovci showcases the rich musical practices of Slovakia: traditional Slovak music, the…
Artist profiles: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Founded by producer Aaron Luis Levinson in 2000 and directed by Puerto Rican-American trumpeter and pianist Oscar Hernández, the 13-14 member Spanish Harlem Orchestra covers…
APAP 2020: “Risk and Resilience” Part II
Part II: The Stand-Outs, APAP Global Music Showcases The seriously fun part during APAP’s annual conference in New York City is deciding which showcases to…
2019 St. Patrick’s Day Music
So, here we are. We’ve come to that time of year when I have this sudden insane desire to rip paper shamrocks from the walls…
Artist Profiles: Rubén Blades
Panama City, the early fifties. Rubén Blades, a boy only 4 years old, born in a working family residing in the old city neighborhood, already…
Puerto Rican Hipness in West Side Story Reimagined
Bobby Sanabria – West Side Story Reimagined (Jazzheads, 2018) Drummer, musical director and arranger Bobby Sanabria and the Multiverse Big Band have recreated the music…
2017 Holiday Music Guide
Do you remember last January when you said, “Hey, just throw all them in that big plastic bag,” and the other person did exactly that?…
Musical Instrument Glossary T
Tabala – Large camel-skin drum. Mauritania. Tabla 1. A pair of Indian classical music drums. The smaller, higher-pitched one is called the tabla. The other,…
Lo’Jo’s Swirl of Exoticism
Lo’Jo 310 Lunes (World Village, 2014) The World Village release 310 Lunes by Lo’Jo is a carnival of sound with all the swirl of exoticism,…