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New Releases

Gabriele Poso To Release Tamburo Infinito

World Music Central News Room September 14, 2021 No Comments Afro-LatinGabriele Posopercussion

Italian percussionist Gabriele Poso is set to release his new album Tamburo Infinito in October on Wonderwheel Recordings. This time, Poso’s focus is the French…

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Interviews

Tala Master: An Interview with Trichy Sankaran

Music of the World September 5, 2021 No Comments Indian classical musicmridangampercussionTrichy Sankaran

Few percussionists are able to make a name for themselves as solo performers. But Trichy Sankaran, the mrdangam maestro who heads the Indian Music Studies…

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Album reviews

Manuela Salinaro Explores Global Percussion

Angel Romero July 17, 2021 No Comments Italian musicManuela Salinaropercussionworld fusion

Manuela Salinaro – Main Hands (Liburia Records, 2021) Italian percussionist and producer Manuela Salinaro started to work on her first solo project, “Main hand” in…

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Album reviews

Mandinka Percussion Collaboration

Angel Romero July 12, 2021 No Comments BalimayapercussionWest African music

Balimaya – Balimaya (Buda Musique, 2019) Balimaya is the title of the album from Balimaya, a project that brought together musicians from Europe and West…

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Music videos

Africa Oyé Launches Online Music Workshops for Children

Angel Romero April 15, 2021 No Comments African musicGuy NwogangpercussionValérie Ekoumé

African music festival Africa Oyé has launched a series of online music workshops for children. The first set of workshops in 2021 features two talented…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Retimbrar (Portugal)

Angel Romero April 10, 2021 No Comments percussionPortugalPortuguese musicRetimbrar

Retimbrar is an evolving musical collective from Porto that explores deep Portuguese traditional rhythms, songs, and instruments. Inspired by the country’s musical traditions, TugaBeat is…

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Album reviews

Osul Rhythmic Cycles

Angel Romero March 12, 2021 No Comments Middle Eastern musicpercussionPersian musicZiya Tabassian

Ziya Tabassian – Zarb-e Osul (Ziya Tabassian, 2020) Canada-based Iranian musician Ziya Tabassian recorded the dazzling album “Zarb-e Osul” using a wide range of percussion…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Eva Tejedor Mier

Angel Romero December 8, 2020 No Comments Asturian musicEva Tejedor MierpercussionSpanish musictambourineTejedor

Eva Tejedor Mier was born in Avilés, northern Spain. Eva has been researching the Asturian tambourine for over 20 years, focusing on its traditional songs,…

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Interviews

Interview with Latin Jazz Musician and Educator John Santos

Angel Romero July 15, 2020 No Comments Afro-Cuban musicCuban musicCuban rumbaJohn SantosLatin jazzMachete Ensemblepercussion

Latin Jazz percussionist, educator, and social activist John Santos is set to release a new album titled ‘Art of the Descarga‘ on August 7, 2020…

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New CDs

Percussion Master Sidiki Camara Releases Yafa

World Music Central News Room July 14, 2020 No Comments African musicMalian musicpercussionSidiki Camara

Malian musician Sidiki Camara, one Africa’s top percussionists, has a new album titled ‘Yafa‘ on the Global Sonics label. Sidiki Camara has traveled the world…

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