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Versatile Spanish Percussionist Luis Taberna
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(headline image: Hames Bitar at Casa Árabe in 2016) Syrian oud player and composer Hames Bitar currently lives in Madrid, Spain. His artistic trajectory is…
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You might think a tune called “Mountain Dance,” from the album Earth and Wind, is unfettered booty-shaking music, but it’s actually a layered, nuanced, very…
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Armchair Boogie, renowned for their unique blend of bluegrass infused with funk, has a new album titled Hard Times & Deadlines. The talented quartet from…
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“Cerrado Cigano” by American guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Vini De Groove brilliantly fuses Brazilian baião and chorinho rhythms. The artist has spent considerable time soaking up musical influences…
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Echoes of Earth, describing itself as ‘India’s greenest music festival,’ wrapped up its debut Goa edition this month. See our coverage of its earlier Bangalore…
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