Afro-Futuristic Colombian band Ghetto Kumbé was founded at the end of 2014 by three musicians from the culturally rich and diverse Caribbean coast of Colombia.…
Artist Profiles: Ghetto Kumbé
Tag: world fusion
Artist Profiles: Vilsevind
Gothenburg-based Swedish folk music act Vilsevind brings together the Swedish Nordic and Celtic traditions. The songs are sung in Swedish, English, Spanish, Welsh, Latin, and…
Tasty Cinnamon Grooves
Canelita Sabrosa – Canelita Sabrosa (2022) American band Canelita Sabrosa (tasty cinnamon) performs a pleasurable mix of smooth Latin Jazz and Cuban rhythms with engaging…
Extraordinary Debut Album from sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun
Jasdeep Singh Degun – Anomaly (Real World Records, 2022) British sitar player and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun is a rising talent in world music. Although…
Artist Profiles: Jasdeep Singh Degun
Jasdeep Singh Degun was born and raised in Leeds in northern England, and still lives there. He is the second son of nonmusical parents, born…
Masters of Groove Send a Powerful Message of Global Healing
Planet Drum – In the Groove (2022) Planet Drum, the international world music supergroup of master drummers, is back with “In The Groove”, an album…
The Entrancing Grooves of Maalem Moktar Gania
Moktar Gania & Gnawa Soul – Gnawa Soul (MusjoMusic/Nuits d’Afrique, 2022) “Gnawa Soul” brings together the spellbinding Moroccan rhythms of the Gnawa, West African influences…
A Creative Meeting of Hearts, Minds and Fingers
Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita – Echo (bendigedig, 2022) “Echo” is the mesmerizing third album by a remarkable world music duo, harpist Catrin Finch (Wales)…
The Colorful and Multilayered Caribbean Beats of Daniel Bellegarde
Daniel Bellegarde – Pastourelle (Quartier Général, 2022) On his second solo album, “Pastourelle”, Hatian-Canadian composer and master percussionist Daniel Bellegarde presents another fascinating set of…
Remarkable Gathering of Mediterranean Styles from Southern Italy and Spain
Ermanno Panta and Banda Zeitun – Isla Musa (Narrator Records, 2019) “Isla Musa” presents the joyful and alluring music created by a group of musicians…