Italian band Kalàscima includes six friends from the deep Salento in southern Italy. They are one of the most innovative bands in the Italian world…
Artist Profiles: Kalàscima
Tag: world fusion
Italy’s World Music Competition Andrea Parodi Prize Reveals 2022 Finalists
Italy’s annual world music competition Premio Andrea Parodi has revealed the finalists that will compete the top awards October 13-15, 2022 in Cagliari. The finals…
Bulgarian Clarinet Maestro Ivo Papasov Wins WOMEX 2022 Artist Award
Internationally renowned world music and jazz clarinet virtuoso Ivo Papasov (Bulgaria) is the winner of the WOMEX 2022 Artist Award. Papasov grew up within the…
Flora Purim, Deeply Steeped in Brazilian Traditions
Flora Purim – If You Will (Strut Records, 2022) Trailblazing Brazilian singer Flora Purim is back with a superb, new album after 15 years. On…
Ethiopian Band QWANQWA To Launch U.S. Debut Tour
Ethiopia’s QWANQWA will make their North American debut this fall; embarking on their very first U.S. tour of 23 states over three months — including…
Accordionist Aliaksandr Yasinski Unveils International Debut ‘Hlybini’
Belarusian accordionist Aliaksandr Yasinski is set to release his debut album “Hlybini” (Riverboat Records). Yasinski plays without stylistic limitation. He describes the music on the…
Kaleta & Super Yamba Band Announce 2022 Tour Dates
Kaleta & Super Yamba Band will take their live show back on the road this summer and fall with an extensive tour of North American…
Timpana releases “Gwandena”, Celebrating Bolivia’s Melting Pot
“Gwandena” (Sounds and Colours) is the title track from Timpana’s forthcoming new album. Timpana is the project of Alejandra Lanza, a Bolivian singer, performer and…
Precious and Exquisite Guitar Tribute to Paco de Lucía
Eos Guitar Quartet – El Alma de Paco (EosGuitar Edition, 2020) In 2020, four talented guitarists based in Switzerland, called the Eos Guitar Quartet, released…
Aray Unveils Bailaora Video
Spanish singer Aray (Antonio Díez Lucena), has released “Bailaora” (flamenco dancer), a music video where he mixes flamenco with Afrobeats (the Nigerian electronic genre, not…