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Tag: world fusion

Album reviews

Gorgeous Cross-Cultural Visions of the Four Divine States of Mind

Angel Romero September 7, 2020 1 Comment Buddhist musicChloe PourmoradyDeva PremalEstrella MorenteUyanga Boldworld fusionYuval Ron

Yuval Ron – Four Divine States of Mind (Metta Mindfulness Music, 2020) Multi-instrumentalist and composer Yuval Ron combines sacred Buddhist chants with world music elements…

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Gitkin to Release New Album Safe Passage in September 2020

World Music Central News Room August 15, 2020 No Comments Gitkinworld fusion

Gitkin (aka Brian J) has announced the release of a new album titled Safe Passage. This week he has unveiled the first single from the…

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Huun-Huur-Tu Meet the Celts in Glasgow

Angel Romero August 7, 2020 1 Comment Celtic musicHuun-Huur-Tuthroat singingTuvan musicworld fusion

Huun-Huur-Tu ‎– Where Young Grass Grows (Shanachie, 1999) Where Young Grass Grows is the fourth album from famed Tuvan ensemble Huun-Huur-Tu‎, one of the iconic…

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Seductive Electronic Folk from Maracaibo

Angel Romero August 4, 2020 No Comments La Gallera Social ClubVenezuelan musicworld fusion

La Gallera Social Club – Trópico Salvaje (Tortuga Music, 2020) La Gallera Social Club is the musically colorful project of two Venezuelan twin brothers from…

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Eva Medina, Rising World Music Talent in Spain

Angel Romero July 30, 2020 No Comments Rva MedinaSpanish musicworld fusionworld music

Eva Medina – Rumbo a Babel (Eva Medina, 2019) Spanish multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Eva Medina is one of the rising talents of Spanish world music.…

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Splendid Chamber Oud

Angel Romero July 28, 2020 No Comments Arabic musicLebanese musicRabih Abou-Khalilworld fusion

Rabih Abou-Khalil ‎– Yara (Enja Records, 1998) Lebanese composer and oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil composed the music on this album for a movie titled Yara…

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The Tune, Deeply Steeped in Korean Traditions and Modernity

Angel Romero July 24, 2020 1 Comment Korean musicThe Tuneworld fusionworld music

The Tune – Wandering Melodic Road (Mirrrorball Music, 2016) South Korea has a very diverse music scene with a large number of excellent female performers…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ana Carla Maza

Angel Romero July 23, 2020 No Comments Ana Carla MazaCubaCuban musicJazzwestern classical musicworld fusion

Cellist Ana Carla Maza Sierra was born in Havana, Cuba in a musical family. Her father is acclaimed Chilean pianist Carlos Maza and her mother…

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Artist Profiles: Lelo Nika

Angel Romero July 11, 2020 No Comments accordionBalkan musicLelo NikaRomanian musicSerbiaSerbian musicworld fusionworld jazz

Accordion virtuoso and composer Lelo Nika was born in Serbia in 1969. He was proclaimed by Joe Zawinul as “the greatest accordion player I’ve ever…

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Album reviews

At the Edge of Jazz and World Music

Angel Romero July 8, 2020 No Comments David RothenbergJacob YoungSidiki Camaraworld fusionworld jazz

Jacob Young, David Rothenberg and Sidiki Camara – They Say Humans Exist (Oslo Session Recordings, 2020) Three musicians representing diverse cultures and nations got together…

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