“Nusrat was one of the greatest singer of our time. When his singing takes off, his voice embodies soulfulness and spirituality like no othe,” Peter…
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Live at WOMAD 1985 and Night Song Reissue
Tag: world fusion
Artist Profiles: AKA Trio
AKA Trio is a music ensemble that brings together three skilled musicians: Italian guitarist Antonio Forcione, Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita and Brazilian percussion wizard…
Playful Guitar, Vocals and Kora
AKA Trio – Joy (Bendigedig, May 2019) AKA Trio, an international collaboration featuring Italian guitarist Antonio Forcione, Senegalese kora player and lead vocalist Seckou Keita…
Santana and Buika Back to the Roots
Santana – Africa Speaks (Concord Records, 2019) Two iconic artists, guitarist Carlos Santana and vocalist Santana teamed up to record a superb album titled Africa…
Marvelous Persian Flute Fusion Works
Kaveh Sarvarian – Kereshmeh – Nueva perspectiva de música persa (La Cupula Music, 2019) Iranian multi-instrumentalist Kaveh Sarvarian has released a new album titled Kereshmeh,…
Genuine American Jazz Meets Deeply Rooted Flamenco
New Bojaira – Zorongo Blu (New Bojaira, 2019) New Bojaira is a superb new ensemble featuring Spanish flamenco and flamenco-jazz musicians along with American jazz…
Arabesques Festival Announces 2019 Lineup
French event Arabesques Festival will take place September 10 to 22, 2019. For this 14th edition, Arabesques will showcase many artists from the Arab world…
Echoes Of Japan by Minyo Crusaders Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart
“Echoes of Japan” by Japanese ensemble Minyo Crusaders is the number 1 album in the June edition of the Transglobal World Music Chart. Minyo Crusaders,…
Artist Profiles: Minyo Crusaders
In the late 1990s, guitarist Katsumi Tanaka moved to Fussa, a city in western Tokyo immersed in counter-culture folklore. Initially uninterested in min’yō, a catastrophic…
Beautifully-Sculpted Mongolian and Middle Eastern Fusion
Equus – Tailwind Home (Equus, 2019) Equus is a multi-ethnic ensemble from the Sydney melting pot in Australia. On Tailwind Home, Equus treats the listener…