Back in the closing years of the 20th century, when the Buena Vista Social Club ruled the international roost, Cuban music was all the rage.…
Artist Profiles: Havana Meets Kingston
Tag: world fusion
The Timelessly Crafted Cuban Musical Poetry of Eme Alfonso
Eme Alfonso – Voy (independent release, 2018) Voy is the third album by the multifaceted Eme Alfonso. She is one of the most extraordinary young…
Santana and Buika collaborate on Los Invisibles
Legendary rock guitarist Carlos Santana has announced the release of a new album titled Africa Speaks, on Concord Records. The new album includes the song…
Artist Profiles: Amir-John Haddad
German-Spanish musician Amir-John Haddad, better known as El Amir, was born in 1975 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He moved to Spain in 1997. El…
Ugandan Global Travels
Nsimbi – Nsimbi (Imara Records / Baboon Forest, 2018) Nsimbi brings together American world fusion vocalist Miriam Tamar and Ugandan singer-rapper and spoken word artist…
Artist Profiles: Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar was born on June 9, 1981 in London, England. Anoushka is the daughter of the late Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar, and she…
Hot Indo-Swedish Fusion
Mynta – Hot Days (Free Spirit, 2006) This is a superb Indo-Swedish fusion band, not quite in the league of Shakti, but with a more…
A Global Journey from Toronto
Vince Maccarone and Los Variants – O Passeio (2018) Canadian drummer and composer Vince Maccarone joins some of Canada’s finest musicians on O Passeio. The…
Interview with Oud Maestros Le Trio Joubran
Le Trio Joubran is an acclaimed ensemble featuring the Joubran brothers: Samir, Wissam and Adnan. The three musicians are oud (Arabic lute) maestros and play…
Kronos Quartet to Release an Album with Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat
American chamber music ensemble Kronos Quartet has recorded an album titled Placeless (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) with Iranian artists Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat. “This recording is a…