Koum Tara – Chaâbi, Jazz and Strings (Odradek Records ODRCD700, 2018) Jazz legend tells us that while the U. S. 369th Infantry Regiment (AKA Harlem…
Koum Tara’s Sound Recipe Spanning Millennia
Tag: world fusion
Artist Profiles: Kostis Maraveyas
Kostis Maraveyas (Κωστής Μαραβέγιας), also known as Kostis Maravegias and Maraveyas ilegál, is a versatile Mediterranean music artist. He is a composer, arranger, singer, and…
Sharon Shannon’s Globetrotting Songs
Sharon Shannon – Sacred Earth (Celtic Collections, 2017) Irish accordionist is a masterful musician who is comfortable playing traditional music as well as exploring the…
Artist Profiles: Sikiru Adepoju
Sikiru Adepoju was born November 10, 1950 in Nigeria. American percussionist Mickey Hart calls him “the Mozart of the talking drum.” Sikiru Adepoju first came…
Artist Profiles: Aja Addy
Aja Addy was born 1948 in Accra, Ghana. He was an acclaimed Ghanaian master drummer and percussionist. Influenced by his work as a tigari priest,…
Artist Profiles: Sawt El Atlas
Sawt El Atlas (Voices of the Atlas) was fronted by the warm voices of singers Kamel and Mounir. The ten-piece band combined Middle Eastern, rai,…
Artist Profiles: Renaud Garcia-Fons
Renaud Garcia-Fons was born December 24, 1962 in Paris, France. He is a double bass phenomenon of Spanish-French origin who studied classical music and received…
Artist Profiles: Mino Cinelu
Born in Saint-Cloud, France, in 1957, Mino Cinelu played guitar when he was a child, calling it his “first love.” As a youth, he visited…
Artist Profiles: Les Boukakes
Les Boukakes is made up of 7 musicians: Bachir, the voice of the band; Corsican guitarist, Thierry; Steph’ on keyboards, known as the Occitan; Bubulle,…
Artist Profiles: Gnawa Diffusion
The members of Gnawa Diffusion, who are based in Grenoble in the South East of France, come from a rich mix of musical and cultural…