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Album reviews

Koum Tara’s Sound Recipe Spanning Millennia

Arthur Shuey July 2, 2018 No Comments chaabiKoum Taraworld fusion

Koum Tara – Chaâbi, Jazz and Strings (Odradek Records ODRCD700, 2018) Jazz legend tells us that while the U. S. 369th Infantry Regiment (AKA Harlem…

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Artist Profiles: Kostis Maraveyas

Angel Romero June 27, 2018 No Comments GreeceGreek musicItalian musicKostis Maraveyasworld fusion

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…

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Sharon Shannon’s Globetrotting Songs

Angel Romero June 25, 2018 No Comments Celtic musicIrish folk musicSharon Shannonworld fusion

Sharon Shannon – Sacred Earth (Celtic Collections, 2017) Irish accordionist is a masterful musician who is comfortable playing traditional music as well as exploring the…

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Artist Profiles: Sikiru Adepoju

Angel Romero June 21, 2018 No Comments drummingNigeriaNigerian musicPlanet DrumSikiru Adepojuworld fusionworld music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Aja Addy

Angel Romero June 19, 2018 No Comments Aja AddydrummingGhanaian musicpercussionworld fusionworld music

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,…

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Artist Profiles: Sawt El Atlas

Angel Romero June 12, 2018 No Comments Arabic musicMiddle Eastern musicSawt El Atlasworld fusion

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,…

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Artist Profiles: Renaud Garcia-Fons

Angel Romero June 11, 2018 No Comments FranceJazzRenaud Garcia-Fonsworld fusionworld music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Mino Cinelu

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments FranceJazzMino Cinelupercussionworld fusion

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…

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Artist Profiles: Les Boukakes

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments FranceLes Boukakesworld fusion

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,…

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Artist Profiles: Gnawa Diffusion

Angel Romero June 7, 2018 No Comments Algerian musicGnawa DiffusionGnawa musicMoroccan musicworld fusionworld music

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…

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