Duende Libre – Drift (Duende Libre, 2018) Seattle trio Duende Libre, led by keyboardist and composer Alex Chadsey, continues to explore sounds where skilled jazz…
Duende Libre’s Global Osmosis
Tag: world fusion
Flamenco Innovator Diego Guerrero Releases Cara B
Flamenco vocalist and guitarist Diego Guerrero has released “La Cara B.” The live EP showcases the talent of this young musician, producer and composer who…
Artist Profiles: Hosam Shaker
Qanun virtuoso Hosam Shaker studied music at the age of fourteen at the Egyptian Academy of Arts in Cairo, obtaining his Master’s Degree in 1989.…
Artist Profiles: Michel Camilo
Michel Camilo was born into a musical family and played accordion before switching to piano at the age of nine. In 1979, he arrived to…
Artist Profiles: Oriental Mood
Oriental Mood won the contest for best world music band in Denmark in 1999. The band Mood has a very broad experience, allowing it to…
La Danza de Las Semillas, Best World Music Album in May 2018
La Danza de Las Semillas by Spanish folk music innovators El Naán is the number one album in May 2018 at the Transglobal World Music…
Spellbinding Music Inspired by the Moon and the East
Ross Daly and Kelly Thoma – Lunar (Labyrinth, 2017) Lunar is a superb 2-CD album by influential musician, composer and Crete-based world traveler Ross Daly…
Interview with Roberto Paolo Riggio of World Music Esemble Atash
World music ensemble Atash will be performing today in New York City along along with the St. Stephen’s Global Ensemble. Roberto Paolo Riggio, Atash’s…
Artist Profiles: Luis Muñoz
Luis Muñoz, composer, arranger and percussionist, was born in San Jose, Costa Rica. Coming from a very musical family, Luis showed an early interest in…
Artist Profiles: Marta Gómez
Marta Gómez started her musical studies at the age of six in her native Colombia when she entered the Liceo Benalcazar choir, becoming its soloist…