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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ojos de Brujo

Angel Romero October 15, 2017 No Comments FlamencoOjos de BrujoSpainworld fusion

Ojos de Brujo was a flamenco roots band based in Barcelona, Spain. The band caused a stir in international music circles in 2003-2004 with its…

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Chandrika Tandon’s Inspiring Journey

Angel Romero October 9, 2017 No Comments Chandrika TandonIndian classical musicIndian musicworld fusionworld music

Chandrika Tandon – Shivoham – The Quest (Soul Chants Music, 2017) Shivoham – The Quest is an impressive production by vocalist, composer and businesswoman Chandrika…

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Artist Profiles: Najma

Angel Romero October 8, 2017 No Comments Indian musicNajmaUnited Kingdomworld fusionworld music

Vocalist Najma Akhtar, better known as Najma, was born in 1964 Chelmsford, England. Najma has Indian ancestry and holds a degree in chemical engineering. Najma’s…

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Baraka Moon’s Magic Carpet Ride across the Globe

TJ Nelson September 29, 2017 No Comments Baraka MoonStephen KentSukhawat Ali Khanworld fusionworld music

Baraka Moon – Wind Horse (Baraka Moon Music, 2017) Following up on their 2016 release of Eternal, the San Francisco based Baraka Moon is back…

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Impeccable and Spellbinding Performances by Omar Faruk Tekbilek

TJ Nelson September 27, 2017 No Comments Middle Eastern musicOmar Faruk TekbilekTurkish musicworld fusionworld music

Omar Faruk Tekbilek – Love Is My Religion (Alif Records, 2017) Love Is My Religion out on the Alif Records label, the latest offering by…

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Bokanté’s Stimulating Global Exchange

Angel Romero August 7, 2017 No Comments Bokantéworld fusionworld music

Bokanté – Strange Circles (Ground Up Music, 2017) Strange Circles is the superb debut album of Bokanté, a new supergroup that features a multinational and…

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Artist Profiles: Mawwal

Angel Romero August 2, 2017 No Comments MawwalUnited States of Americaworld fusionworld music

Mawwal is a collective based in the northeastern United States. The musician behind the project is composer and instrumentalist Jim Matus who plays various types…

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Bravado Masala

Madanmohan Rao July 29, 2017 No Comments Indian musicJames AsherMahesh Vinayakramworld fusion

James Asher and Mahesh Vinayakram – Bravado Masala (Times Music, 2008) This album sounds promising and exciting on the cover, which certainly has an element…

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Ask Your Heart: Mehmet Polat Trio

Dorothy Johnson-Laird July 24, 2017 No Comments Mehmet Polat Trioworld fusion

Ask Your Heart is the second album by the Mehmet Polat Trio (released in 2017 on homerecords.be). Its music transports the listener from a world…

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Hurdy Gurdy Wizardry

Angel Romero July 5, 2017 No Comments Germán Diazhurdy gurdyRao Trioworld fusionzanfona

Rao Trio – Sin Titulo (Producciones Efímeras, 2004) Although the zanfona (Spanish hurdy gurdy) is best known as an instrument used in Spanish regional folk…

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