For Baka Beyond, global fusion is a way of life. In 1992, Martin Cradick & Su Hart visited and played with the Baka people in…
Artist Profiles: Baka Beyond
Tag: world fusion
Artist Profiles: TransGlobal Underground
In the early 1990s, three men got together in an inadequate recording studio equipped with a Simon Harris break beat album, a cassette of chants…
Nakai’s Southwestern Jams
R. Carlos Nakai Quartet – What Lies Beyond (Canyon Records CR-7211, 2016) Acclaimed Navajo-Ute flutist R. Carlos Nakai has numerous projects that range from traditional…
Artist Profiles: Mickey Hart
Mickey Hart was born on September 11, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York City and raised on Long Island. Hart was the son of champion marching…
Ancient Future to Perform at Trinity Chapel
Pioneering world fusion act Ancient Future is set to perform on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Trinity Chapel in Berkeley. The concert will feature guitarist…
Artist Profiles: Shankhachur Lahiri
Tabla performer Shankh Lahiri comes from a family with a strong tradition of Indian Classical Music and has fully devoted his life to this music.…
Bickram Ghosh’s Drums of India to Perform at The Schimmel Center in New York City
Indian percussion virtuoso Bickram Ghosh and his Drums of India are set to perform on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at The Schimmel Center in New…
Mehmet Polat Trio Play Songs of Connection
Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium is a cool and welcome relief from the 85F heat of Manhattan. The room is crowded with more than a…
“I see myself as a world citizen” – Asian Underground Pioneer Karsh Kale
Award-winning musician and composer Karsh Kale performed in India recently for the launch of the Art Bangalore Festival. The British-born, New York City-raised producer and…
Artists Profiles: Angélique Kidjo
Angélique Kidjo is one of the African singers with more attraction and performance power. The direct rhythms, strong, energetic, taken from the traditions of her…