Rao Trio – Sin Titulo (Producciones Efímeras, 2004) Although the zanfona (Spanish hurdy gurdy) is best known as an instrument used in Spanish regional folk…
Hurdy Gurdy Wizardry
Tag: world fusion
Artist Profiles: Kaz Kasozi
Born in Uganda Kaz Kasozi is an artist who has horned his craft working with musicians and bands playing different genres of music from around…
Artist Profiles: Jamshied Sharifi
(headline image: Jamshied Sharifi in Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain) – Photo by Angel Romero) Jamshied Sharifi was born October 17, 1960, in Topeka, Kansas, to…
Artist Profiles: Jai Uttal
Jai Uttal is a pioneer in the United States’ world music community. His eclectic east meets-west sound has put his music at the forefront of…
Debashish Bhattacharya Meets Euro and American Jazz
Debashish Bhattacharya, Anders Lonne Gronseth, Kenny Wessel and Subhasis Bhattacharya – Bhattacharya – Grønseth – Wessel (Pling Music, 2017) The prolific Indian slide guitar maestro…
Artist Profiles: Zakir Hussain
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, son of the legendary Ustad Alla Rakha, built a reputation as one of the finest tabla players in Indian classical music.…
Artist Profiles: Tomasz Kukurba
Tomasz Kukurba was born in Cracow, Poland in 1969. He started playing the violin in elementary school. At the age of ten he sang in…
Artist Profiles: Sabir Khan
Sabir Khan, born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan (India), belongs to the Sikar gharana (school) of music that has introduced several influential figures to Indian classical music.…
Artist Profiles: Anita Katakkar
Anita Katakkar is a Canadian percussionist who specializes in tabla. Her ancestry is Indian and Scottish. She grew up listening to Indian music through…
Different Threads of Indian Fusion
Rakkatak – Small Pieces (Rakkatak RA017, 2017) Rakkatak is a Canadian duo led by tabla master Anita Katakkar and bassist Oriana Barbato. Their album Small…