“Music is a fantastic communication medium” – French cross-cultural flutist-composer Jean-Luc Thomas Based in Brittany, French flutist and composer Jean-Luc Thomas has traveled around…
Interview with French Flutist and Composer Jean-Luc Thomas
Tag: world fusion
Where World Music Intersects World Jazz
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita – Transparent Water (Ota Records, 2017) Music fans should settle in and enjoy the sumptuous ride that is Transparent Water.…
Ancient Rhythms Hooked on Modern Soundscapes
Jerry Leake – Crafty Hands (2017) American percussionist Jerry Leake has recorded a superb album where he explores various musical genres. Leake is best known…
Artist Profiles: elbicho
Elbicho was one of Spain’s leading jam bands. The group was forged on the streets in the heart of Madrid. Their rapidly growing and loyal…
Artist Profiles: Arto Tunçboyaciyan
Arto Tuncboyaciyan was born in 1957, in Galataria, a town outside Constantinople. He is the youngest child of an Armenian family, with roots from Anatolia.…
Artist Profiles: Ancient Future
The music of Ancient Future is a fusion of rhythms and exotic sounds featuring virtuoso musicians from around the globe. Their music combines contemporary jazz…
Artist Profiles: AkashA
This Kuala Lumpur-based band was formed in 2008 solely for the Rainforest World Music Festival 2008. Their debut show received overwhelming response from festival goers.…
Artist Profiles: Baka Beyond
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: 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…