Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Fabrizio Piepoli has released a new single, “Sanda Necole Blues”, produced by Zero Nove Nove with digital distribution via Believe. The…
View More Blues on a Saint’s Wavelength: Fabrizio Piepoli Channels St. Nicholas in a Mediterranean HymnTag: world fusion
Brass Meets Class: The Devil Rides Again Is No One-Hit Wünderkind
Adrian Raso featuring Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again (Asphalt Tango Records, 2025) More than a decade after Devil’s Tale took the European World…
View More Brass Meets Class: The Devil Rides Again Is No One-Hit WünderkindTarabtella Visionary: Fabrizio Piepoli Mixes Tradition and Technology
Fabrizio Piepoli is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and educator from Apulia, Italy. He currently teaches traditional vocal techniques at the Conservatory of Lecce, where he…
View More Tarabtella Visionary: Fabrizio Piepoli Mixes Tradition and TechnologyFrom Trance to Transcendence: Gnaoua Festival Goes Global Again
The 26th Gnaoua and World Music Festival returns to Essaouira, Morocco, from June 19 to 21, 2025. Since its founding in 1998, the festival has…
View More From Trance to Transcendence: Gnaoua Festival Goes Global AgainMeybahar’s Debut: A Daring Fusion of Greek and Hungarian Traditions
Meybahar – Meybahar (Fonó, 2019) Meybahar‘s self-titled debut album bridges Greek and Hungarian musical traditions through the interplay of the santuri (Greek hammered dulcimer) and…
View More Meybahar’s Debut: A Daring Fusion of Greek and Hungarian TraditionsCarlos Beceiro, an Influential Musician in Spain’s Traditional and World Fusion Scene
Carlos Beceiro, born in Narón (A Coruña), began his musical journey studying Galician bagpipes under Antón Varela during the regional folk revival. He later pursued…
View More Carlos Beceiro, an Influential Musician in Spain’s Traditional and World Fusion SceneXurxo Fernandes Revives Galician and Sephardic Traditions
Xurxo Fernandes, a Spanish artist from A Coruña, is recognized for his innovative contributions to ethnomusicology and traditional music. Since the age of 14, he…
View More Xurxo Fernandes Revives Galician and Sephardic TraditionsPull of the Past: Francis Bebey’s ‘Trésor Magnétique’ Unearths a Visionary’s Vault
Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique (Africa Seven ASVN076, 2025) Trésor Magnétique presents a carefully curated collection of rare and previously unreleased material from the archives…
View More Pull of the Past: Francis Bebey’s ‘Trésor Magnétique’ Unearths a Visionary’s VaultEarth, Wind, and Firepower: Calle Mambo Shakes Things Up with “Retumba la Tierra”
Chilean quintet Calle Mambo returns with “Retumba la Tierra,” a single that doubles as both a wake-up call and a celebration. Released ahead of their…
View More Earth, Wind, and Firepower: Calle Mambo Shakes Things Up with “Retumba la Tierra”Avra Banerjee Weaves Time, Tradition, and World Fusion in Swar Lahari
Avra Banerjee – Swar Lahari (self-release, 2025) By seamlessly bridging centuries-old Indian classical forms with inventive rhythmic structures and modern instrumentation, Avra Banerjee’s Swar Lahari…
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