The song “Walk Beside Me” by bluegrass band Volume Five made its chart debut at #1 on the Bluegrass Today Top 20 Songs. This feel-good…
Volume Five Release Chart Topping single “Walk Beside Me”
Tag: world music
Smithsonian Folkways to Reissue The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy on Vinyl
Smithsonian Folkways is set to reissue the album The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy by The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy.…
Flamenco Guitarist Marcos de Silvia from Jerez
Flamenco guitarist Marcos Gago Pino, known professionally as Marcos de Silvia, from Jerez in southern Spain, had an early passion for guitar. At just 8…
Colombian Rhythms Meet Motown
Roberto López – Ritual (Curura Musique, 2023) Roberto López, a Colombian-Canadian multi-instrumentalist, has released an engaging and irresistible new album titled Ritual. Drawing from a…
Acclaimed Cuban Pianist Hilario Durán Releases “Cry Me A River” Music Video
Canada-based Cuban composer and piano maestro Hilario Durán has released a music video of “Cry Me A River,” the title song of his upcoming album…
Rocío Luna Wins the ‘Lámpara Minera’ Top Flamenco Award
Audience favorite, singer Rocío Crespillo Luna’s performance of mineras, cartagena, siguiriya and granaína and media granaína positioned her as the most complete cantaora (female singer)…
World Music Meets Electronica: Electric Sufi’s Debut Album Sparks Musical Fusion
Electric Sufi – Breathe In Love (CPR, 2023) Electric Sufi have released their debut digital album Breathe In Love, which features a masterfully crafted, entrancing…
The Cante de las Minas Flamenco Competition Reveals 2023 Finalists
The jury of the influential LXII International Festival of Cante de las Minas, made up of Manuel Bohórquez, José Manuel Gamboa, Francisco Paredes and Francisco…
Chamamé Rhythms Meet Early Baroque Music
Alejandro Brittes – (L)ESTE (Alejandro Brittes, 2022) Alejandro Brittes, an accordionist, composer, and researcher from Argentina’s coastal area, released his ninth album titled “(L)ESTE” on…
Indigenous Artist Kim Moberg Sheds Light on Anishinaabe Legend-Inspired Album
Kim Moberg – The Seven Fires Prophecy (2023) Kim Moberg’s lovely new album, The Seven Fires Prophecy, explores an Anishinaabe legend that predicts seven periods…