Ricardo de Noronha is a Portuguese world music percussionist and wind player with over twenty years experience. He played in the award-winning band Mandrágora as…
Portuguese Multi-Intrumentalist Ricardo de Noronha
Tag: world music
Dobet Gnahoré Joins Sangit in Enchanting Single ‘Danser'”
Israeli producer, composer, and percussionist Sangit has release the single ‘Danser’ featuring the Grammy Award-winning singer Dobet Gnahoré from the Ivory Coast. This song is…
WOMEX 2023 Unveils Opening Concert Lineup Under the Title Resounding Picasso
Influential world music showcase WOMEX has revealed the artists set to perform at the 2023 opening gala on October 25 in A Coruña, Spain. Notably,…
Flamenco Artist Diego Amador Reveals New EP, ‘El silencio es oro’
Multifaceted flamenco artist Diego Amador prefers action and creation over excess of words. That is why his superb new EP is called El silencio es…
Pedro Rosa’s Flavorful Midnight Alvorada
Pedro Rosa – Midnight Alvorada (ajabu!, 2023) Pedro Rosa, a Spain-based Brazilian composer, guitarist, and singer, released his debut album titled Midnight Alvorada on May…
Zimbabwean Afro Groove Maestros Deliver ‘Tusona: Tracings in the sand’
Mokoomba – Tusona: Tracings in the sand (Outhere Records, 2023) Zimbabwean ensemble Mokoomba, celebrated for their Afro grooves grounded in their traditional roots, has returned…
Sense of Place in World Music: Reflexions of a Non-Japanese Shakuhachi Player
According to French philosopher Henri Lefebvre, the space of philosophy and science is a fetish. Space is judged as having no ontological quality or property,…
The 26th Rainforest World Music Festival – Sarawak Cultural Village, June 23-25 2023
For the traditional close of Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in 2019, technical director Niall Macaulay pressed ‘Play’ on Sister Sledge hit ‘We Are Family’.…
Mari Kalkun’s New Album “Stories of Stonia” Weaves Ancient Epics and Modern Melodies
Mari Kalkun – Stories of Stonia (Real World Records, 2023) On Stories of Stonia, Estonian singer Mari Kalkun uses her intimate, ethereal and exceptionally expressive…
Achim Seifert Explores the Fusion of Musical Worlds in “Dünyalar”
Double Moon Records has released Dünyalar, the latest album by electric bassist Achim Seifert. With a career spanning over a decade, Seifert has garnered critical…