Neapolitan act La Maschera won the 11th Andrea Parodi Awards, the only Italian contest devoted to World Music. The Critics’ Awards goes abroad, to Cypriot…
Neapolitan Ensemble La Maschera Wins the Andrea Parodi Awards 2018 in Cagliari
Tag: world music
The New Pulse of World Fusion
ShapeShifters – The New Pulse of World Fusion (WorldWide Records/Soundings of the Planet, 2000) This is a largely instrumental album of world fusion music, featuring…
Feng Shui: The Eightfold Path
Chinmaya Dunster – Feng Shui: The Eightfold Path (Times Music/New Earth Records, 2000) Chinmaya Dunster was born in England in 1954, and has studied Western…
The Fantastical Musical Journey of Ozan
Ozan Aksoy – Ozan (2018) The prodigious talents of Alevi Kurdish musician, singer and composer Ozan Aksoy is apparent from the opening strains of his…
Artist Profiles: Gito Baloi
Gito Baloi Gito Baloi has played and sung music for as long as he can remember. Surrounded by the traditional music of his extended family…
WOMEX 2018 Grand Opening Last Night with Tránsitos Atlánticos
The grand opening of the 24th edition of the World Music Expo, WOMEX took place yesterday evening, October 24th, at Auditorio Alfredo Kraus in Las…
Interview with World Music Sensation Bokante
Bokanté, the world music phenomenon led by Snarky Puppy’s multi-instrumentalist and composer Michael League has released another superb album titled What Heat. Michael and the…
globalFEST 2019 Announces Partial Artist Lineup
American world music showcase globalFEST has announced the names of seven of the artists scheduled to perform in 2019. The concerts will take place on…
Interview with Innovative Canadian Musician Chairman George
Canadian artist George Sapounidis, better known as Chairman George, has a new album titled Bringing to Greek Party to China! It’s a ground-breaking recording that…
Exceptional Global Fusion from Out of Nations
Out of Nations – Quest (Riverboat Records, 2018) Out of Nations is a Berlin-based world fusion band led by talented reeds player and composer Lety…