Johnny Kalsi was born in Leeds, Yorkshire (UK). Completely self taught, Johnny Kalsi has been playing the dhol drum for many years. His determination and…
Artist Profiles: Johnny Kalsi
Tag: world music
Artist Profiles: Jivan Gasparyan
Jivan Gasparyan (his first name was also spelled Djivan) was born in 1928 in Solag, a village near the Armenian capital Yerevan. He began to…
Is the United States Losing Its Cool?
The musical landscape of American music overflows with cool. From Blind Lemon Jefferson to Woody Guthrie, from Ella Fitzgerald to Hank Williams, from Miles Davis…
Roots Music at Primavera Trompetera Festival 2017 in Spain
The Primavera Trompetera Festival 2017 will take place March 31 – April 1 at the racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera, in southern Spain. The…
Srdjan Beronja’s World Music Gallery
Srdjan Beronja – Sounds of the East Music from the Balkans, India & the Middle East (ARC Music EUCD2696, 2017) When music listeners and explorers…
Best World Music Album Grammy Award Goes to Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
The album Sing Me Home (Sony Music Masterworks, 2016) by Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble received the Best World Music Album Grammy Award…
Artist Profiles: Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla has been a force in Latin American music since the 1960s. He is one of a small group of musicians who created the…
Artist Profiles: Giovanni Hidalgo
Widely acknowledged among the greatest congueros of his generation, Giovanni Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1963, first taking up the drums…
Interview with French Flutist and Composer Jean-Luc Thomas
“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…
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.…