Ana Alcaide is a Spanish multi-instrumentalist, composer and music producer who carries out research on ancient traditions and cultures. At the age of seven she…
Artist Profiles: Ana Alcaide
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Artist Profiles: AkashA
This Kuala Lumpur-based band was formed in 2008 solely for the Rainforest World Music Festival 2008. Their debut show received overwhelming response from festival goers.…
Artist Profiles: Barbara Lamb
Barbara Lamb, featured soloist with The Laura Love Band, former member of The John Cowan Band, Asleep At The Wheel and founding member of Ranch…
Artist Profiles: Baka Beyond
For Baka Beyond, global fusion is a way of life. In 1992, Martin Cradick & Su Hart visited and played with the Baka people in…
Artist Profiles: TransGlobal Underground
In the early 1990s, three men got together in an inadequate recording studio equipped with a Simon Harris break beat album, a cassette of chants…
Artist Profiles: Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma was born to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at age 4 and soon moved…
Splendid Jedid
Osama Abdulrasol Quintet – Jedid (Home Records, 2016) Jedid is an excellent album by Belgium-based Iraqi qanun maestro and composer Osama Abdulrasol. His quintet features…
Artist Profiles: Silk Road Ensemble
The Silk Road Ensemble is a collective of internationally renowned performers and composers from more than 20 countries. Each Ensemble member’s career responds to one…
Artist Profiles: Bela Fleck
Bela Fleck is often considered the leading banjo player in the world. He was born on July 10, 1958, and raised in New York City.…
The Best World Music Albums of 2016
World Music Central presents the Best World Music Albums of 2016. First, we begin with our top 20: 1. Gerardo Núñez & Ulf…