When Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal released their first collaborative album, Chamber Music, they caught the music world by surprise. Everything about this duo was unexpected: the Malian master of the kora; the French cellist with the unlikely background in trip-hop; and the elegant, soulful music they made together. Sissoko and Ségal have created their own […]
From Trinidad & Tobago, Calypso Rose and is the undisputed queen of Calypso for more than 40 years, having produced 30 albums and composed 800 songs. In 2015, she met Manu Chao who did additional production on a few the tracks from her next album. She recently released this new music video for “Leave Me […]
A-WA (pronounced Ay-wa) is a band formed by 3 sisters: Tair, Liron & Tagel Haim. who grew up in the small desert village of ‘Shaharut’. With unique magical voices and lots of natural groove, the sisters combine Yemenite folk singing with electronic dance music. These days, the intriguing debut album of A-WA, produced by Tomer […]
Melding deep-heated flamenco, rumba, salsa and pop to the tune of 20 million albums sold, the Grammy Award-winning hit-makers behind ‘Bamboléo’ celebrate over 25 years of taking audiences back to the south of France with their irresistible blend of flamenco guitars, Latin rhythms and booming Spanish vocals. Uniting the family Reyes and the family Baliardo, […]
Composer and Alexandrine interpreter born in 1975, Tarek Abdallah draws his inspiration from the “Nahda” era, the golden age of the art of Egyptian oud solo (1910-1930), which is in the center of his musicological researches at the University Lumière Lyon 2. Awarded a diploma by the House of the Arabic Lute of Cairo in […]
Festival International de Louisiane is a FREE music and arts event celebrating the French cultural heritage of south Louisiana – primarily a combination of French, African, Caribbean, and Hispanic influences. The annual festival is held the last full weekend in April. Celebrate the 30th year of Festival International de Louisiane April 20-24 2016 in downtown […]
World music fans can now start strategizing their 2016 globalFEST experience, as the schedule for this year’s festivities has just been announced! Every January the America’s favorite world music event takes place across three stages at New York’s Webster Hall. This January 17th, globalFEST will return for its 13th edition, as recently announced in the New York Times. […]
Every January the America’s favorite world music event takes place across three stages at New York’s Webster Hall. This January 17th, globalFEST will return for its 13th edition, as recently announced in the New York Times. Among the acts this year are the French duo Ginkgoa and the virtuosic ensemble, Stelios Petrakis Quartet. About Ginkgoa […]
