Blog Tag - world music
Italian expat and jazz singer Simona de Rosa has made music an integral part of her life from a young age – bringing it with her on a journey that...
The phrase "all the world’s a stage" will take on extra resonance at Mao Live this Sunday afternoon, Dec 16, as the Haidian livehouse plays host to...
Festival season is upon us and it’s getting off to an old-school start with the return of the Hanggai Festival, renamed the Water and Pear Blossom...
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors. These are but a few of the rock stars with whom...
Long before Ibrahim Ag Alhabib and his bandmates in Tinariwen won a Grammy, before they collaborated with indie-rock hotshots like Kurt Vile and...
A Former Refugee's Musical Remedies: Q&A With Somaliland Singer Sahra Halgan Ahead of Sep 27 DDC Gig
Music isn’t merely art for Sahra Halgan. She's used it as an essential remedy.
The Somaliland hailing singer – who is revered by her countrymen for...
Goumour “Adam” Omar’s dreams of rock stardom were even more distant those of most artsy youngsters. After all, he was bound by the traditions of his...
He’s been called the Hendrix of the Sahara, and for good reason.
Over the course of seven albums, Malian guitarist and songwriter Vieux Farka Touré...