Belen Escobedo and Panfilo’s Güera

When Texas Folklife and the Festival of Texas Fiddling honored Belen Escobedo with the 2017 Texas Master Fiddler Award, they praised her for “single handedly… More »

Les Filles de Illighadad

Future Tuareg music from the female led avant-rock group Les Filles de Illighadad. Mixing traditional percussion with electric guitars, Les Filles brings ancient village folk… More »

Melaku Belay and Fendika

Melaku Belay and Fendika from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Fendika, a troupe of the most accomplished azmari musicians and dancers from Addis Ababa, draws deeply from… More »

Zedashe

THE ZEDASHE ENSEMBLE is based in the medieval fortress city of Sighnaghi, Eastern Georgia, which has been home to the Kiziqian wine growers and warriors… More »

Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar brings rock, desert blues from the Sahel

In the crowded scene of Tuareg guitarists, Mdou Moctar stands apart from his peers. Playing in the repertoire of desert guitar popularized by groups like… More »

Orquesta el Macabeo

One of the great sensations of the current Puerto Rican salsa scene, Orquesta el Macabeo recovers the island’s salsa tradition to update it with new… More »

King Ayisoba from Ghana

Hypnotic and bouncing melodies from the king of kologo Born in north-eastern Ghana, King Ayisoba started learning the two-string lute, the kologo, as a small… More »

Ioannis Skoulas and traditional music of Crete and Karpathos

Ioannis Skoulas, multi-instrumentalist and cultural treasure of Crete and Karpathos, now available for US performances in 2018. The folk music of Crete, the largest Greek island,… More »

Kaynak Pipers Band

Traditional kaba gaida folk music of Bulgaria Kaynak Pipers Band from Bulgaria is а kaba gaida (Bulgarian bagpipes) band formed to continue the traditions of gaida… More »

Feedel Band

Feedel Band are taking Ethiopian music and Jazz, and blending it into a simmering stew of musical genre’s, textures and feeling. They are creating, and… More »

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