One of the great things about the proliferation of independent labels is their ability to reintroduce sadly forgotten yet influential artists to new audiences, often through the reissuing of albums that had seemingly disappeared. Fantasy […]
Tag: world music
Enchufada is an influential blog and label that has developed a reputation over the last couple of years with their Upper Cuts series, a series that introduces to their followers, some of the best dance […]
Electric Cowbell Records APAP Showcase at Drom 1/10/15: Chop and Quench
Electric Cowbell Records APAP Showcase feat. Chop and Quench Drom January 10, 2015 The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) hosts an annual conference, networking forum and market place for performing arts professionals – mainly […]
Comprised of 19 year French-Cuban twin sisters, Lisa-Kainde and Naomi Diaz, the duo of Ibeyi (pronounced ee-bey-ee) take their name from the Yoruba word for twins – ibeji. The Diaz sisters are the daughters of the […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past month or so, you may have come across a post or two on Silber Media’s experimental 5 in 5 project. The label, which is the label home of the Durham, […]
With the release of Ya Nuss last year, singer/songwriter Yasmine Hamdan received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere for a sound that meshes atmospheric electronica and pop, with traditional Lebanese and Middle Eastern folk music. […]
Nigerian-born, Montreal-based producer Teck-Zilla received quite a bit of attention for his Son of Sade: An Ode, an 18 minute instrumental mixtape that honored the British/Nigeria vocalist, Sade and the producer’s own mother, who is also […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past few weeks, you may remember a lengthy post on the legendary Malian griot Kassé Mady Diabaté, who has been recognized during his 50 year career as one of […]
A couple of weeks ago, i wrote about a collaboration between the Turkish house production and DJ duo Paradisko’s collaboration with German electronic music outfit Final DJs on the Turkish duo’s sophomore effort Astropine, an EP slated for a November […]
Alo Wala is a trio that may arguably be at the forefront of a truly global bass movement, and not in the sense that most Americans/Westerners would think of global music — that is, something decidedly […]
Daniel Lanois is a Canadian guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and producer, who’s best known for his production work with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Brandon Flowers and U2’s most beloved and famous album, The […]
Abstrakto is a unique pairing between Ozomatli’s vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Asdru Sierra and actor and producer (who knew?) Balthazar Getty, and the first single and video off the their recently released self-titled debut, “Marcando Paso.” […]
Singer/songwriter Rodrigo Amarante is probably best known in indie rock circles for his time as a member of Little Joy and Los Hermanos. Easy Sound Records released Amarante’s solo debut, Cavalo, a couple of months ago, and the material on the album […]
Andrzej Zagajewski is a Krakow, Poland-based producer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and vocalist, who performs in a number of bands in which he plays tenor mandolin (his primary instrument) banjo, and saz (a stringed musical instrument related to the lute, played in the […]
Led by guitarist and producer Jacob Plasse and featuring members of the Daptones rhythm section, Los Hacheros and the Pedrito Martinez Group, Peliroja, is a New York-based collective that’s inspired by the sounds of Ethiopia, the Domnican Republic, […]