Since their formation 15 years ago, the Austin, TX-based collective Grupo Fantasma has developed a reputation as being one of the US’s preeminent, independent Latin bands as the collective has been nominated for multiple Grammies […]
Tag: world music
Live Concert Photography: King Raam with Smoke Season at Mercury Lounge 8/29/15
Live Concert Photography: King Raam with Smoke Season at Mercury Lounge August 29, 2015 Just the other night, I was at Mercury Lounge with my dear friend and colleague, Natalie Hamingson and a dear friend, […]
Live Concert Review: Jungle with Ibeyi and Sunni Colon at SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park 6/20/15
Live Concert Review: Jungle with Ibeyi and Sunni Colon SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park June 20, 2015 As I’ve mentioned a number of times over a series of posts, this summer has arguably been one […]
New Audio: The Afrobeat-Inspired Deep and Funky Grooves of Bixiga 70
Bixiga, is a Central São Paulo neighborhood, known as a cultural melting pot of its Italian. African and Northeastern Brazilian population, and is arguably one of the city’s best areas to eat and catch some of […]
New Audio: Check Out Ibeyi’s Stunning Rendition of Jay Electronica’s “Better In Tune With The Infinite (Bibo No Aozora)”
With the release of their self-titled debut earlier this year, Ibeyi, the twin sibling duo comprised of 19 year-old French-Cuban twin sibling duo, Lisa-Kainde Diaz and Naomi Diaz have received international attention for a sound that […]
As a native New Yorker, salsa holds a very special place in my heart, as it reminds me specifically of summer on the streets of Corona, Spanish Harlem, Bushwick and the South Bronx. And certainly, […]
New Audio: Felix da Housecat teams up with Reggae and Dub Legend Lee “Scratch” Perry for some trippy dub on “The Natural”
Much ink has been spilled over the length of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s incredible, 50 plus-year music career, and that shouldn’t be terribly surprising as Perry has held a towering influence on both modern and contemporary Jamaican music […]
Thursday night marks the beginning of the music portion of this year’s Northside Music Festival, and as I mentioned in my Northside Festival Preview, the music portion of the festival features 400 bands and artists […]
Carnival Caravan is a unique collaborative touring and recording project between the Brazilian-American band Nation Beat and the New Orleans-based band Cha Wa, and interestingly enough, the project began when Nation Beat’s Scott Kettner and […]
Comprised of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern, the New York-baesd duo Sofi Tukker met at an art galley while they were both attending Brown University and quickly began writing music, based around their desire of […]
Formed in 2012, The Brooklyn Gypsies are a collaborative project featuring a group of NYC area musicians and producers who come from a variety of backgrounds – including Japan, Spain, Russia, Italy and the US. […]
Richard Mthetwa, who writes and performs under the moniker Nozinja, is an electronic music producer and artist from the Limpopo province of South Africa, and the forefather of a sound that effortlessly meshes the traditional […]
Formed by musical director, Andy Williamson, The Bombay Royale has prided themselves on paying homage to 60s and 70s Bollywood, long considered by critics and fans the genre’s golden era, as it was a riotous […]
Live Concert Photography: eKush, Benyoro and Los Hacheros at Brooklyn Bowl 3/30/15
Live Concert Photography: eKush, Benyoro and Los Hacheros Brooklyn Bowl March 30, 2015 As I’ve mentioned a few times on this site, things have been busy in the JOVM world with a lot of live […]
Live Concert Photography: Congo Sanchez, People’s Champs and M.A.K.U. Soundsystem at Brooklyn Bowl 3/9/15
Live Concert Photography: Congo Sanchez, People’s Champs and M.A.K.U, Soundsystem Brooklyn Bowl March 9, 2015 Last week, i was at Brooklyn Bowl to catch the Washington, DC-based Congo Sanchez and the New York-based People’s Champs […]