For generations, Cuba and Jamaica have been at the forefront of trends in music, art, fashion and food throughout the Americas. “Havana Meets Kingston” meshes these...
Haiti and New Orleans have an extremely deep cultural connection which, in turn, arises from its historical one. Both places saw an infusion of “freedom” when...
Idan Raichel – once vilified for being on the wrong side of Israeli politics, is, nevertheless, a bona-fide international superstar. His last few recordings, including one...
Luisa Maita is one of the brightest stars in a constellation that has appeared over the skies of Brasil recently. She might be said to have...
The Israeli musician, Idan Raichel is no stranger to controversy, having earned the ire of New Yorkers, when he arrived there in 2014 to perform at...
Both the guitarist, Joe Driscoll and the kora master Sekou Kouyate have composed a good number of works before. Now they have done much more on...
“Lakou Mizik,” say the members of Lakou Mizik, “Is Haiti”. Lakou Mizik is Haiti because group is a stupendous crucible of the music of Africa, New...
Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate perform Stevie Wonder’s “Master Blaster” Live @ The Westcott Theater in Syracuse, New York. This song will be included on the...
Set for release by Cumbancha on May 13, 2016, Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate’s electrifying second album, Monistic Theory, derives its title from the concept that reality is...
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Daby Touré returns in 2015 with a phenomenal new album on Cumbancha and a renewed creative energy. Based in Paris, France, Touré hails originally from Mauritania with...
Despite the corruption of tribal politics and the disdain of the West, Africa, the cradle of all civilisations continues to thrive. The art of the continent...
What are these branches that Rocky Dawuni speaks, or rather sings about? You would probably, like me, be more accustomed to hearing it put differently—in fact...
As part of their 2015 North American tour, Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, backed by bassist John Railton and drummer James Breen, bring their electrifying collaboration...
Most popular music in the West today can be traced back to African roots. Linguistic idiosyncrasies of African polyrhythms have shaped and even inflected the phonology...
As part of the World Music Concert Series, Idan Raichel & Vieux Farka Touré: The Touré-Raichel Collective perform in Toronto at Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of...
The uniqueness of the Garifuna Diaspora has resulted in their truly singular cultural anthropology. These are a people who descended from the Arawak and the Caribe...
The Garifuna Collective – Ayó Danny Michel with The Garifuna Collective – Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me With the magnificent follow up to a world...