Auf ihrem herausragendem Debütalbum schöpfen die Aga Khan Master Musicians (AKMM) aus der Musik Zentralasiens, Chinas, des Nahen Ostens und Nordafrikas. „Nowruz“ lässt lebendige Musiktraditionen aufeinandertreffen und zu einer originellen Einheit verschmelzen. Die sechs Musiker von AKMM sind gefeierte Virtuosen auf ihren jeweiligen Instrumenten und kombinieren geschickt...

Saramaccan Sound (Suriname) are a brother duo - Dwight Sampie and Robert Jabini - who write and perform flowing acoustic songs sung in Saramaccan, the language from the Americas with the most African elements. Their debut album was recorded in situ by Grammy winner Ian Brennan (Parchman Prison Prayer, Ustad Saami, The Good Ones) along a remote riverside in the Amazon region...

Fuzz guitars, horns and mind-blowing percussion create an explosive mix of psychedelic electric sound. The group gave his music a name, afro-mandingo, a Latin afro-jazz tendency permeated, mixing modern and older cultures.

Fuzz guitars, horns and mind-blowing percussion create an explosive mix of psychedelic electric sound. The group gave his music a name, afro-mandingo, a Latin afro-jazz tendency permeated, mixing modern and older cultures.

The foundation of this album is based on rhythmic cycles (Osul) collected from a manuscript from 1696. The rhythmic cycles were very common at that time and many composers wrote melodies on those cycles. On his previous album (Zarb-e Osul) Ziya composed pieces for percussion based on those rhythmic cycles. On this album, he imagined melodies with those rhythms. Some melodies...

Songs of a restless America, of discontent, of contemplation, of hope. Hazmat Modine has been around for a long time. Seasoned storytellers and musical virtuosos, they are returning from Europe this fall with a new album entitled Bonfire. The word 'Bonfire' evokes the idea of purification, of disposal, and of renewal.

Songs of a restless America, of discontent, of contemplation, of hope. Hazmat Modine has been around for a long time. Seasoned storytellers and musical virtuosos, they are returning from Europe this fall with a new album entitled Bonfire. The word 'Bonfire' evokes the idea of purification, of disposal, and of renewal.

For several years, Negarit has established itself as the leading orchestra of the Ethiopian instrumental scene, choosing to perform regularly at the Fendika, underground and popular lair, hyperactive and mutating melting pot. The Negarit band is hanging in there, and in its turn forging a delicate path in these times of global epidemic and unacknowledged civil war.