With his 2012 release Yo, Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca launched a new phase in his musical career. Including African instruments such as the talking drum, the n’goni and the kora alongside a Hammond organ, the musician initiated an interesting … [Read more...] about Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca: At Home
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The Harriet Earis Trio: From the Crooked Tree
Based in Wales, The Harriet Earis Trio is a rare Celtic Jazz Fusion band whose leading instrument is a Celtic Harp. Formed in the late 2000s, the sound of the trio hinges on the harp of English-born and Aberystwyth-based Harriet Earis. A classically … [Read more...] about The Harriet Earis Trio: From the Crooked Tree
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita: Clychau Dibon
The pairing of a European classical pedal harp with an African 21-string kora sounds very unusual at first sight, but the rare duo recording of Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita is a truly remarkable feat. The … [Read more...] about Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita: Clychau Dibon
Metá Metá: Metal Metal
From São Paulo in Brazil, Metá Metá is a jazz fusion band formed in 2007 around the core trio of Juçara Marçal (vocals), Kiko Dinucci (guitar & vocals) [both of whom collaborated on the 2008 album Padê] and Thiago França (saxophone & flute). … [Read more...] about Metá Metá: Metal Metal
Winston McAnuff & Fixi: A New Day
Since 2006, veteran Jamaican singer songwriter Winston McAnuff (b. 1957) and French musician and producer François-Xavier Bossard (aka Fixi) have established a rare yet splendid musical partnership which sees the duo fuse roots reggae music with … [Read more...] about Winston McAnuff & Fixi: A New Day
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze: Amanké Dionti
Born in Saint-Louis (Senegal), Ablaye Cissoko is a singer and kora player who hails from a family of griots, the West-African repositories of the local songs, poems and stories handed down from one generation to the next through oral tradition. … [Read more...] about Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze: Amanké Dionti
