Spellbinding Music
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Born in New-York and based in New Orleans, folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla is the daughter of Haitian parents who emigrated to the US in the 1960s. In other words, Haiti and Haitian culture have always been a grounding presence throughout her discography to date. Her three previous solo albums …
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Relatively unknown in the West hitherto, Ichiko Aoba is a folk singer-songwriter from Japan who has been active on the music scene for the last ten years. Blending a personal dreamscape with minimalist classical guitar accompaniment, the singer has released six solo albums to date. It was a visit to the remote small pacific …
Born in São Paulo, Sergio Sayeg aka Sessa is a Brazilian singer-songwriter who co-founded psych-rock band Garotas Suecas in his late teens. He also spent time in New-York to play bass in various rock bands and work in an East Village record shop. During this period, he immersed himself in the abundant repository of the …
Grace far beyond my graspThe rest is silenceArooj Aftab - Last Night Based in the United States since 2005, Arooj Aftab is a Pakistani singer, composer, producer and audio engineer. Singing in Urdu, Arooj Aftab’s music is informed by Hindustani classical music and in particular the traditional ghazal poetic tradition as well …
Damon Locks is a Chicago-based activist, poet, teacher and visual artist whose work might already be familiar to many as it has featured as the cover artwork of dozens of records including several International Anthem releases. A long-time deejay and singer with various post punk bands, Damon Locks was also recently heard as a …
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Formed in 2016, based in Amsterdam and comprised of Ben Rider on guitars, Jasper Verhulst on electric bass, Daniel Smienk on drums and Gino Groenveld on percussions, Altin Gün is a Dutch/Turkish folk-rock band fronted by two vocalists (and keyboard players), namely Merve Daşdemir and Erdinç Ecevit. Instead of performing covers, …
