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Tag Archives: Folk
Check out ‘Veneno’, the collaborative new single by Galician musician Baiuca (Alejandro Guillán) and Asturian composer, singer and multi-instrumentalists Rodrigo Cuevas bringing together electronica with traditional sounds from North-Western Spain, out now via Raso Estudio. Follow this link for more info: https://links.altafonte.com/kp3kp26
Preview of the album: This Album is no longer available however if you want to receive exclusive access to a free album like this each month just sign up to our monthly newsletter by filling in the form below: Track List: 1. Ballaké Sissoko feat. Sona Jobarteh – Djourou [from...
Carmen Lienqueo is a composer, singer, charango player and producer based in Santiago de Chile. In her music, she brings forward a new approach to Chilean folk also backing the cause and struggle of indigenous people like the Mapuche. After years being the voice for Pan-Latin band Mákina...
We can’t welcome enough every opportunity we are presented to reach and write about Urban Village. Not only because we never made it a secret that we are fans of the music of the Soweto-based quartet, but also because their cultural relevance and topical drive- when it comes to narrating...
Hard to believe that such a dire and dramatic year could inspire such an abundance of remarkable albums. Or maybe, on the contrary, the multitude of emotions sparked by the pandemic and our new life’s circumstances might have been the main reasons why musicians were able to write, record and...
Every month, we bring you a collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:
For once we write about an album that hasn’t even been released, but that doesn’t mean it needs our and your support any less. It’d indeed be a shame and a loss for everyone who cares about and is interested in Latin American culture if it didn’t come into being....
Every now and then (and by far, it happens more “now” than “then”), Jo’burg and its music scene surprise us with the new release of one of their offspring. The city and its cultural environment, because of its social fabric and history, is a tireless forge of talents, ideas, creativity...
There was something extra jubilant and euphoric about the Tallinn Music Week that managed to take place, against all odds, in the latter part of August. Amidst a worldwide pandemic, Estonia invited delegates and music lovers from the world over to flee any which way they could, to Tallinn Medieval Old...