“SOKÉ WO” is the new single by Togolese artist Dogo. The song is based on Akpesse-Bobobo rhythm played by Ewe people in the Region des Plateaux in Togo. “The dance has its roots from Wusuta and in the ‘Highlife’ popular music across West African countries and is generally performed...
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Get a sneak peek into London-based Senegalese singer/songwriter and kora player Kadialy Kouyate‘s new album Aado released by Naxos Records. “In the Senegalese society, ‘aado’ stands for ‘moral customs and values’. Kadialy’s enchanting songs touch on these principles and reflect on the Mandinka culture”. Find more info on...
We have reached the third episode of our Musical Road to Womex and from Cuba and its grooviest funkero Cimafunk, we travel all the way to Japan for something completely different. On the island of Okinawa, we meet with a mesmerizing sanshin player, singer and composer, Aragaki Mutsumi. Little more than a...
Ever since the festival relocated to the West Mid Showground in 2007, its varied global line-up has continued to grow. Released from the clutches of its traditional folk narrative, it brought forward the orthodox values of its folkie origins, the Shrewsbury Folk Festival has fostered a place for world and...
‘Erti’ is the second single extracted from Dionysus vs Tamada, the upcoming album by Tbilisi-based singer-songwriter, producer and DJ Tamada, out in late August via Souq Records: https://tamada.bandcamp.com/track/erti “The album is revolved around Tamada’s songwriting combined with various elements from different electronic sub-genre’s. Both highly experimental & wildly catchy“.
It was mid-April when we firstly approached Samah Mustafa to arrange an interview. The Arab Palestinian singer, multi-instrumentalist and music therapist released a new album, titled BALLOOR, only a few months earlier and we wanted to delve a bit into her sound on the edge between the Arabic folk tradition...
Kologo is far more than a two-stringed traditional lute from North-Eastern Ghana. It’s one of the most eloquent cultural expressions of the Frafra people and, to some extent, a way of life. In 2014, Arnold de Boer, music enthusiast, singer, guitarist (The Ex/Zea) and founder of Makkum Records, who arguably...
Having mourned the absence of authorization last year due to Covid-19, the organisers of the Shrewsbury Folk Festival have been working tirelessly to revise its format for 2021. Set on the outskirts of medieval Shrewsbury at the West Mid Showground, the SFF has branded its 2021 comeback “a celebration of...
Cypriot avant-folk trio and grappa enthusiasts Monsieur Doumani have just released the first single from the namesake upcoming album Pissourin (out on September 10) via Glitterbeat Records. As the band explained, “Pissourin, in the Greek-Cypriot dialect is translated as total darkness. It’s when our subconscious sneaks out and scratches us, messing...
It might not be the most fitting time to write and read about uplifting music from the wild Southern tip of the Colombian Pacific Coast. Too much is going on in the Latin American country which goes too far from the comforting sounds coming from the city of Tumaco and...