Maria Mazzotta is one of the most important voices of the music scene in the Apulia region of Italy and, more generally, of world music. Mazzotta is meticulous with her research into vocal characteristics of the area, which highly differentiate the various cultures found within it. Her ability to move naturally and seamlessly from the sounds of Southern Italy to the inflections of Balkan music, while still capturing the stories of cultures of the songs interpreted is impressive. Amoreamaro is Mazzotta’s latest album. Amoreamaro (Bitter Love) is an intense and passionate reflection on the various faces of love from a female [...]
The Deer’s Cry is a Nashville based band named after an old Irish prayer. The group is Karen Ballew (vocals, Celtic Harp, portative organ), Bryan Brock (percussion), Patrick Atwater (double bass), and Will MacLean (banjo). The Deer’s Cry also collaborates with other artists here in the U.S. and overseas with their presentation of original music inspired by Irish, Bluegrass, Jazz, and other world traditional genres. The Deer’s Cry is now releasing their debut album, Rise With the Dawn. For the past two years, the band has been expanding the songs from a small collection of original songs with harp into a more extensive, more diverse [...]
Deline Briscoe is a Melbourne Australia singer and songwriter that has a unique twist on the world music genre. While touring the globe as a principal artist with one of Australia’s leading Performing Arts Companies “Black Arm Band,” she is able to fine-tune her songwriting and performing skills. Her music has been featured at Australia’s largest music export market, Bigsound (2019), and was featured on National playlist all over the Australian Radio Networks. Briscoe regularly tours with a unique combination of musicians; percussionist Airileke Ingram (Yothu Yindi), Jamaican jazz pianist Stephen Maxwell (Jimmy Cliff), and double bassist Robbie Finch. The [...]
Joler Gaan is a band that believes that their spiritual and emotional awareness originated from water, their music is created through embracing this divine connection. Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Joler Gaan is comprised of Rahul Anand, Rana Sarwar, ABS Xem, Md. Masum, Mallik Yishorja, Dip Ray, Lippu Asim, and Gopi Devnath. Joler Gaan is releasing a new album titled, Noyon Joler Gaan. The album contains twelve compositions all composed by Rahul Ananda. The music is contemporary, yet distinctive, blending various musical styles to create a world music sound that is fresh and compelling. The compositions have singing and varied instruments as each [...]
