Tag Archives: Worldbeat

Founded in 2000 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the indie rock and roll work BLK JKS is definitely made up of guitarists Lindani Buthelezi and Mpumi Mcata, who was raised collectively in Johannesburg’s East Rand, and Soweto natives Molefi Makananise (bass) and Tshepang Ramoba (drums). BLK JKS produced their international documenting …

Trumpet participant Dave Woodhead was among England’s top program musicians, and an associate of Billy Bragg’s music group, when he discovered the kwela (pennywhistle) custom of South Africa. Recruiting guitarist Adam Keelan, bassist Chris Morgan, and drummer Mario Guanieri, Woodhead created kwela band, Favorably Testcard. Blending initial items by Woodhead …

The Portico Quartet is a contemporary modern jazz and ethnic fusion ensemble from South London, Britain. Shaped in 2005, the music group was initially motivated to try out via founding member Duncan Bellamy’s buy of an spectacular yet contemporary device, the suspend, at a music celebration. The suspend, created in …

The stage name of Nicholas Giacomini, MC Yogi specializes within a mystical fusion of styles that skillfully combines his love of yoga and hip-hop. A indigenous of North California, Giacomini spent his formative years at an organization house for at-risk young boys, and it had been there that he started …

The original drumming of Sierre Leone was taken to Germany by ex-Miriam Makeba sideman Ansumana Bangura. Presently a instructor in Cologne, Germany, Bangura is constantly on the explore a deeply personal musical strategy, Fankadama, that mixes in from African folk music to Traditional western jazz, pop, and rock and roll. …

A South African Afro-fusion strap, Freshlyground came collectively in Cape City in 2002. Led by vocalist Zolani Mahola, and offering Simon Attwell on flute, mbira and harmonica, Peter Cohen on drums, Kyla Rose Smith on violin, Julio “Gugs” Sigauque on classical guitar, Josh Hawks on bass electric guitar and Seredeal …

Cape Verdean songstress and writer Mayra Andrade produced a name for herself like a songwriter and performer in her adolescence. By her early twenties she was a recognised talent, known through the entire Parisian globe music scene on her behalf keen composing and adept vocals. Mayra spent her first years …

Comprising a large number of musicians from various countries all over the world, Big Blue Ball is definitely a collaborative task that started to take form in the first ’90s before finally released like a full-length album in 2008. Made by Peter Gabriel along with Karl Wallinger of Globe Party …

The jazz group CHOCOLATES were organized by percussionist Barklie “Clay” Henry (whose previous affiliations include Pulsation and Barefoot). His objective was to gather accomplished music artists from different disciplines at his house in Big Sur, California, and record the outcomes. The first recording, Isle Gypsy, released by Megawave Information on, …

Specializing in a distinctive worldbeat hybrid of American folk, blues, as well as the rhythmically unfixed Middle Eastern traditional design referred to as taqsim, Netherlands-based No Blues contact what they enjoy “Arabicana,” and it’s really an apt term. Essentially a trio of American, Middle Eastern, and Dutch music artists, with …