Classic cumbia songs have been the inspiration for worldwide urban and dance hits.
Wed, 05 September 18
Ratna Rao Shekar guides us through every track on this album of beautiful classical music by U. Srin...
Thu, 27 April 95
A look back on Arthur's most popular song, which featured on 2000's Come To Where I'm From.
Wed, 19 September 18
Bokanté + Metropole Orkest (Conducted by Jules Buckley)
Bokanté traces the blues from its roots in Africa and the Arab world throughout the diaspora and into a modern context. Band leader Michael League (Snarky Puppy) plays everything from oud, Minimoog and fretless acoustic bass to bendir, riq and daf frame drum. The album features Guadalupan vocalist Malika Tirolien and is a collaboration with the Metropole Orkest and arranger/conductor Jules Buckley.
Fuego features four previously unreleased songs from the original La Candela Viva 1991/1992 sessions, which were discovered in 2015 when the original master tapes were restored and digitally remastered.
A bewitching collection of songs that journeys from lush, beguiling storytelling to uplifting, punch-the-air anthems. Allowed to mature and breathe without losing the widescreen, multi-textured kaleidoscope of sound that marked their debut, Let the Cards Fall refines The Breath's unique Manchester take on alt-folk.
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Tatiana Spencer explores the world of Colombian folk music legend Totó la Momposina.
Wed, 25 November 92
A look back on The Wood Room session with producer Phil Ramone and mix engineer Richard Blair.
Sat, 22 September 18
How the Colombian musical icon’s career blossomed in the 70s and 80s in France
Fri, 22 June 18
