Martin Morales has become well-known as the chef who brought Peruvian cuisine to London; the owner of four restaurants, he recently was named the Food & Drinks Innovator of the Year by British GQ. Before he was a chef, he worked as a DJ and a music executive, heading Disney’s Buena Vista Music Group in Europe, The […]
Country music is not something you see in the dojo often, if ever. However, a producer coming out of Atlanta by the name of Panski is bringing some influence from the genre to house music. You might be thinking “WTF!?” but just stay with us because you’ll be pleasantly surprised by his new EP, #ARoadLessTraveled. [Read More]
The 1960’s gave rise to a very particular and unique sub-genre of cumbia in South America. It combined the electric guitars of the rock ‘n roll generation with the traditional Andean music of Peru. It also employed the use of synthesizers for its melodies over the more traditional accordions utilized in Colombian cumbia. Peruvian cumbia, […]
When The Movement’s managers at Rootfire first approached the band with the concept of a no-interest, one-year loan so they could pay to recording and release of a new album, lead singer Josh Swain was initially skeptical. “Why would someone give an interest-free loan?” Swain said. His band previously balked at label deals where third parties would […]
Reggae singer Jesse Royal helps push the rich musical lineage of Jamaica forward on his forthcoming album, Lily of Da Valley. He worked with producers Llamar “ Riff Raff” Brown, Kareem “Remus” Burrell, Phillip “Winta” James and others to create a sound that combines revolutionary messages, soulful harmonizing and body-shaking beats. Teaming with up Jo Mersa Marley, […]
New York (AFP) – Somalia is rarely described as on the musical vanguard but there was a time, before its turmoil, when the Horn of Africa nation bustled with an electrifying mix of the world’s sounds. A new album aims to bring a wider audience to the music of Somalia through the restoration of dusty […]
Following the recent discussions of travel bans, Pitchfork has taken a deeper look into lives of Sudanese American artists influence on today’s musical soundscape, including Alsarah & the Nubatones. [Read More]
The Sextones stopped by Daytrotter earlier this year. Check out the session, now up. [The Sextones – Daytrotter]
As a first-generation Israeli with Romanian roots, as well as a former New York City expat (with experience in the jazz and punk scene there), Tamir Muskat of Balkan Beat Box has a unique view of what it means to be worldly in 2017. Currently, he takes that view in from Tel Aviv, where he […]
In Their Words: “In ‘Franklin’s Key’ everything is speaking — not just the vocals. The saw, the bari sax, the percussion … it’s all ‘talking.’ I’m a cartoon junkie, from Merry Melodies to Chuck Jones to Loren Bouchard. When I close my eyes and listen to this track, I’m suddenly in a haunted house circa […]