Global Artists
Below are our 11 articles in the global artists' category:
If you want to know the roots of Banco de Gaia's music, go back to the British hippie space-rock band Hawkwind.
"I saw them on television in...
Bassist Yossi Fine had an idea. In his head he heard sounds that fused tribal African music with hip-hop beats, Jamaican dub techniques and dance...
Hip-hop has become the international musical currency. From Greenland to Goa, Pakistan to Peru, the rap and rhythm have become the defining sounds of...
He loves soul singer Al Green and Indian music. He's played Motown in bands and busked for change in Northern India with the street singers Bauls of...
In joy there can also be sadness - quite literally in the case of Anglo-Asian band Joi. Formed in the mid-80s by brothers Farook and Haroon Shamsher,...
It's all about roots, really. If you don't know where you come from, and explore that, then you're pretty much just drifting into the future. Natacha...
There's a case to be made for Red Hot + Riot: A Tribute to the Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti being one of the year's best albums. Not only does it...
It's a hard decision for a band to change its name, especially with two albums already to their name, and a good reputation. But that's exactly what...
The State of Bengal is more than a territory in India. State of Bengal is also a band that emerged from Britain's burgeoning Asian Underground scene,...
"Fed Ex was probably our biggest collaborator," laughed producer Bill Laswell about his newest recording venture, Tala Matrix. The maverick American...
Transglobal Underground are probably the godfathers of world fusion. A mighty claim, but largely true, dating back to their first single,...
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