Zorba the Buddha is a human ideal, a combination of all the valuable traditional things as well as those necessary in 2017. It would be someone who honors a good old jam but isn’t afraid of a new sound.
USA
Two unique and very different musicians stemming from Sierra Leone team up for a Afro-futuristic collaboration.
Luaka Bop label brings us a colourful new effort from Janka Nabay, recorded in USA but filled with African sounds and moods.
With their breakneck new video, New Zealand’s energetic Streets of Laredo announce the premiere of their second album, “Wild”, set to be released this fall.
Lebanese producer and multi-instrumentalist Samer Etienne Chami also known as Etyen recently teamed up with Iranian-American violinist and singer Saideh Eftekhari for what’s turned out to be one of the most captivating and original instrumental songs we’ve heard this year yet.
Indiana native Mark Underwood a.k.a. DJ Nature quickly became one of the most respected figures within Puerto Rico’s independent music scene – and one of its best kept secrets – on the strength of his production work and collaborations with other artists after moving to the island during the late 90’s.
Indiana native Mark Underwood a.k.a. DJ Nature quickly became one of the most respected figures within Puerto Rico’s independent music scene – and one of its best kept secrets – on the strength of his production work and collaborations with other artists after moving to the island during the late 90’s.