Fusion without confusion – how world music bands blend multiple influences
The 19th Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia), regarded as one of the Top 25 music festivals by Songlines magazine, was once again a three-day delight of afternoon...
View ArticleRainforest World Music Festival 2016: 25 bands covering all 5 continents!
The annual Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia) is now in its 19th edition, and featured 25 bands from around the planet. The venue is the lush equatorial rainforest of the...
View ArticleArtist Profiles: Derek Gripper
South African guitar maestro and violinist Derek Gripper was born November 14, 1977 in Cape Town, South Africa. Gripper began his musical training at the age of six on the violin. After studying...
View ArticleHypnotic Strings of Africa at A World in Trance 2019 in New York
A World in Trance 2019 will present the Hypnotic Strings of Africa on Saturday March 23, 2019 at Roulette in New York. Derek Gripper’s investigation of Mali’s greatest instrumental virtuosos has...
View ArticleBlack Atlantic, a weeklong Series in Durham celebrating the music of Africa...
Throughout March 2019, Duke Performances will be presenting some of the finest world music acts from Africa and the African diaspora with Black Atlantic. The series is a week-long festival that will...
View ArticleAn Excellent Black Atlantic 2019 Festival
The second edition of the Black Atlantic series brought an excellent sampling of African and Afro-rooted music to Durham, North Carolina. The first concert featured South African musician Derek...
View ArticleUpcoming World Music concerts at Global Arts Live
Performing arts organization Global Arts Live will be presenting a series of world music concerts in the Boston area. Adriana CalcanhottoSep 11Berklee Performance Center Cimafunk,… The post Upcoming...
View ArticleDerek Gripper & Guy Buttery Announce November 2022 Tour
Long-time friends, collaborators and leading players of the acoustic guitar scene in South Africa, Derek Gripper and Guy Buttery are touring together again this month.… The post Derek Gripper & Guy...
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