Worldwide
Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabaté – The Sky Is The Same Colour Everywhere
Written by Michael PolychronisIn 2024, after so many years of listening to musical works from the past 40 or more years in the hive we’ve come…
Zakir Hussain: A Life of Rhythm, Tradition, and Global Innovation
Written by Michael Polychronis Zakir Hussain is no longer with us. One of the most renowned tabla players passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024,…
Olcay Bayir – Tu Guli (Arc Music, 2024)
Written by Michael PolychronisMore than a decade has passed since the triumphant debut of Olcay Bayir, which earned her a nomination for Best Newcomer in World…
Lefteris Chavoutsas: Art is the Answer to Life’s Hardships and Ugliness (Interview)
Interview by Michael PolychronisLefteris Chavoutsas carried a "fateful" destiny even before his birth—one that seems to have followed him ever since. Had his ancestors, who…
Constantinople Ensemble – Mixture of Cultures through the Vehicle of Music
Written by Michael PolychronisMusic has always been and remains an inexhaustible field of creativity and exploration for Kiya Tabassian, a founding member of the Constantinople…
Stories
“African Bass” – The reissue of an iconic global-jazz album
Written by Michael PolychronisJohnny 'Mbizo' Dyani wasn't just another jazz musician. Although he lived only…
Levon Eskenian – ECM: Following the Path of Armenian Music Pioneers
Written by Michael PolychronisIt is not the first time that the ECM record label of…
Dhafer Youssef – Free as a Bird with his “Echo” and Improvisation
Written by Michael PolychronisFrom a small fishing village in Tunisia began the journey of the internationally…
Five recent world music albums worth listening to
Written by Michael PolychronisLucas Santtana: O Paraíso (No Format, 2023)The 54-year-old Brazilian Lucas Santtana, in his…
Constantinople Ensemble – Mixture of Cultures through the Vehicle of Music
Written by Michael PolychronisMusic has always been and remains an inexhaustible field of creativity and…
