Rafa del Calli Claims Flamenco’s Lámpara Minera in La Unión
Córdoba singer Rafael Plantón Heredia, known professionally as Rafa del Calli, won the Lámpara Minera at the 65th Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas…
Lucía La Bronce Takes Desplante Dance Prize at Cante de las Minas
Seville flamenco dancer Lucía Fernández González, known as Lucía La Bronce, won the Desplante at the 65th Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas in…
Pablo Barrionuevo Keeps Bordón Minero Guitar Award in La Unión
La Unión guitarist Pablo Barrionuevo Bernal, known as Pablo Barrionuevo, won the Bordón Minero at the 65th Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas in…
Karlos Nao Wins Filón Instrumental Award at Cante de las Minas
Valencia flute player Carlos Ferrer Peralta, known professionally as Karlos Nao, won the Filón at the 65th Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas in…
Manu Soto, Pablo Campos Among Special Award Winners at Cante de las Minas
Several artists received special honors at the 65th Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas in La Unión, Murcia, Spain, with awards recognizing accompaniment, guitar,…
The Frame Drum: A World History Held In One Hand
(headline image: Remo Fiberskyn 3 frame drum) The frame drum is among the most widely distributed percussion instruments in human musical culture: a shallow frame,…
Sherwin Yang Recasts Taiwanese Opera Through Jazz, Folk Traditions, and Contemporary Song
Sherwin Yang (楊易修) — New Panorama of Taiwanese Opera 野臺語言》(self-release, 2026) Sherwin Yang’s New Panorama of Taiwanese Opera 野臺語言》 presents a contemporary interpretation of Taiwanese…
Arturo O’Farrill and Vincent Hsu to Unite Afro-Latin and Taiwanese Jazz in Queens
Six-time Grammy Award winner Arturo O’Farrill and Taiwanese bassist and composer Vincent Hsu will give their first U.S. performance together Aug. 15, 2026 at Flushing…
Rootless Connects Romani and Punjabi Traditions on “Dam Mast Qalandar”
Glasgow-based collective Rootless has released a video for its latest single, “Dam Mast Qalandar.” The group brings together Romani and Indian musicians to examine the…
Forward Ever
From Peru but easing forth with an acoustic sound that nods to the wider Latin music world, a band called Donguille.pe (a mashup of the…