In the tense summer of 1962, in a dimly lit bar on the outskirts of Oran, Algeria, revolution wore an unexpected face. Cheikha Rimitti stepped onto the stage, her shoulder deliberately bared in the ...
For this album, he ditches the horns and electric bass and instead reinterprets his song catalog embracing the instruments of the African continent: kora, balafon, guitars, ngoni. It's gorgeous. And ...
The Company of 1602 brings the streets of the old town to life with performances featuring fifes, drums, brass instruments, arquebusiers, pikemen, and cavalry patrols, including the famed cannon ...