Articles about global traditional music

The Grammy Award Winning Bagpipers of San Jacinto, Colombia

A journey into the Montes de María mountain range to hear the other-worldly sounds of the Gaita

Ilan MossJune 11, 2021Gaita, San Jacinto, Colombian Music, Cumbia, Los Gaiteros de San SacintoComment

The Cape Malay String Band Choirs of Cape Town

The unique Afrikaans-language Cape Malay choirs and their banjo and mandolin pickers

Traditional Singing, BanjoIlan MossApril 23, 2020Cape Malay, Cape Town, Choir, South Africa, BanjoComment

"Fluki" Fife and Drum on the Congo River

Exploring the tantalizing links between fife and drum styles in Mississippi and in Congo

Ilan MossMarch 24, 2020Comment

New Feature: AIDS Protest Singing In South Africa

AIDS activists sing on the streets of Durban during the 2016 AIDS Conference in South Africa

Traditional SingingIlan MossJuly 24, 2019African singing, South Africa, DurbanComment

Fiddles in Latin America: Rabeca music in Brazil and Chacarera from Argentina

The urban cowboy fiddlers of Latin America

Street MusicIlan MossJune 26, 2019Brazilian music, Argentinian music, Rabeca, Forra, Brazil, ArgentinaComment

Gospel music from an HIV community group in Malawi

Multi-party harmony singing from a HIV group in Southern Malawi

The Sudanese Pop Music "Buena Vista Social Club" of Khartoum

A night playing Klezmer tunes with members of the Professional Musicians Union in Khartoum, Sudan.

Ilan MossJanuary 25, 2019Sudan, Klezmer, accordion, khartoum, sudanese music, omdurman Comment

The Singing Fisherman of Lake Kivu

The fishermen in Lake Kivu in between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are famed for their songs as they paddle out for a night of fishing.

Ilan MossSeptember 2, 2018Rwanda, fisherman, singing, african singing, Lake Kivu Comments

Oaxaca Brass Band and Traditional Festival in LA

Balkan-sounding Mexican Tambora Oaxaqueña in Santa Monica for a religious festival

Ilan MossJuly 7, 2017Oaxaca, Brass bands, Santa Monica, Mexico, Los Angeles, Mexican music, Line Dancing, MezcalComment

Classic Ragtime Banjo in Brooklyn

Classic “finger style” banjo is kept alive by some hard-core devotees. A night with two ragtime giants in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Ilan MossOctober 23, 2015 Comment

Berber Street Musicians of Essaouira

This walled windy city has it all: Gnaoua, Jimi Henrix, and roaming bands of banjo-playing Berber street musicians

Street MusicIlan MossMay 7, 2014Morocco, Berber, Banjo, Rebab, EssaouiraComment

Singing Nuns at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar

A recording of nuns chanting early morning at the most sacred temple in Myanmar.

Ilan MossSeptember 18, 2013yangon, chants, nuns, shwedagon, Buddhist, myanmar Comments

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