Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
Interview: Afro Celt Sound System
One of the most successful acts to come out of the Real World Records scene, Afro Celt Sound System have made musical fusion,...
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Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- May 23
- 9 min
200WorldAlbums - Taking stock...
As we reach our 200th nation from which we have reviewed an album, we take a moment to pause and look at where we have got to thus far....
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Apr 5
- 13 min
Interview: I WAY TO ÄL - Äl Jawala
Germany’s premier Balkan-jazz-funk-afrobeat-dub-reggae-Arabic-klezmer-folk-electro band Äl Jawala are not known for being easily...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Mar 21
- 9 min
Interview: Anton Kistrin from Kimnata Grethen (Кімната Гретхен)
On 15th February 2022 we got in touch with Dnipro-based band Kimnata Grethen for a chat which we finalised eight days later on the 23rd...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Feb 24
- 12 min
Interview: Opetaia Foa'i from Te Vaka and Moana
Throughout our time researching music from around the world, one region remained something of a mystery to us – the Pacific Islands....
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Jan 30
- 12 min
Interview: Jamie Catto from 1 Giant Leap
To mark two decades after the release of the first 1 Giant Leap film and album, we spoke to co-creator of the project Jamie Catto,...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Dec 28, 2021
- 14 min
Interview: We Will Never Die - Albert Kuvezin from Yat-Kha
Six years on from their previous release, despite being hampered by the pandemic, Tuvan folk-rockers Yat-Kha delighted fans earlier this...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Nov 25, 2021
- 11 min
Interview: Anástasis: a Journey Through Old Greek Music - Katerina Papadopoulou
Known for its great warriors, wordsmiths and wise men, the legacy of Ancient Greece lives on in every aspect of modern society; breathing...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Oct 27, 2021
- 13 min
Interview: Ashwin Batish
In the summer of 2021, we sat down to chat with fusion music pioneer Ashwin Batish to discuss his musical life in three continents, his...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Sep 26, 2021
- 13 min
Interview: Twm Morys (Bob Delyn a'r' Ebillion)
Poet and frontman of the Welsh-language folk rock band Bob Delyn a'r' Ebillion sat down with us to talk about the music of Brittany and...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Aug 20, 2021
- 13 min
Interview: Azum - Owanj
Electronic music trio Isla Greenwood, Jemal Toussaint, and Isaac Westmore, spoke to us about the development of their debut album,...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Jul 11, 2021
- 12 min
Interview: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Band members Ashade Pearce, Jahson Gbassay Bull, and Reuben M. Koroma, all formerly displaced by the Sierra Leonean Civil War of the...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- May 24, 2021
- 10 min
Interview: Pura Fé
Indigenous musician and rights campaigner Pura Fé sat down to speak with us about her music, her days touring festivals, indigenous...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Apr 29, 2021
- 10 min
Interview: Michael Brook
The Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated producer, musician, and composer sat down to speak with us about his career in the field of world...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Apr 8, 2021
- 9 min
Interview: Book Of One - Kwadjo Spiri, Sydney Salmon and Erik Rabasca
Completing what might be an industry first, Light Warriors alongside a series of musical collaborators have created a project that...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Mar 10, 2021
- 9 min
Interview: The Earth Orchestra - Emma Newman & Jude Dexter Smith
Having completed the huge undertaking of bringing an artist from every country together to perform on a single track, we spoke to Emma...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Feb 16, 2021
- 11 min
Interview: Break It All (Rompan Todo) - Nicolas Entel
Documentary filmmaker Nicolas Entel joined us to discuss his ground-breaking new Netflix docuseries Rompan Todo, in which he aims to...
Danny Wiser
- Feb 7, 2021
- 7 min
Interview: Quantum Gates - Stefan Elefteriu
Towing the party line to earn a living whilst engaging in subversive acts to develop his craft, electro space-rock composer Stefan...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Jan 26, 2021
- 9 min
Interview: Riddle Songs - Stef Conner
Stef Conner is a self-proclaimed dead language enthusiast, as well as a musician and singer whose passion had led her to some unique...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Dec 16, 2020
- 9 min
Interview: IV - Antonio Vergara
Ecuadorian rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, award-winning sound engineer, former lawyer, and academic Antonio Vergara spoke...