Strings & Stories: Faray the Great’s Playlist Is a Celebration of Roots and Rhythm
This week in our Playlist Series, we journey to Southern Africa through the soulful, genre-blending sounds of Faray the Great: a guitarist, vocalist, and storyteller…
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The Ultimate Moroccan Playlist: Ady’s Musical Journey Across the Dunes
Moroccan music is a vibrant tapestry woven from diverse influences, rich traditions, and contemporary sounds. This week, we’re excited to share a special playlist curated…
Tribal Fingerstyle Guitar: Playlist Guide
African guitar traditions are deeply connected to rhythm, groove, and storytelling. Unlike Western fingerstyle, which often emphasizes harmonic complexity, African fingerstyle is built around interlocking…
Hindustani Slide & Ragas: Suggested Listening
The Hindustani slide guitar is one of the most expressive instruments in Indian classical music, capable of replicating the intricate bends, glides, and vocal-like phrasing…
Kora Mastery on Guitar: Suggested Listening
The kora, a 21-string West African harp-lute, has been at the heart of the griot tradition for centuries. Its cascading melodies and polyrhythmic phrasing define…
African Bass: Unlocking The Rhythms Of A Continent
African bass playing is unlike any other in the world—it’s deeply rooted in groove, movement, and intricate rhythmic interplay. Across the continent, bassists don’t just…
African Ensemble Guitar: The Art Of Groove & Interplay
African guitar styles are some of the most rhythmically intricate and melodically rich in the world. Whether it’s the hypnotic pentatonic phrasing of Malian blues,…
Malian Guitar: The Tradition That Changed Music Forever
Malian guitar isn’t just music—it’s power, history, and storytelling woven into sound. It’s the bridge between ancient griot traditions and the blues. It’s the hypnotic…
Mastering Turkish Music On Guitar
Turkish music is unlike anything you’ve played before. It’s intricate, deeply expressive, and built on a system of phrasing that breaks free from Western structures.…
The Pulse of Congo: Mastering Congolese Drum Kit Rhythms
Congolese music is driven by rhythm, blending rich polyrhythms, intricate hi-hat patterns, and infectious grooves that have shaped dance floors across Africa and beyond. From…
