Paradigms

Okaidja Afroso is a Ghanaian artist who has just released the second installment in his Ancient Africa Wisdom Trilogy. It’s called ÀBÒR ÉDIŃ which means Melanin Earth Garden in the Gãdangmé language. The first record came out in 2022, JAKU … More ...

Ganesh Rajagopalan, the celebrated violinist, has been making music his whole life, on his own and with his brother Kumaresh. In 2023 he celebrated 50 years of being a professional musician both with Ganesh Kumaresh and with Shakti. He has … More ...

Alex Martin has created an album, songs made from the poetry of his father Michael Martin. It’s called Appalachian Fall: The Song-Poems of Michael Martin. Michael Martin lived on a mountain and wrote poems. He was called “the foremost meditative … More ...

Natalie Spears lives in Colorado where she listens to birds, to the land, and is inspired to create music. Her latest record is Hymn of Wild Things, a collection of original songs about connecting with nature, and about grief; personal … More ...

Eljuri returns to Paradigms to talk about her free Concerts for Democracy starting July 13 in Riis Park, Chicago, sponsored by the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago. Here is the entire Tour schedule so far. More dates may be … More ...

John Kruth has been exploring and innovating musically since he was a child. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays mandolin, flute, sitar, guitar, banjo, the list goes on. John has written five books about music and musicians, including Bright Moments … More ...

Itamar Erez and Hamin Honari are friends who have played music together for years. They have collaborated on this new album Migrant Voices to bring attention to an issue and to celebrate the creativity in their friendship. Both Itamar and … More ...

Dan Loomis is a Jazz Bassist from New York. He is also an inspired person of conscience and humility. His new record Revolutions is a ceremony, an homage to some of the great revolutionaries; Fransisco de Miranda of Venezuela, Toussaint … More ...

Jo Beth Young writes and sings with a deep ethereal palate of sounds and colors. Her new record Broken Spells is a sonic kaleidoscope, with songs that evoke transformation and mystery, vocals and instrumentation which defy gravity. On the new … More ...

Maetar is Itai Disraeli on bass, Hagai Lev-Shalem Izraeli on horns, and Richard Fultineer on percussion. Each player is an established musician in their own right and with other bands. As a trio they have released a double album Love … More ...