Justin Adams
Mar 01, 2010
BRITISH GUITARIST JUSTIN ADAMS HAS devised a gritty fusion of North and West African traditions and rock ’n’ roll. Adams spent a good part of 2009 touring Europe and North America with his Gambian collaborator Juldeh Camara More...
Geoff Pesche on Abbey Road Online Mastering (with mp3 audio)
Feb 27, 2010
We covered Abbey Road's Online Mastering service in the March 2010 issue of Guitar Player. Here, Abbey Road engineer Geoff Pesche talks about his approach to mastering in general, and specifically about mastering GP’s test track, More...
Guy Buttery Feature Interview Outtakes
Feb 16, 2010
When I interviewed South African acoustic guitar virtuoso Guy Buttery, he provided more material than I could fit into the print magazine, so some outtakes are posted below. Read the print Artists feature in the May 2010 issue of More...
Nathaniel Braddock
Dec 01, 2009
CHICAGO’S OCCIDENTAL BROTHERS DANCE Band International play a blend of West African palm wine and highlife, Congolese music, and jazz. Guitarist and bandleader Nathaniel Braddock still chuckles at the band’s name, a twist on More...
Vieux Farka Touré
Nov 01, 2009
AS THE SON OF MALIAN MASTER GUITARIST Ali Farka Touré (1939-2006), Vieux Farka Touré had some enormous shoes to fill when he opted to forego military service for a musical career. On his eponymous 2006 debut—a multifaceted More...
Béla Fleck’s Africa Project
Aug 01, 2009
SOUTH AFRICAN GUITARIST AND SINGER songwriter Vusi Mahlasela grew up hearing the banjo, though mostly at missionary gatherings or in carnivals where the banjo evoked shades of American vaudeville. Since the early ’70s, More...
Tommy Emmanuel
Oct 20, 2008
FINGERSTYLE SUPERSTAR TOMMY EMMANUEL won’t give himself a break. Despite having to stop touring in 2007 due to exhaustion, he’s back on the road again, and is booked solid through mid-2009. At these one-man guitarfests (not to More...
101 Forgotten Greats & Unsung Heroes
Feb 01, 2007
It’s no secret that the talent, technique, and creative force of magnificent and awe-inspiring guitarists runs deep. And going deep doesn’t mean studying only the obvious guitar heroes. You have to get out on the fringes, and More...
 

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