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![Duo En are John and Elizabeth Falconer. They met when they began studying Japanese in 1974. John and Elizabeth fell in love with each other, then fell in love with [wiki:Japan]...](http://worldmusiccentral.org/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Cherry Blossoms and Winter Cranes")
Cherry Blossoms and Winter Cranes
Posted on October 26, 2008 | No CommentsDuo En are John and Elizabeth Falconer. They met when they began studying Japanese in 1974. John and Elizabeth fell in love with each other, then fell in love with [wiki:Japan]... -
Sizzling Desert Blues
Posted on October 25, 2008 | No CommentsTerakaft Akh Issudar (World Village, 2008) The Malian soul is rich and inescapably musical. You’d need no more proof than Terakaft’s second offering of Akh Issudar out now... -
Celtic Music Star Enya Releases ‘And Winter Came’
Posted on October 24, 2008 | No Comments‘And Winter Came‘ comprises ten new compositions that evoke the changing landscape of winter and the cheerful, festive moments that Christmas brings. Furthermore, Enya performs a soaring rendition of "O... -
Malian Kora Master Toumani Diabate at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York
Posted on October 23, 2008 | No CommentsToumani Diabate, in addition to being a player of exceptional virtuosity and creativity, plays a vital role as bandleader, teacher, musical conservationist and composer in the capital city of Bamako,... -
Sonic Conversations: A Concert of South-Asian Traditional and Contemporary Music in New York
Posted on October 23, 2008 | No CommentsThe Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation, Teachers College, Columbia University presents "Sonic Conversations: A Concert of South-Asian Traditional & Contemporary Music, featuring contemporary works by various composers including Boston-based... -
Respected BBC DJ Charlie Gillett Releases 2008 Edition of Sound of the World
Posted on October 22, 2008 | No CommentsThe past year of BBC DJ Charlie Gillett’s musical travels are featured on Sound of The World Presents: Beyond The Horizon, a double-disc release with 34 impeccably sequenced tracks on... -
Pow-Wow Thunder
Posted on October 22, 2008 | No CommentsRecorded ‘live’ at the 96th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair, Bring Your Feathers In! by Blackstone (Cree) showcases the brilliant singing and songmaking of lead singers Terry and Randy Paskemin. For... -
BBC to perform in the Skanda Shasti Music Festival at Mayur Vihar
Posted on October 20, 2008 | No CommentsInitiated into Carnatic music at the age of 4 years her first solo performance at the age of 7 for 45 minutes at Kalkaji. She has been learning music from... -
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2008 Extends Submission Deadline. Contest includes World Music Categories
Posted on October 20, 2008 | No CommentsProminent world music artists Youssou N’Dour, Angelique Kidjo, and music industry executive Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music) have all signed up as judges for this year’s International Songwriting Competition... -
What a Ball!
Posted on October 20, 2008 | No CommentsVarious Artists Big Blue Ball (Real World, 2008) For several years, starting in 1992, Peter Gabriel invited numerous world music artists to record at Real World Studios. These artists included artist...
