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L. Subramaniam and Global Fusion: Carnatic, African, Arabic and Japanese blends in 2012!
Posted on January 14, 2012 | No CommentsThe world music circuit in India for 2012 kicked off in fine style with the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, starting off in Bangalore and then moving on to Chennai, Ahmedabad,... -
Warm Richness of Live Malian Music
Posted on October 18, 2011 | No CommentsBassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba at Duke University October 14, 2011 For those of you lucky enough to already have tickets to Bassekou Kouyate‘s and Ngoni Ba’s remaining North American... -
The Veena Festival starts off with a Sparkling Veena Jugalbandi*
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsIt was an apt and sparkling inauguration of the Veena Festival at Chennai jointly organised by the Bharat Veenalaya, Delhi and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai with a Jugalbandhi Concert... -
2nd Annual Rustic Rhythm Music Festival Showcased Drums of Ireland and Ojibwe drummers from USA
Posted on September 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe 2nd annual Rustic Rhythm Music Fest brought several different sounds from different cultures to the Boulder Junction Ball Park (Boulder Junction, Wisconsin) on Saturday, August 27th. Under sunny skies,... -
Tori Ensemble at WOMAD Charlton Park
Posted on August 20, 2011 | No CommentsIt was midday on Sunday, the third day of the WOMAD festival at Charlton Park and after a big Saturday night, there was already quite a crowd gathering at the... -
Grand Finale at 2011 Rainforest World Music Festival
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsSunday, July 10th was the last day of the 2011 Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak (Malaysia). The Sunset Concert at the Dewan Lagenda featured the Scat Jazz Choir of... -
European Innovators and Merengue Fire on July 9th at Rainforest World Music Festival
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsSaturday is usually the day that gets larger crowds at the Rainforest World Music Festival and July 9th, 2011, was no exception. The Sunset Concert at the Dewan Lagenda brought... -
Sounds of Malaysia and Global Beats on July 8th at Rainforest World Music Festival 2011
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No CommentsThe first performances on Friday, July 8th, at the Rainforest World Music Festival were by the Leweton Women’s Water Music (Vanuatu). The performers used the lake located inside the Sarawak... -
The Wondrous World of Leweton Women’s Water Music
Posted on July 16, 2011 | No CommentsOne of the most fascinating acts of the 2011 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival was Leweton Women’s Water Music. The all-female group hails from Gaua in the islands... -
Brazilian groove wraps up sixth Borneo Jazz Festival in fine style
Posted on May 16, 2011 | No CommentsThe four-day Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia concluded in fine style with a smooth Brazilian set by Ray Piper and Brazilada. Guitarist Ray Piper led a tight quintet of musicians...