http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:04:42 -0400 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt DokuWiki http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/lib/images/favicon.ico http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/ http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=earl_scruggs&rev=1268967593&do=diff Biography Earl Scruggs was born and grew up near Shelby, No rth Carolina in Cleveland County. Scruggs began playing the banjo using a two-finger style of picking at the age of four. Being basically self-taught since the family did not own a radio, by the age of ten his “Scruggs-Style Picking” a three-finger style had become to develop. WMC_News_Dept. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:59:53 -0400 http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gong_linna&rev=1268822712&do=diff Biography Gong Linna was born 1975 in Guiyang, Guizhou province (located in the Southwest of China). She first appeared on stage at the age of five. Since her early childhood she knew that she wanted to become a professional singer. At 16 she began her studies at the Chinese Conservatory of Music where she held her first and highly acclaimed concert as soloist in 1999. Since that she has been a soloist with the Zhongyang Minzu Yuetuan, China’s most renowned traditional music orchestra. In ad… WMC_News_Dept. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:45:12 -0400 http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=china&rev=1268821653&do=diff Official Name: People's Republic of China Capital City: Beijing Population: 1,321,851,888 (July 2007 est.) Government: Communist state National Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages WMC_News_Dept. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:27:33 -0400 http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=mihaly_sipos&rev=1268514621&do=diff Biography Mihály Sipos was born in 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. His ancestors on his father's side were shepherds. His grandmother knew their old songs and dances. His maternal grandfather was a great singer and lover of classical music. He gave Sipos his first violin at a young age. Sipos's mother learned piano at the Liszt Music Academy, so he grew up in a musical surrounding. WMC_News_Dept. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:10:21 -0400 http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=laszlo_porteleki&rev=1268486622&do=diff Biography László Porteleki was born in Budapest (Hungary), but grew up in a little Transdanubian village named Ozora, where his grandfather was a village musician, playing ”citera”. The child Porteleki learned this instrument and played together with his grandfather in different village celebrations. WMC_News_Dept. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:23:42 -0400 http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=peter_eri&rev=1268486083&do=diff Biography Péter Éri was born in 1953 in Budapest, Hungary. As a ten-year old child he won the first prize of a dance competition with dancing the Lads's Dance of Kalotaszeg, accompanied by his school-fellow Andras Schiff, the world-famous pianist of today. WMC_News_Dept. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:14:43 -0400 http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=daniel_hamar&rev=1268485719&do=diff Biography Dániel Hamar was born in 1951 in Budapest, Hungary. He started to play the piano when he was seven and took up the classical double bass at fifteen. He became a member of the Symphony Orchestra of St. Stephan Grammar School, and although this orchestra was considered to be amateur, the best Hungarian soloists and conductors performed with them, and many of its young musicians became professionals. WMC_News_Dept. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:08:39 -0400 http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=muzsikas&rev=1268485127&do=diff Biography Muzsikás is the most renowned and popular Hungarian folk music ensemble worldwide and in their home-country as well. Muzsikás pioneered the global acceptance of Hungarian folk music that is now equal with all the other styles of music. WMC_News_Dept. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:58:47 -0400 http://worldmusiccentral.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=hungary&rev=1268436257&do=diff Official Name: Republic of Hungary Capital City: Budapest Population: 9,905,596 (July 2009 est.) Government: Parliamentary democracy Languages: Hungarian 93.6% Location: Central Europe, northwest of Romania. Border countries: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine WMC_News_Dept. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:24:17 -0400