Fado of Portugal Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Fado, urban popular song of Portugal was inscribed this month on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to UNESCO, “Fado…
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Famed sarangi player and vocalist Ustad Sultan Khan died Sunday, November 27, 2011 while being rushed to a Jodhpur, Rajasthan hospital. Mr. Khan, who had…
View More Indian Sarangi Master DiesMariachi Music Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mariachi music of Mexico was inscribed this month on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to UNESCO: “Mariachi is a…
View More Mariachi Music Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanityCroatian Becarac Singing Added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Becarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia (Slavonski becarac) was inscribed this month on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Becarac…
View More Croatian Becarac Singing Added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanityInterview with Natacha Atlas
World music innovator Natacha Atlas talks about her most recent remix album and her career. Were you involved in the selection of the remixers on…
View More Interview with Natacha AtlasEchoes of the Kuzhebar
Nadishana Trio Far&Near (Sound Microsurgery Department, 2011) One of the most interesting world fusion collaborations this year is the Nadishana Trio. The band brings together…
View More Echoes of the KuzhebarStirring Musical Illustration of Goddesses
Robert Paterson The Book of Goddesses (American Modern Recordings) The beautifully packaged book+CD The Book of Goddesses is an ideal gift for the coming holidays…
View More Stirring Musical Illustration of GoddessesXoan singing of Vietnam Inscribed in 2011 on the UN List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Xoan singing of Vietnam was inscribed this month on the UN List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Xoan singing is practiced…
View More Xoan singing of Vietnam Inscribed in 2011 on the UN List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent SafeguardingMongolian Limbe Flute Added to UN List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
In Mongolia, there is cause for concern about the performance techniques of limbe practitioners. The limbe was added yesterday to the United Nations List of…
View More Mongolian Limbe Flute Added to UN List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent SafeguardingEgyptian singer Ramy Essam Receives 2011 Freemuse Award at Gala in Stockholm
Egyptian singer Ramy Essam received the Freemuse Award 2011 at a ceremony held on November 21st of 2011 at the Södra Teatern in Stockholm, Sweden.…
View More Egyptian singer Ramy Essam Receives 2011 Freemuse Award at Gala in Stockholm