By Dr. Mustafa Raza The veena or been is the oldest Indian classical music instrument. It was perfected in design in the 7th Century, but…
The Ancient Vichitra Veena
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Influential Israeli World Music Radio DJ and Curator Dubi Lenz Dies at 76
Author: Gil Rouvio Only rarely do we get to know a music professional in the field of culture, who is not a musician himself, who…
The Story of the Diatonic Accordion
By Llúcia Ventura. The diatonic accordion (also known as button accordion) belongs to the reed organ family of wind instruments. Its mechanism is very simple. When…
Discovering the Diversity of North Asia: Tatiana Naryshkina’s Search for Siberian Settlers’ Folklore
Article by Tatiana Naryshkina Siberia is a multinational, spacious, wide, and very soulful region. Despite the fact that it is very cold. The leaves on…
Carnatic Music, the Southern Indian Classical Music Tradition
Author: Suresh Sri What is Carnatic Music? Carnatic music is one of the two dominant genres of Indian classical music (the other one being ‘Hindustani…
Serranas, Flamenco Hill Songs
La Serrana (hill song), like other flamenco styles, derives from old folk songs, or letrillas, from the second third of the 19th century, incorporated into…
Interview with Groundbreaking Portuguese Band Albaluna
Albaluna is one of those rare musical projects impossible to categorize under a genre. A band of the world more than a world music band,…
Artist Profiles: Oleg Fesov
Oleg Fesov is a musician from Tajikistan who composes and arranges his songs in addition to performing. Despite living as an immigrant, Fesov still feels…
The Charango, a Peculiar Instrument
One of the most popular Andean musical instruments is a small guitar with five double strings that looks like a Spanish bandurria. If looked at…
A Chat with Latin Percussionist and Writer Les Moncada
Interview by Marco Moncada The person behind the Latin music interviews for World Music Central and one of the co-creators of 10 Facebook Latin…