Indian tabla maestro Badal Roy passed away on January 18, 2022. Badal Roy was a pioneer who introduced tabla into jazz and improvisational music over…
Remembering Badal Roy, Pioneer of Indian Jazz Fusion
Author: Music of the World
Music of the World was formed in New York in the early 1980s by Bob Haddad to promote and produce musicians from diverse traditional backgrounds. The company began by presenting traditional musicians in concert, and by recording high quality cassettes which were used for promotional purposes and sold at performances. In 1989, Haddad relocated the label from Brooklyn, New York to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The label released nearly 90 CD albums with artists from North America, Africa, India, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
Just the Basics, An Interview with Mike Richmond
Richard Klecka interviewed bassist Mike Richmond in the late 1990s. Q. What made you want to pick up a bass? That story has nothing to…
An interview with Ephat Mujuru
Shona Spirit: Passing On the Ancestral Music …with excerpts from an article by Banning Eyre. While Zimbabweans fought and died to topple their Rhodesian oppressors in…
An Interview with Hassan Hakmoun
This interview with Hassan Hakmoun was conducted by Bouna Ndiaye of WNCU-FM, 90.7 FM in Raleigh, North Carolina: WNCU: Hassan Hakmoun, you arrived in the…
Tala Master: An Interview with Trichy Sankaran
Few percussionists are able to make a name for themselves as solo performers. But Trichy Sankaran, the mrdangam maestro who heads the Indian Music Studies…
Funky Tabla, Interview with Badal Roy
Amerendra ‘Badal’ Roy Choudhury arrived in New York in 1968 with a pair of tablas and eight dollars in his pocket. In three days he…
An Interview with Bickram Ghosh
Bickram Ghosh is fast becoming a household name for fans of Indian classical music. His lightning-fast yet extremely clean drumming reflects the style of his…
An Interview with Tarun Bhattacharya: Master of 100 Strings
Interview by Krishna Kumar, a graduate student and host of “World Café” on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tarun Bhattacharya is one of…