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Qais Essar - Echoes of the Unseen . A photo of the artist playing the rabab by a river.

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Rabab Virtuoso Qais Essar Breaks New Ground in Echoes of the Unseen

Tyler Bennet September 6, 2024 No Comments Qais Essar world music

Qais Essar – Echoes of the Unseen (Worlds Within Worlds, 2024) Qais Essar, an Afghan-American composer and virtuoso rabab player, is set to release his…

Merchen Ensemble of Tolbazy Village - Avărkas: Chuvash Music from Bashkortostan cover artwork. Photos of the ensemble wearing traditional clothes.

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Lively Chuvash Music from Bashkortostan

Merchen Ensemble of Tolbazy Village – Avărkas: Chuvash Music from Bashkortostan (Antonovka Records, 2024) The Aurgazinsky District, known in Bashkir as Awırğazı rayonı and in…

Jyotsna Srikanth - Carnatic Nomad cover artwork. A photo of the artist playing the violin.

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Jyotsna Srikanth’s ‘Carnatic Nomad’ A Transcendent Violin Exploration of South Indian Music

Tyler Bennet August 27, 2024 1 Comment Carnatic music Indian classical music Jyotsna Srikanth violin world music

Jyotsna Srikanth – Carnatic Nomad (Naxos World, 2024) Jyotsna Srikanth is a distinguished British-Indian violinist devoted to advancing the presence of Carnatic (South Indian classical)…