This is my sixth time at the Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching/Sarawak, one of the top 25 world music festivals across the planet! 20…
16th Rainforest World Music Festival, Malaysia: Collaboration, Creativity and Community!
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World music bands address their role in social change, cultural preservation and creativity
One of the many interesting features of the Rainforest World Music Festival in Malaysia is the daily press meets featuring groups of musicians and the…
Sakifo Music Festival 2013: A Celebration of Indian Ocean Music!
This is my first time in the amazing tropical island of Reunion, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, close to Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar…
Indie Bible, Tremendous Resource for Independent Musicians
Most of the Music directories I’ve collected in past years had a tendency to focus on major and larger labels. The Indie Bible, however, is…
Babel Méd Music 2013 Sets High Bar
The 9th edition of Babel Méd Music – Forum des Musiques du Monde music conference took place March 21-23 in Marseilles (France), consolidating itself as…
Post Penang World Music Festival: Batik, Spices and Butterflies During Penang Island Tour
On the last day in Penang, our hosts gave us a tour of Penang Island. My travel colleagues that day were Filipino writer Niña Terol-Zialcita…
Post Penang World Music Festival, a Tour of UNESCO World Heritage Georgetown
On April 1st, the day after the 2013 Penang World Music Festival, the festival organizers generously provided a media trip to discover the most interesting…
Iranian Frame Drums, Bissauan Beats and Malaysian Fusion, High Spots of Day 2 at Penang World Music Festival 2013
The final day of the Penang World Music Festival concluded on Sunday, March 31st, 2013. The daily press conference featured representatives from the remaining six…
Penang World Music Festival 2013 Opens at the Khoo Kongsi
The official opening of the Penang World Music Festival took place on March 29, 2013 at the historical Khoo Kongsi. Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi,…
Imagine – APAP New York City 2013 Conference and Global Musical Showcases
Re-Capping the Buzzwords: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Collaboration, Diversity, Activism, Exchange, Inspiration Part I: Conference Framework: In his opening message for APAP’s 56th annual 2013 conference edition…