Tar and setar virtuoso Dariush Talai is recognized today as one of the finest performers of traditional Persian music. He was born in 1952 and…
Artist Profiles: Dariush Talai
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Bushehri Traditional Music Ensemble
Saeid Shanbehzadeh leads the Bushehri Traditional Music Ensemble. The group provides a rare insight into the fascinating music and dance traditions of the Persian…
Artist Profiles: Behnam Samani
Behnam Samani was born in 1967 in Tschaher Mahai Bakhtiari in Iran. He studied tombak for 13 years with D. Mohebi in Isfahan. He has…
New York Gypsy Festival Announces 2018 Lineup
The 14th Annual NY Gypsy Festival will take place September 6 to October 5, 2018. The international lineup includes: Dobranotch (Russia), Lemon Bucket Orkestra (Canada),…
Artist Profiles: Krakatau
Founded in Bandung, West Java (Indonesia) in 1985, they made their international debut at the Yamaha Bands Explosion in Tokyo, Japan. Their music is very…
Artist Profiles: Sambasunda
Samba Sunda is an Indonesian ensemble. The lineup varies from quintet to a 17-piece ensemble, bringing together a pan-Indonesian array of instruments and influences to…
Artist Profiles: Saratus Persen
Saratus Persen was formed in 2001. “We combine a traditional music instruments such as Balinese gamelan (kantil & pamade), Sundanese flute & drum, African jembe,…
Artist Profiles: Celtic Fiddle Festival
Celtic Fiddle Festival was initially Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian LeMaître, and Soig Siberil, representing Ireland, Scotland and Brittany. Burke, Cunningham and LeMaître were three…
Artist Profiles: Ghazal Ensemble
Created and led by Kayhan Kalhor and Shujaat Husain Khan, the Ghazal Ensemble has created an Indo-Persian fusion which blends two distinctive classical musics: Persian…
Artist Profiles: Kabul Workshop
Heavily influenced by Afghan and Indian music, the electro-world of Kabul Workshop was a workshop of musical research where the resulting melodies were a direct…