The world music circuit in India for 2012 kicked off in fine style with the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, starting off in Bangalore and then…
L. Subramaniam and Global Fusion: Carnatic, African, Arabic and Japanese blends in 2012!
Category: Concert reviews
Warm Richness of Live Malian Music
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba at Duke University October 14, 2011 For those of you lucky enough to already have tickets to Bassekou Kouyate‘s and…
The Veena Festival starts off with a Sparkling Veena Jugalbandi*
It was an apt and sparkling inauguration of the Veena Festival at Chennai jointly organised by the Bharat Veenalaya, Delhi and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha,…
2nd Annual Rustic Rhythm Music Festival Showcased Drums of Ireland and Ojibwe drummers from USA
The 2nd annual Rustic Rhythm Music Fest brought several different sounds from different cultures to the Boulder Junction Ball Park (Boulder Junction, Wisconsin) on Saturday,…
Tori Ensemble at WOMAD Charlton Park
It was midday on Sunday, the third day of the WOMAD festival at Charlton Park and after a big Saturday night, there was already quite…
Grand Finale at 2011 Rainforest World Music Festival
Sunday, July 10th was the last day of the 2011 Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak (Malaysia). The Sunset Concert at the Dewan Lagenda featured…
European Innovators and Merengue Fire on July 9th at Rainforest World Music Festival
Saturday is usually the day that gets larger crowds at the Rainforest World Music Festival and July 9th, 2011, was no exception. The Sunset Concert…
Sounds of Malaysia and Global Beats on July 8th at Rainforest World Music Festival 2011
The first performances on Friday, July 8th, at the Rainforest World Music Festival were by the Leweton Women’s Water Music (Vanuatu). The performers used the…
The Wondrous World of Leweton Women’s Water Music
One of the most fascinating acts of the 2011 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival was Leweton Women’s Water Music. The all-female group hails…
Brazilian groove wraps up sixth Borneo Jazz Festival in fine style
The four-day Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia concluded in fine style with a smooth Brazilian set by Ray Piper and Brazilada. Guitarist Ray Piper led…