Jaywant Naidu, a North Indian music Hawaiian guitarist from Hyderabad, has returned from his visit to Malaysia. He was invited to the country by Penang…
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Ravikiran enthralls at Richmond
Chitravina N Ravikiran, prodigy since two, living legend since 22 and the world’s greatest slide player, if you go by the opinion of Radio Australia,…
View More Ravikiran enthralls at RichmondFolksters at Jericho Beach, Vancouver
26th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver BC, Canada–July 18 – 20, 2003. After WOMAD USA was officially canceled, I made a decision to attend…
View More Folksters at Jericho Beach, VancouverShow Review of Dan Rumsey in St. Paul, Minnesota
by Susan Budig I’ve found something better to do than sleep-in on a Sunday morning. Instead of indulging in sweet slumber, on July 20th ,…
View More Show Review of Dan Rumsey in St. Paul, MinnesotaMpambara–a Minneapolis, Minnesota show review
Mpambara-a Minneapolis, Minnesota gig review by Susan Budig Leafing through the Minneapolis Summer Jazz Festival booklet I spy a new name. It’s the first time…
View More Mpambara–a Minneapolis, Minnesota show review32nd Annual NW Folklife Festival
32nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival Seattle Center, Seattle, WashingtonMemorial Day Weekend 2003 It’s been a few years since I have attended the Northwest Folklife Festival…
View More 32nd Annual NW Folklife FestivalBruce Molsky – a Show Review from Madison, Wisconsin
Running late on this mild spring evening, I angle into the nearest parking spot and run up the steps of an old, gutted, church, transformed…
View More Bruce Molsky – a Show Review from Madison, WisconsinPandit Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain
King Cat Theatre, Seattle, Washington–USA. May 3, 2003. When I saw the mostly Indian audience dressed in their finest saris and suits crowd into the…
View More Pandit Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir HussainEnsemble Tartit at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA USA, April 26, 2003
Opening with a song entitled Democracy, the Tuareg musical group, Ensemble Tartit ignited a relationship with a Seattle audience as well as, opening ears, eyes…
View More Ensemble Tartit at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA USA, April 26, 2003WOMADelaide 2003
WOMADelaide 2003 – March 7th-9thBotanic Park, Adelaide, Australia Like a fine South Australian red wine, WOMADelaide has matured well with age. Debuting in ‘92 as…
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