Artist Profiles: Amjad Ali Khan
Extraordinary New Dehli sarod player Amjad Ali Khan has established a reputation as one of the living legends of Indian classical instrumental music and is…
Artist Profiles: Arnab Chakrabarty
Arnab Chakrabarty was born in Bombay, India, in 1979. His musical training started at the age of three and by the time he was five,…
Artist Profiles: Anjan Chattopadhya
Sitar maestro Anjan Chattopadhyay was born in a family of culture and aristocracy, in Calcutta. He was brought up in an environment of soft, sweet…
The First World Music Networking Conference to Be Held in Russia in July 2018
Kamwa international world music conference is the first three-day conference in Russia, aimed at the development of Russian ethno-music industry, and organized by Kamwa festival.…
Urban Classical Music From Iran
Mehdi Rostami & Adib Rostami – Melodic Circles – Urban Classical Music From Iran (ARC Records EUCD2794, 2018) It is often said of traditional Iranian…
Significant Music Festival Colours of Ostrava 2018
The annual music festival Colours of Ostrava will take place July 18-21, 2018 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The lineup this year includes Oumou Sangare, Cheikh…
Artist Profiles: Ambi Subramaniam
Ambi Subramaniam was born August 5, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, the son of violin maestro L. Subramaniam. Ambi gave his first performance at the…
Sarod Maestro Alam Khan
Sri Alam Khan, the son of Swara Samrat Ali Akbar Khan, studied sarod with his father since he was seven. At his first performance he…
Artist Profiles: Ajay-Atul
Ajay-Atul is the artistic name of Indian music composers Ajay and Atul Gogavale. Their credit list includes scores for “Shock,” “Viruddh. . . Family Comes…
Magnificent Timple, Guitar, Kora and Mandolin Performances by the Oslava River
Various Artists – Strunk Nad Oslavou – Strings over the Oslava River 2016 (Indies Scope, 2017) In 2016, violinist Jitka Šuranská brought together an ensemble…