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Album reviews

Groundbreaking Chinese Mountain Music

Angel Romero October 31, 2021 2 Comments Chinese music Shanren world fusion

Shanren – Shan Dao (Pollux, 2021) Shan Dao is the third album from Shanren (山人乐队), one of the leading world music bands from China. The…

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Concert reviews

Rainforest World Music Festival 2016: 25 bands covering all 5 continents!

Madanmohan Rao August 15, 2016 1 Comment 1Drum Alena Murang Auli Broukar Chouk Bwa Libete Derek Gripper Dol Arastra Bengkulu Dya Singh Gendang Melayu Sri Buana Krar Collective Lan Dieu Viet Malaysia Mathew Ngau Naygayiw Gigi Nukariik Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band Rainforest World Music Festival Sape’ Sarawak Sarawak Shanren Stelios Petrakis Quartet Teada The Thunder Beats of Nanyang Wushu Drums Unique Arts Academy Vassvik Violons Barbares Vocal Sampling

The annual Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia) is now in its 19th edition, and featured 25 bands from around the planet. The…

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General News

Fusion without confusion – how world music bands blend multiple influences

Madanmohan Rao August 13, 2016 No Comments 1Drum Alena Murang Auli Borneo Broukar Derek Gripper Dol Arastra Bengkulu Dya Singh Gendang Melayu Sri Buana Krar Collective Lan Dieu Viet Malaysia Mathew Ngau Naygayiw Gigi Nukariik Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band Rainforest World Music Festival Sape’ Sarawak Sarawak Shanren Stelios Petrakis Quartet Teada The Thunder Beats of Nanyang Wushu Drums Unique Arts Academy Vassvik Violons Barbares Vocal Sampling world music

The 19th Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia), regarded as one of the Top 25 music festivals by Songlines magazine, was once…

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