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Toronto to Host 4th Annual World Fiddle Day

Angel Romero April 27, 2016 No Comments Dan MacDonaldfiddleMark MarczykRosalyn DennettTorontoviolinWorld Fiddle Dayworld musicYosvani Castaneda

The 4th Annual World Fiddle Day will take place on Saturday, May 21st at Historic Fort York, in Toronto. The event will feature 100 fiddlers,…

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Artist Profiles: Abboud Abdel Aal

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 No Comments Abboud Abdel'AlArabic musicLebanese musicLebanonviolin

Palestinian musician Abboud Abdel Aal (also spelled Abboud Abdel’Al) was born in 1929. He started his musical career while he was only 7 years old.…

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Smt. Kalyani Varadarajan – Outstanding Carnatic Music Woman Composer of the Century

Dr. Saroja Raman March 20, 2016 7 Comments Carnatic musicIndian classical musicviolin

Smt. Kalyani (1926-2003), daughter of Sriman Nadadoor Ammal Narasimhachariar and Srimati Singarammal, has been one of the very few modern woman composers of Camatic music…

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