Tabla performer Shankh Lahiri comes from a family with a strong tradition of Indian Classical Music and has fully devoted his life to this music.…
Artist Profiles: Shankhachur Lahiri
Tag: world fusion
Bickram Ghosh’s Drums of India to Perform at The Schimmel Center in New York City
Indian percussion virtuoso Bickram Ghosh and his Drums of India are set to perform on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at The Schimmel Center in New…
Mehmet Polat Trio Play Songs of Connection
Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium is a cool and welcome relief from the 85F heat of Manhattan. The room is crowded with more than a…
“I see myself as a world citizen” – Asian Underground Pioneer Karsh Kale
Award-winning musician and composer Karsh Kale performed in India recently for the launch of the Art Bangalore Festival. The British-born, New York City-raised producer and…
Artists Profiles: Angélique Kidjo
Angélique Kidjo is one of the African singers with more attraction and performance power. The direct rhythms, strong, energetic, taken from the traditions of her…
Artist Profiles: Aditya Kalyanpur
Indian tabla player Aditya Kalyanpur was born July 21, 1978 in Mumbai, India. A student of the legendary late Ustad Alla Rakha and today of…
Artist Profiles: Adam Rudolph
Adam Rudolph, a native of Chicago, is known as one of the early innovators in what is now called world music. In 1977, he co-founded…
Artist Profiles: Abhishek Basu
Abhishek Basu gave his first professional concert with santur maestro Tarun Bhattacharya. He was but a boy of eight when he first stepped into his…
Influential Brazilian Percussionist Nana Vasconcelos Dies at 71
Admired Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos passed away on March 9, 2016. Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, better known as Nana Vasconcelos, was born in Recife. He…
Don’t Nix the Mix
Seems like a clear majority of releases coming my way nowadays are some kind of fusion music. It hasn’t been easy tearing myself away from…