(headline image: Anoushka Shankar – Photo by Carly Hildebrant) On Friday, March 28, 2025, Grammy-nominated sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar marks 30 years of performing with…
Sitar and Synergy: Anoushka Shankar Celebrates 30 Years on Stage
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Silkroad Ensemble Amplifies Uplifted Voices on West Coast Tour
From March 28 to April 6, 2025, the Silkroad Ensemble will tour Uplifted Voices along the U.S. West Coast, featuring six distinguished performer-composers in an…
Tenzin Choegyal & Collaborators Explore Sound and Meditation in ‘Snow Flower’
Tenzin Choegyal, Matt Corby, Rohin Jones, Alex Henriksson – Snow Flower (Rainbow Valley Records, 2025) Tenzin Choegyal, Grammy-nominated Tibetan musician and composer, joins forces with…
Kairos Collective Delivers Striking Interplay of Eastern Mediterranean Modal Music and Western Elements
Kairos Collective – Ariadne (Kairos Collective, 2024) The Ariadne EP by contemporary modal ensemble Kairos Collective, released in 2024, is a captivating selection of live…
Mafalda Minnozzi’s Riofonic: A Global Jazz Fusion Rooted in Brazil
Mafalda Minnozzi – Riofonic (Musica Populare Italiana MPI 2321, 2025) Riofonic is Mafalda Minnozzi’s fourth jazz album for the U.S. market, a heartfelt tribute to…
Sitar Meets Psytrance: Anoushka Shankar Ignites “We Burn So Brightly”
(headline image: Anoushka Shankar – Photo by Laura Lewis) Anoushka Shankar, the renowned sitarist, composer, and producer, has released “We Burn So Brightly,“ the second…
Samba Touré Tops Transglobal World Music Chart for March 2025
Baarakelaw by Malian artist Samba Touré attained the highest spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for March 2025. Baarakelaw mixes traditional northern Malian Songhoy…
Sonic bliss: 3rd edition of Mahindra Percussion Festival kicks off in Bangalore this weekend
by Madanmohan Rao India’s Mahindra Group of manufacturing, agricultural and IT companies has organised a range of outstanding cultural festivals over the years These include…
Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop Calling Worldwide Roots Musicians
Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop (GMW) is now accepting applications for its 2025 program, scheduled for August 10-16, 2025 at the New England Conservatory in Boston,…
Singing Across Decades: Atiya’s Emotional Return with “Sasha”
Indian singer-songwriter Atiya Khan has returned with her second single in 30 years, “Sasha.” Released on Valentine’s Day, the song honors the enduring bond between…