Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a good year in terms of world music releases. Whether you call it world music, global music, ethno, Trad, or…
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Multifaceted Ud with an Indian Cultural Foundation
Dhafer Youssef – Sounds of Mirrors (Anteprima, 2018) Seasoned Vienna-based Tunisian ud (lute) player, composer and vocalist Dhafer Youssef has been working for the past…
View More Multifaceted Ud with an Indian Cultural FoundationBela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer to Perform Together in NYC
The Town Hall has announced a concert featuring Bela Fleck on banjo, Zakir Hussain on tabla and Edgar Meyer on double bass. The performance will…
View More Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer to Perform Together in NYCArtist Profiles: Zakir Hussain
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, son of the legendary Ustad Alla Rakha, built a reputation as one of the finest tabla players in Indian classical music.…
View More Artist Profiles: Zakir HussainRemastered Edition of Iconic Planet Drum Album
Planet Drum, the percussion album that became a world music sensation 25 years ago is available again, remastered and with new tracks. The 25th Anniversary…
View More Remastered Edition of Iconic Planet Drum AlbumIndian Maestros Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar at Duke Performances October 8
Indian classical music masters Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar are set to perform at Duke University’s Page Auditorium on Saturday, October 8th. Zakir Hussain is…
View More Indian Maestros Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar at Duke Performances October 8Duke Performances Reveals 2016/2017 World Music Season
Duke Performances revealed the world music programming (under the category International) for the 2016/2017 season. The world music shows include sitar maestra Anoushka Shankar with…
View More Duke Performances Reveals 2016/2017 World Music SeasonTabla Legend Zakir Hussain with sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar in New York
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain will be performing with sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar on Friday, October 29, 2010 at Town Hall, in New York City. Zakir…
View More Tabla Legend Zakir Hussain with sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar in New YorkZakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion to Perform at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York
Zakir Hussain, the legendary percussionist whose intoxicating rhythms have accompanied India’s major artists and leading names in world music, returns to New York on…
View More Zakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion to Perform at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New YorkSavannah Music Festival 2009 Will Present the Most Artistically Diverse Season in the History of the Organization
Savannah (Georgia), USA – The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) announces its most artistically diverse lineup to date for the upcoming 2009 festival, including several commissioned…
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