April 22, 2015
Gamelan X or Cenik Wayah is the brilliant collaboration of ethnomusicologists, gamelan lovers and Dan Bales, who is both of the latter. I heard Dan talk about the project at the special…
Mariama Kouyate
April 22, 2015
With regal poise and style, Mariama Kouyate delivered classic Griot Senegalese sounds and rhythms. The stuff we grew up with. The music of her grandparents. The timeless feel of Africa. With Vieux…
Peia, Ali Ghamsari and Jarrod Kaplan
April 04, 2015
Ali Ghamsari – fresh in from Iran, and Jarrod Kaplan, played together before Peia joined them. I had chills and goosebumps. They sat on opposite sides of the stage, and…