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Folk singer, song collector and environmental activist Sam Lee heads into the woods at night to hold an intimate concert involving voice, cello… and nightingale
The Last Temptation of Christ to Gladiator. A collaborator of Peter Gabriel, Michael Brook, Kronos Quartet, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Lionel Ritchie and Queen's Brian May, among many others, Gasparyan has died at age 92. His death was announced July 6 on social media by his grandson and protege, Jivan Gasparyan Jr. No other details were provided. Gasparyan (whose names are sometimes transliterated as "Djivan" and "Gasparian") was born Oct. 12, 1928 in Solak, Armenia, in a village near the capital city, Yerevan. At age six, he began learning the duduk — a double-reed instrument close to the We...
Kolkata: The troupe of Rina Das Baul, a baul singer from Bolpur, has been invited to perform at Womex, an annual global music conference. After an online version in 2020, the 26-year-old conference will be held in the physical mode at Porto, Portugal, from October 27-31 with 31 countries participating. This is the first time a folk Indian group has a chance to perform on this platform. Das’s troupe Rangamatir Baul has been making waves at conferences, like Urkult Festival in Sweden in 2017 and Armor India festival in France in 2018. Her music was reviewed by Simon Broughton in Songlines an...
Monday, May 24, 2021 50 Rhythms of the World (Part 1 – A to M) Discover a whole world of music through the rhythms that bring it to life with our A to Z of 50 Rhythms of the World. This is Part 1, from Adi Talam to Morna... Register now to continue reading Thanks for visiting the Songlines we...