Hindustani Music 13th - 20th Centuries
Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 10:00am
This text is well-suited for the serious student of Hindustani Classical Music. I was gifted a copy from a colleague while conducting research on the genre in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India in March of 2017. It remains a fascinating narrative on the wealth of styles from the distant past that influences...
Encyclopedia Of World Travel
Friday, September 3, 2021, 10:00am
Some years ago my appetite for all things old introduced me to vintage books and those that centered on world music were most appealing. From that love affair came the hunt for books about travel and not just your tourist friendly reference books which are generally excellent (I use them all the...
"Story Of America's Music"
Thursday, July 1, 2021, 10:00am
JAZZ begins in New Orleans, nineteenth century America's most cosmopolitan city, where the sound of marching bands, Italian opera, Caribbean rhythms, and minstrel shows fills the streets with a richly diverse musical culture. Here, in the 1890s, African-American musicians create a new music out of...
The Spiritual
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 10:30pm
One of the most impressive aspects of the history of spirituals is how a massive group of enslaved people was shackled against their will and inhumanely brutalized. Then separated from their immediate families, crammed in the belly of ships, were barely clothed, and forced to lay next to strangers...
What To Listen For In Music
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 10:30pm
I still have a well-worn copy of this important introduction to music by Aaron Copland. My 3rd edition copy cost 35 cents and it was my 'go to' reference during my days as a vocal student at San Francisco State University. It was and remains in my view a solid mentoring ' guide to greater musical...
The Heart Of A Woman
Monday, July 20, 2020, 10:30pm
It has long been my view that hosting a radio program is a gift. And one of the many benefits of doing so is the privilege and opportunity to introduce new music to listeners. In my case, that benefit extends to announcing upcoming events, concerts, topical album releases, and publications...
African American Women Composers And Their Music
Thursday, July 9, 2020, 10:30pm
From my earliest days growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the U.S., I was 'surrounded' by music. My dad, who owned a jazz nightclub in Milwaukee, was a 'true-to-the-bone' jazz fan and live music enthusiast who managed to find a white baby grand piano which sat proudly in the back of the club. My...
Survey Of The World's Major Musical Cultures
Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 10:30pm
"This volume contains a wide-ranging survey of musics of the world in historical and social contexts, from ancient times to the present day. It begins by describing aspects of musical style and function in relation to the early developments of civilizations, as background to a study of later...
To Know Cuba Music Is To Love It
Thursday, June 11, 2020, 10:30pm
From time to time, I've shared my love for Cuba, its people, and especially the island's music. In many ways, a profoundly rich music steeped in sacred traditions linked to Africa. In 2007, I found myself staring at the television at the airport while waiting for a plane during one of my excursions...
New World Records
Friday, May 22, 2020, 10:30pm
March Issue features Devonian folk singer Seth Lakeman who talks about his Mayflower -inspired new project. We also feature Japan’s premier taiko-drumming group, Kodo, prior to their return to the UK. Other features include a piece on music’s role in keeping indigenous languages alive; an interview with the Sámi singer Marja Mortensson; a Beginner’s Guide to the Cuban composer, bandleader and pianist Omar Sosa, plus all the latest news, event listings and CD, book and world cinema reviews. As well as streaming excerpts from the Top of the World album, digital edition subscribers can download all 15 tracks which this issue includes Sam Lee, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and Michael Cleveland, plus an exclusive playlist by Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi, featuring music by Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Rokia Traoré, Taraf de Haidouks and others.
According To Songlines World Music Magazine
Friday, April 3, 2020, 10:30pm
March Issue features Devonian folk singer Seth Lakeman who talks about his Mayflower -inspired new project. We also feature Japan’s premier taiko-drumming group, Kodo, prior to their return to the UK. Other features include a piece on music’s role in keeping indigenous languages alive; an interview with the Sámi singer Marja Mortensson; a Beginner’s Guide to the Cuban composer, bandleader and pianist Omar Sosa, plus all the latest news, event listings and CD, book and world cinema reviews. As well as streaming excerpts from the Top of the World album, digital edition subscribers can download all 15 tracks which this issue includes Sam Lee, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and Michael Cleveland, plus an exclusive playlist by Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi, featuring music by Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Rokia Traoré, Taraf de Haidouks and others.
Walk Together Children
Monday, March 30, 2020, 12:30pm
Years ago, while a voice student at San Francisco State University, I fell in love with spirituals and included at least two in all of my required recitals. And, whenever my wallet would allow, I'd trek off to one of several used bookstores and spend hours flipping through old groupings of dusty...
World Music: A Global Journey
Monday, March 23, 2020, 12:30pm
by Terry E.Mille and Andrew Shahriari, Routledge, 2016 This book offers readers both listening guides and resources for instructors, and students with interest world music. I celebrate it for its humanistic embrace of people, and their approach to music-making. In all, this is a solid text to...
Cuba and Its Music
Friday, March 8, 2019, 12:30pm
Ned Sublette's book is by no means, a 'quick' read. It is not written from a scholars point of view. However, it is indeed scholarly, and experientially - voiced through the lens of a practitioner. Before traveling to Cuba, read this book. "This entertaining history of Cuba and its music begins...
The Oxford American - A Magazine Of The South
Friday, March 8, 2019, 12:30pm
The Oxford American Magazine offers insights on a host of important literary and cultural topics to which I find edifying, educational and entertaining. Their recent publication the "Southern Music Issue" with a CD of music featuring Nina Simone, my mother's favorite singer, is one I'm looking...
Songs Of Our Native Daughters - New 2019 Release
Thursday, March 7, 2019, 12:30pm
I am delighted to partner with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings with the airing of some of their most diverse, informative, and celebrated releases over the last handful of years. This spring tune-in, hear, and enjoy them as each will be blended with other world music works from "lands near and far...
Learning How To Play West African Guitar Styles
Thursday, March 7, 2019, 12:30pm
Want to learn how to play West African guitar style? To be sure, there are many online courses to consider. Among them is one lead by West African guitarist Zoumana Diarra. I'm attracted to his story because of the important role Griots play in the lifeblood of African culture, storytelling and of...
Hispanic Folk Music - Self-Portrait of a People
Friday, August 3, 2018, 12:30pm
First published in 1980 and now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, this classic compilation of New Mexico folk music is based on thirty-five years of field research by a giant of modern music. Composer John Donald Robb, a passionate aficionado of the traditions of his adopted...
Cambridge History of World Music
Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 12:30pm
This is a welcomed addition to my library of world music resources and finally in paperback! At this post , I'm just beginning to turn the first pages and really thrilled to read the text's connection with humanity's sacred, cultural, and ethnic expressions. This is a rich read that hints early one...
The Rough Guide Phrasebooks
Friday, February 16, 2018, 11:30am
The Rough Guides series of full-color dictionary phrasebooks are unrivaled, featuring over 5,000 words and phrases and free mp3 downloads of common travel dialogue scenarios. Each dictionary phrasebook includes an extensive two-way dictionary, a food and drink menu guide, and free audio downloads...