World Music Foundation Podcast
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Mile of Music Festival Part 2: Afro-Cuban, Mariachi, Ghanaian Drumming, and Menominee Flute Interviews & Workshops
Last week, we spoke with Brian & Leila Pertl, and members of the Music Education Team, who have helped design the Mile of Music Festival, especially the cultural education components. This week, we’re speaking with the teaching-musicians...
Mile of Music Festival Part 1: Cultivating An Inclusive View Of Local Music
We were delighted to discover the Mile Of Music Festival, which curates international music workshops alongside concerts of Americana and Folk music. Several of the Americana acts were imported nationwide and even internationally, but all of the...
Jess Sah Bi & Peter One: Ivory Coast Guitar & Vocal Duo
Jess Sah Bi & Peter One, musicians from Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa, recall hearing the harmonies and guitars of Simon and Garfunkel and Cat Stevens for the first time and how that impacted their music from that point onward. In our conversation...
Pamyua: The Most Famous Inuit Band In The World
Pamyua’s musical footprint, spanning two decades and several countries, is a testament to the ongoing vibrancy of Inuit music, the group members, and their unique heritage. Brothers Phillip and Stephen Blanchett speak from the heart on issues of...
Zeshan B: Chicago-Born Opera-Trained Indian Muslim Soul Singer
“It’s all laid out there; it’s your soul.”
Strunz & Farah: Costa Rican-Iranian Global Fusion Guitar Duo
"It evolves out of the guitar, and out of our individual cultures"
Aashish Khan - Living Legend of Indian Classical Music and Master of Sarode
Indian Classical Musician and Jazz Fusion Pioneer
Thomas Brooman, Co-Creator Of The Term World Music & Co-Founder Of WOMAD Festival
A life lived for the love of music
Paramount Records: the Rise, Fall, and Resurrection
Blues music history that was nearly lost
Dave Pietro, American Jazz Saxophonist
NYC Jazz scene mainstay shares his worldwide influences