Blog Posts - World Music

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of multi-instrumentalist and composer Daniel Diaz’s Swan Song. As a side note, the album’s cover photograph was taken by Juan Hitters, who is a frequent ECM cover art contributor. Clic...

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of an atmospheric collaboration centered around kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor, who ECM listeners may recognize as half of Ghazala. This album is sure to be of particular interest to ECM fans. C...

According to the Chicago Tribune, Chance The Rapper will be hosting a “Magnificent Coloring Day” music festival in his hometown Chicago, Illinois on September 24th for a stop on his “Magnificent Coloring World” tour. The Chanc...

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of Elisabeth Vatn’s intimate The Color Beneath. Click the image below to read and hear more.

Fete Dela Musique - known as World Music Day is an annual music festival that is being held all over the world. This festival started in Paris in 1982 by the French Culture Minister, Jack Lang, and has now became a celebration of music world wide.&nb...

Just post a 30- 40 sec clip of you playing your favourite instrument and post it on facebook, instagram and twitter page of BAJAAO and chance to win Awesome Ukuleles by Kala Brand Music as prizes. World Music Day Contest| Chance To Get Amazing P...

Just guess the song name on given post and like or share post , friends tag on facebook and twitter and chance to win DU Bear doll as prize. Guess Song Name | World Music Day Contest| Chance To Get Amazing Prize One more contest is presents...

As the Rainforest World Music Festival 2016 takes place during the weekend of 5-7 August and at main venue of the Sarawak Cultural Village in Santubong, there are quite a number of things that you can do around the Santubong area which requires...

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of multi-instrumentalist and former Kodo drummer Kaoru Watanabe’s modern take on traditional Japanese music, Néo. Click the cover to discover!

Mantra Ardhana sebagai seorang Visual Artist yang sampai saat ini masih konsisten dengan dunia visual art-nya ternyata sangat aktif dan masih produktif dalam menterjemahkan kegelisahan ide-ide yang mengalir lewat goresan nada-nada di setiap lagu yang...

If you love all things tattoos, you should not miss the 4th Borneo Tattoo Expo 2016 in Kuching Sarawak which will be held at Damai Central along side the Rainforest World Music Festival 2016. this August. This unique and interesting event will a...

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of Russian-born singer Zulya’s concept album, On Love and Science. Click the cover to read more and hear samples.

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of Mahsa Vahdat’s The sun will rise, a Norwegian coproduction that follows the Iranian singer unaccompanied in various locations around the world. A moving album about the power of song. Cli...

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of Finnish accordion virtuoso Kimmo Pohjonen’s Sensitive Skin. Featuring an all-star cast that includes the Kronos Quartet, this is about as adventurous as the bellows get. Click the cover to...

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of Finnish accordion virtuoso Kimmo Pohjonen’s Sensitive Skin. Featuring an all-star cast that includes the Kronos Quartet, this is about as adventurous as the bellows get. Click the cover to...

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of Finnish kantele player and singer Vilma Timonen, whose latest quartet album is sure to please fans of Sinikka Langeland. The music is enlivening and evocative, drawing from folk influences in an...

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of Turkish singer Ferhat Tunç’s Kobani. Click the image below to read more and hear samples of this politically salient album.

(Photo credit: Ben Doyle) Wu Man is a peerless virtuoso of the pipa, a Chinese lute-like instrument rarely heard stateside in close quarters, much less in the hands of its greatest living master. On 1o April 2016, the Shanghai Quartet paired it with...

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of Las Hermanas Caronni’s artful duo album, Navega Mundos. Click the cover to discover!

My latest review for RootsWorld online magazine is of Las Hermanas Caronni’s artful duo album, Navega Mundos. Click the cover to discover!

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