Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:32 — 14.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThrough a partnership with Lotus World Music and Arts, we are able to bring selected Lotus artists from all over the world and put them on your FM radio dial. The six part group, Lo ‘Jo, participated in our Lotus Live sessions on September 29th to share …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:00 — 15.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThrough a partnership with Lotus World Music and Arts, we are able to bring selected Lotus artists from all over the world and put them on your FM radio dial. On September 29th, Sahba and Naghmeh took part in our Lotus Live sessions by playing their music …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:24 — 21.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWFHB Lotus Live Session March 20, 2017 Iraqi oud musician and composer Rahim AlHaj combines traditional Iraqi maqams with contemporary styling and influence. Virtuosically playing on an instrument that spans 5,000 years, Rahim’s music represents a unique voice that speaks passionately to contemporary listeners of every musical …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:27 — 17.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreRecognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and leading ambassador of Chinese music, Wu Man has carved out a career as a soloist, educator and composer giving her lute-like instrument—which has a history of over 2,000 years in China—a new role in both traditional and contemporary music. …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:26 — 19.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMulti-instrumentalist Anna Roberts-Gevalt and ballad-singer Elizabeth LaPrelle honor Appalachian artistry with a repertoire collected from archives, elder musicians, and their contemporaries among the old-time renaissance in the U.S. In haunting ballads, lilting lullabies, and songs of grace and redemption, the duo showcases arresting vocal harmonies that seem …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:49 — 18.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis trio of Patagonian women write and sing diverse songs in exquisite harmony to deliver an unforgettable theatrical stage performance. Hailing from the tiny mountain town of San Martin de los Andes, Fémina is made up of two sisters and their best childhood friend: Sofia “Toti” Trucco …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:41 — 17.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreDouble BBC Folk Award nominees Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker infuse ageless stories of love and loss with their exquisite command of many instruments. Josienne was born in Sussex and Ben, in Evesham; it was after studying in London, and utterly by chance, that they met in …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:23 — 19.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Afro Roots sound of Ghanaian musician and social activist Rocky Dawuni has been influenced by the soulful music of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and the positive messages and deep grooves of Bob Marley. Rocky’s songs straddle musical boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. Infectious grooves pair …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:51 — 20.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Israeli band Baladino offers fresh, authentic interpretations of unique Mediterranean music and tradition rooted in Ladino culture, singing in a Spanish-Jewish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews. Singer Yael Badah. Badah’s collection of Ladino songs, many of which belonged to her ancestors, form the core of Baladino’s …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:20 — 15.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | More September 17, 2016 My Larsdotter and Bubba Tomasdottir make soulful, sensual, unhurried music that’s as playful as it is powerful. The sparse songs sometimes feature a cappella, body percussion, or simple acoustic arrangements. The lyrics are deceptively simple, sounding at times like found poetry. “With just …
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