The new release by the Grammy-winning Los-Angeles based trio is an ambitious lushly-produced double-disc with 23 tracks ranging from orchestrated pieces to more sparse arrangements. White Sun who specialize in sacred chants from the Sikh tradition consist of singer composer Gurujas Khalsa, producer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist Adam Berry, and founder and gong master Harijiwan Khalsa. Read More https://worldonanote.com/white-sun-iii-luminous-and-epic/
Best of world music releases 2017 part II. Read more: http://worldonanote.com/best-world-music-releases-2017-part-ii/
Toko Telo: Regiz Gizavo, Monika Njava, D’Gary
Best World Music Releases of 2017 Part I http://worldonanote.com/best-world-music-releases-of-2017-part-i/
FARED SHAFINURY’S INTO THE NIGHT
Composer, singer, poet and multi-instrumentalist Fared Shafinury is a perfect representative of what he calls a hyphenated generation of Iranian-Americans today. http://worldonanote.com/fared-shafinurys-into-the-night/
ACCIDENTAL COURTESY, MUSICIAN DARYL DAVIS AND HIS QUEST TO CHANGE THE FACE OF WHITE SUPREMACIST AMERICA
Chicago Bluesman, R&B musician, keyboardist, actor, lecturer and author Daryl Davis has played with such musicians as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Hornsby, and Bill Clinton. But besides his musical career, he has another vocation, one that is both seemingly dangerous and seen as controversial by some: in his efforts to improve race relations, he engages in personal connections with members of hate groups and the Ku Klux Klan. Davis’s motto is to establish dialogue: “When two enemies are talking, they’re not fighting.” http://worldonanote.com/accidental-courtesy-musician-daryl-davis-and-his-quest-to-change-the-face-of-white-supremacist-america/
KAYHAN KALHOR ON HIS LATEST RECORDING HAWNIYAZ, HIS ROLE IN MUSIC, AND WHAT FUELS HIS INSPIRATION
The Middle East and Central Asia have a lot in common musically and the coming together of artists from diverse regions can lead to a sound that while cohesive, is yet fresh and innovative. Such is the case for the latest recording Hawniyaz (meaning “two or more people who need each other”) by Kurdish Persian kamancheh (spike fiddle) virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor in collaboration with Kurdish Turkish singer Aynur, Azerbaijani jazz pianist Salman Gambarov, and German-born Kurdish tenbûr (long-necked lute) player Cemîl Qoçgirî. The album is a http://worldonanote.com/kayhan-kalhor-on-his-latest-rercording-hawniyaz-his-role-in-music-and-what-fuels-his-inspiration/
Gael García Bernal in Neruda
NERUDA, A NEW MOVIE BY PABLO LARRAÍN
In 1994, beloved Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was the subject of the fictitious movie Il Postino. His poems have been set to music by musicians across the world from Samuel Barber, to Mikis Theodorakis, Jackson Browne, Brazilian Girls and Ute Lemper, to name a few. Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez considered him “the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language.” Neruda was also a diplomat, a senator and the most famous communist in post-WWII Chile. http://worldonanote.com/neruda-a-new-movie-by-pablo-larrain/http://
WHITE SUN’S SECOND ALBUM EFFECTIVELY COMBINES ANCIENT HEALING YOGIC MANTRAS WITH WORLD MUSIC
In Eastern philosophy, sound is the origin of all things and it is the last sense to leave us when we leave the body. Within and without, we are constantly surrounded by vibrations. Sacred sound vibrations have a deep healing effect. Mantra yoga is part of the yoga of sound (“Nada yoga”) that connects us to higher vibrations and states of consciousness. http://worldonanote.com/white-suns-second-album-effectively-combines-ancient-healing-yogic-mantras-with-world-music/
HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA TRIO ON TOUR AND COMING TO L.A’S BLUE WHALE JAZZ CLUB ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2016, FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE LATEST RECORDING EL VIAJE
Harold López-Nussa’s eighth and latest release El Viaje (The Journey), also happens to be his first US release on Mack Avenue Records. The conservatory-trained master pianist is the first Cuba-based musician (he has dual citizenship in both Cuba and France) to release an album on an American label since the lifting of many of the sanctions associated with the longstanding trade embargo.
López-Nussa was born into a musical family in Havana on July 13, 1983.http://worldonanote.com/harold-lopez-nussa-trio-on-tour-following-the-release-of-the-latest-recording-el-viaje/
Photo by Ana Palma
Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival Presents
World Renowned Flamenco Guitarist and Five-Time GRAMMY WinnerTOMATITO performing with his Sextet for the first time in Los Angeles
Friday, October 21, 2016, 8 p.m., Wilshire Ebell Theatre
José Fernández Torres, better known as “Tomatito,” is a living legend of flamenco guitar. Known for his mastery of traditional rhythms, his classic work with singer Camarón del la Isla, and his pioneering efforts in establishing nuevo flamenco, which combines traditional flamenco with music influenced by classical, jazz, blues, rock, pop, bossa-nova, tango, and fado, he makes his first Los Angeles appearance with his sextet on Friday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Read More http://worldonanote.com/living-legend-tomatito-performs-in-los-angeles-on-friday-october-21-2016/?preview_id=17865&preview_nonce=3497c89c0d&post_format=standard&_thumbnail_id=17868&preview=true
RICHARD BONA & MANDEKAN CUBANO’S NEW ALBUM HERITAGE EXPLORES THE RICH CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AFRICAN AND CUBAN MUSIC
Cameroonian bassist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Richard Bona is a true gift to the world of music. For over two decades he has dazzled and enchanted us with his virtuosity on the bass, his remarkable fluid singing, his superb sense of rhythm, melody and harmony, and his warm and humorous stage persona.
He is known for being able to learn any instrument by watching it being played. He has toured with Joe Zawinul, Harry Belafonte (as his bassist, arranger and musical director), and a wide array of remarkable artists such as Paul Simon, Pat Metheny, Chucho Valdès, Eddie Palmieri, Steve Gadd, Joni Mitchell, Bobby McFerrin, Mike Stern and Chick Corea, to name a few. With nine albums to his name and myriads more as guest artist, Bona never fails to create works that are fresh and multi-faceted, and to bring a certain distinct beauty to any music he touches. Read more http://worldonanote.com/richard-bona-mandekan-cubanos-new-album-heritage-explores-the-rich-connections-between-african-and-cuban-music/
TALENT HAS HUNGER FILM REVIEW
Josh Aronson’s documentary Talent Has Hunger is a celebration of music and the art of teaching. The movie opens a window into the world of the artist and the teacher, the passion and hunger that sustains a young budding musician and the years of sacrifice and practice necessary into becoming a performing artist. Focusing on four students of master cello teacher Paul Katz of the New England Conservatory, it explores the development of these highly gifted students, and their trials and triumphs over seven formative years. Read More http://worldonanote.com/talent-has-hunger-film-review/
ZERO DAYS: ALEX GIBNEY’S NEW MOVIE EXPOSES THE CHILLING HIDDEN WORLD OF CYBER WARFARE
The advancements in technology have been nothing short of miraculous. But what happens when it is misused? Alex Gibney’s chilling documentary Zero Days sheds light on the world of cyber warfare with its unintended consequences. The film tells the story of Stuxnet, a self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel hatched to destroy a part of the Iranian nuclear facility.Read morehttp://worldonanote.com/zero-days-alex-gibneys-new-movie-exposes-the-chilling-hidden-world-of-cyber-warfare/
UNLOCKING THE CAGE MOVIE REVIEW
Under the law, animals are considered objects or “things” rather than sentient intelligent beings with rights. Although repeated scientific studies have shown the complexity of animals’ intelligence and their emotional lives, animal welfare laws still fall short of protecting them from confinement, cruelty, abuse, and basic rights. Unlocking the Cage is a smart and brilliantly edited documentary following animal rights lawyer Steven Wise, founder of the legal team Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) in their efforts to break down the legal walls that separate non-human animals from humans. Read More http://worldonanote.com/unlocking-the-cage-movie-review/
EAT THAT QUESTION – FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS IS A FASCINATING INTIMATE LOOK INTO THE ICONOCLAST’S WORLD
German director Thorsten Schütte’s documentary Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words is sure to appeal to reverent fans and intrigue those who will discover a most unique figure in the history of contemporary music. Read more http://worldonanote.com/eat-that-question-frank-zappa-in-his-own-words-is-a-fascinating-intimate-look-into-the-iconoclasts-world/
SUPERHUMAN, MARTIN TILLMAN’S LATEST SOLO ALBUM IS AN UPLIFTING ODE TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT
To the film world, Swiss-born composer and cellist Martin Tillman needs little introduction. He is one of the most sough-after acoustic and electric cellists who has pushed the boundaries of the instrument and has composed or performed with his distinctive style for over 100 feature films. While his cinematic ventures can be heard on films such as Black Hawk Down, Pirates of The Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Ali, Mission Impossible, The Da Vinci Code, and The Pledge, among countless others, he has also had an illustrious career recording or performing with Elton John, BB King, Tracey Chapman, The Indigo Girls, Beck, Sting, Air Supply, Alison Krause, Elvis Costello, and T-Bone Burnett, to name a few. While these have all been deeply enriching experiences, Tillman’s heart is into creating and performing his own music.
Read morehttp://worldonanote.com/superhuman-martin-tillmans-latest-solo-album-is-an-uplifting-ode-to-the-human-spirit/
THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS IS A DEEPLY ENGAGING MOVIE EXPLORING THE STORY OF YO YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE AND ITS COMPANION CD SING ME HOME, A TESTIMONY TO THE BEAUTY OF CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATIONS.
“Every tradition is the result of successful invention… Human beings grow by being curious and receptive to what’s around them. A lot of people are scared of change, and sometimes there’s reason to be fearful. But if you can welcome change, you become fertile ground for development.”
This is just one of the many insightful quotes from the movie The Music of Strangers: Yo Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble. This outstanding music documentary by Oscar-winner Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet from Stardom, Best of Enemies), follows the musical journey of legendary cellist Yo Yo Ma and the international collective of virtuosi and wondrous musicians he founded, The Silk Road Ensemble. Ma “fell” into the classical music career because of his prodigious gifts made apparent early in his life. Despite success and fame, from early on, Ma has always been on a quest to connect deeper with other musicians from different traditions in his search for that universal language that creates change. Read more
