October 28, 2015 HOPSCOTCH: THE INDUSTRY’S MESMERIZING NEW MOBILE OPERA “Imagine getting in a car without knowing the destination. Sharing the car are actors, singers and instrumentalists who draw you into a story. The car stops at an incredible site,…
October 26, 2015 Costa Rican jazz composer/percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Luis Muñoz’s latest recording “Voz” is a collection of beautiful songs featuring three exquisite vocalists. Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera sings on four tracks including a tribute to the composer’s wife entitled “Testamento/Mas…
October 15, 2015 Not known for martial arts movies, Taiwanese director HOU Hsiao-Hsien (“Flowers of Shanghai” and “Flight Of The Red Balloon”) makes a unique and elegant debut in this movie genre with “The Assassin,” the official Oscar entry from…
October 6, 2015 2015 has been the year for the pizzica, a popular folk dance (as well as the music that accompanies the dance), part of the larger family of southern Italy’s tarantella dances. It has an upbeat, often frenetic…
