2018-08-15 11:00
Born in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) Pannalal Ghosh (1911–1960), was an Indian composer and virtuoso of the bamboo flute called bansuri.
Ghosh received his initial training in… Read More
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2018-08-14 16:00
Senegal and Wales share few obvious similarities, but Seckou Keita and Catrin Finch, respectively maestros of the kora and Welsh harp, have found an enchanted middle ground between their bir… Read More
2018-08-13 16:00
Primarily self-taught, Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959) spent his early years absorbing the styles of Brazilian popular music as a guitarist in street bands.
He… Read More
2018-08-12 15:00
The very mindful application of folk music to classical during the early 20th century became a global trend since every country or ethnic group was able to work with native composers. … Read More
2018-08-11 15:00
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) was one of the truly multifaceted French composers and theorists, with his theoretical works influencing musical thinkers for centuries to come. Acclai… Read More
2018-08-10 09:35
A native of Calcutta, Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913—the first Asian person to receive the honor.
Tagore’s works in Bengali fill eighteen th… Read More
2018-08-09 17:46
An adaptation of Scottish writer Alexander Trocchi's loosely autobiographical novel, Young Adam takes place on the canals around 1950s Glasgow, in the time of post-war desperation and low wa… Read More
2018-08-08 17:14
Glenn Miller, American big band leader, composer, and trombonist, is considered the primary musical symbol of the World War II generation. For many listeners, his hit songs define… Read More
2018-08-07 16:00
Born in Beijing following the Cultural Revolution—during which Western music and instruments were banned—Xuefei Yang grew up to be an unlikely guitar hero.
Credited as the f… Read More
2018-08-06 15:00
John Jenkins (1592–1678), lutenist and string player, was the most eminent composer of the Stuart and Commonwealth eras who wrote music for chamber ensembles.
Being a t… Read More
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