Archive for the ‘International’ Category

Switchboard Music Festival 2012, April 1st, at the Brava Theatre

Switchboard Music Festival 2012, April 1st, at the Brava Theatre In that regard, Switchboard has joined the likes of New York's famous Bang on a Can Festival, fueling an international trend toward bridging the gap between art and popular music. The Brava Theatre is located at 2718 24th Street, San Francisco, … Read more on [...]

St Patrick's events around the world

St Patrick's events around the world With the slogan “a new party, a new way,” the alcohol-free afternoon of Irish music and dance was geared towards families and people in recovery from alcoholism. This was “Sober St Patrick's Day.” It was sold out. “We're tired of the negative … Read more on Irish Times Lots [...]

Sound Affects: Music reviews and ratings

Sound Affects: Music reviews and ratings His South African heritage and culture alone do not appear enough to satisfy his wanderlust; he's looking to merge it with the sounds of the world that surround him (a nice inversion of the glib title of "World music" thrown at non-Western music). Read more on Bellingham Herald Moonscoop's [...]

Latest International Music News

South Whidbey High School jazz students take first place at Lionel Hampton … The South Whidbey High School Jazz Ensemble and the Langley Middle School Jazz Band competed at the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival Feb. 24-26. The high school students took home first place overall in their division. Those musicians include … Read more [...]

A Struggling City Finds Inspiration In Classical Music

A Struggling City Finds Inspiration In Classical Music by Paul Conley The agricultural port city of Stockton, Calif., has made national and international news in recent years — for all the wrong reasons. In a new record, the city recently marked its 56th homicide in one year. And the BBC recently reported … Read more [...]

K-POP: Korea’s Most Popular Music

Article by Pinky McBanon In the 1990′s, people were stuck repeating bubblegum pop songs about love, heartbreak and all the other things in between. Pop artists like Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls were all the rage. Pop music died down as we entered the new millennium but after a decade or so, [...]

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Young Americans keep music alive in schools through workshop An international group of performers travels to Florence to teach kids about international music and dance this week. (more) FLORENCE- More than 150 students from the Pee Dee will learn what it takes to be young and American thanks to an immersive … Read more on [...]

AsiaRooms.com – See diverse musicians at Pattaya International Music Festival 2012

AsiaRooms.com – See diverse musicians at Pattaya International Music Festival 2012 Dozens of musical acts from Thailand and across the world will be playing at the Pattaya International Music Festival 2012. The Pattaya International Music Festival 2012 will take place from March 16th to 18th this year and will see a wide variety of … [...]

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WORLD MUSIC/CRASHarts Presents Lila Downs “Exotic beauty and startling voice . . . she is a reflection of a 21st century world culture where ethnicity and national boundaries blur.”—Los Angeles Times BOSTON, MA — World Music/CRASHarts presents Lila Downs on Friday, March 9, 8pm at the … Read more on Fenway News Online Ravers set [...]

Jazz-E Festival (Annual) ? A Celebration of Jazz and Electro Music

Beijing is one of the oldest capitals in the world, and as with many places around the world much transformation has taken place from its early years. Today a blend of the old and the new can be seen here including some awe-inspiring architecture, a remnant of the 2008 Summer Olympics, temples and palaces that [...]