Season 2
Episodes
Archiving An Indigenous Ancestral Tradition in a Global Format and Navigating Gender Between Multiple Cultures with Jaremdi Wati Longchar
Ethnomusicologist, pianist, and researcher Jaremdi Wati Longchar started researching the fascinating musical traditions of her ancestral Ao tribe of Nagaland as a post-graduate student at Goldsmiths, London right...
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The Birth of a Third-Generation Japanese Sitarist and Cultivating Global Exchange Authentically with Tadao Ishihama
Osaka-born musician and inter-disciplinary artist moved to Kolkata, India after graduating art high school one week after the chance strains of a Sitar led to a love-at-first-sound of sorts. Navigating language...
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Imposter Syndrome, Self-care and Learning to Listen as a Musician with Sebastien Heintz
Swiss-French producer and multi-instrumentalist Sebastien Heintz (aka Univers-ĂŽls, OVERSEA & Z-Star Delta) used the pandemic to take a break from an intensive touring career between Europe and Australia to...
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Studying Traditions authentically and Navigating Multiple Musical Modalities in a Contemporary Context with Pete Lockett
With a sonic palette and a fluency in multiple rhythmic modalities that is the representation of a global citizen personified, London-based percussionist and educator Pete Locket has been a cutting edge force in the...
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The Making of ’Vignette’, Pianist or Singer and the Colonial Hangover around the Piano in India with T.L. Mazumdar (Solocast)
Founder and host of 'Tapasya Loading', musician and interdisciplinary artist
T.L. Mazumdar aka EveryNowHere answers audience's questions on the making of his debut solo piano album 'Vignette' which was recorded during...
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From Effortless Mastery to Becoming the Instrument with Kenny Werner
With a history of collaborators and peers that constitutes some
of the most significant names in Jazz history in the past century,
Guggenheim fellowship Award winner, Emmy Award nominee, prolific pianist,...
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Links between Music and Yoga, Growing up Brown in a White Social Paradigm and Navigating Nuances of South Asian Diaspora with Preetha Narayanan
With a list of collaborators that include the likes of Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh OBE, Kae Tempest, Jocelyn Pook, Oi Va Voi, and Bianca Gismonti, and London Contemporary Orchestra, amongst many...
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Common Threads between Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, Sheila E, The Crusaders and Enjoying Fresh Strawberries with Benny Rietveld
Born to immigrant parents in the Netherlands before migrating to the US as an infant, Benny Rietveld left his native home of Hawaii in early adulthood be 'raised again in San Francisco and New York, (currently...
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Damascus to Berlin, Surviving War as an Artist, and Effortlessness in Everyday Art with Ali Moraly
Damascus-born, Berlin-based violinist, composer, educator, and writer Ali Moraly belongs to the first generation of home-grown Syrian musicians formally trained in European Classical music.
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An internationally...
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Understanding Aspergers Syndrome, Transforming Piano Abuse to Healing and Healthy Productivity Hacks with Amirah
Multiple Award-winning singer-songwriter Amirah transformed her journey with Aspergers Syndrome, trauma from abusive piano lessons, and the challenges of being a bi-racial Malaysian in an era of cultural turmoil into...
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Berlin to LA, Spiritual vs Musical Practices and Staying Curious with Robert Koch
Berlin-bred, LA-based German Music Composers Award winner Robert Koch's music has been described as ''..artificial intelligence discovering religion.'' (Bobby Friction -BBC).
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A signature deep, cinematic sound that...
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Healing with Music, the Role of a Mentor and the Future of Online Education with Claus Hessler
With nominations on international polls in magazines like MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE and testimonials from the likes DAVID GARIBALDI, STEVE SMITH, ALEX ACUNA, Claus Hessler has established himself to be one of the most...
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