I attended Sauti Za Busara Festival in Zanzibar in February where I met Msafiri Zawose, a renown traditional Gogo musician. It was his voice and the traditional Gogo music tune that drew me towards...
The article below is an English translation courtesy of Google Translate. The original is available here. A great experience that our artists will not soon forget. We bet the best for them while...
The article below is an English translation courtesy of Google Translate. The original is available here. "Center Stage" is a program of the US Department of State (Bureau of Educational and cultural...
It’s been a long and formidable first six months of the year for music. Some mainstream artists returned to the music fold while their supremely talented indie counterparts continued with their own...
April 4, 2015 — The New England Foundation for the Arts, a Boston nonprofit that provides resources to artists, the public, arts funders, and policymakers, announced that it recently received a $300...
It's normal to run across SXSW showcases in Austin funded by foreign countries helping their local musicians attempt to break into the world's largest music market. It's unusual to find a showcase...
Something's brewing at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2015, one of the biggest music festivals in the world — something Pakistanis should look forward to. Poor Rich Boy, a Lahore-based indie band, is set...
I never forgot the image of Moroccan runner Nawal El Moutawakel, who won a gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles during the1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. I remember my admiration as she ran in a...
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Set aside the disturbing images of a divided, war-torn nation, forever haunted by history. Nguyen Tan Loc, founder of the modern dance company Arabesque, would like to take you...
When it comes to universal story lines, the seed-to-harvest cycle is high on the list. Agrarian rhythms get choreographic expression in “The Mist,” a dance piece created and performed by Arabesque...
