World Music (Audio)

Grammy award-winning tabla musician Zakir Hussain is the 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. He has opened new possibilities beyond the framework of traditional Indian music in collaboration with artists of other diverse genres worldwide. Dr. Hussain's performance innovations include a unique method of creating melodies on the tabla, originally regarded as a rhythmic instrument of accompaniment. In the process, he has expanded the tabla's possibilities and established it as one of the most expressive percussion instruments in the world. UC San Diego Professor of Indian Classical Music, Kartik Seshardi hosts an enlightening conversation with Dr. Hussain, before the laureate takes to the stage for thought-provoking lecture performance on the tabla and Indian classical music. Series: "Kyoto Prize Symposium" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38887]

Ellas is a new trio that performs an exciting blend of mariachi, jazz, country, and various other styles. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38284]

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenix from the ashes of war and enflamed the passion of fans across the globe with their uplifting songs of hope, faith and joy. From their humble beginnings in West African refugee camps, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars have performed on some of the world's most prestigious stages and matured into one of Africa's top touring and recording bands. Series: "Critically Human" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38277]

LADAMA is a group of four women, virtuosic musicians, and educators— Lara Klaus, Daniela Serna, Mafer Bandola and Sara Lucas— from different countries and cultures of the Americas, who are sisters in song, rhythm and spirit. Harnessing music from their respective countries of origin — Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and the United States — the group uses traditional and nontraditional instruments from across the Americas, but with a modern twist to produce Latin Alternative music. Series: "Critically Human" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38276]

"Still We Rise" is a concert celebrating American diversity in music and the legacy of UC San Diego Professor Emeritus and pianist Cecil Lytle. This year's program celebrates both the 25th anniversary of the Lytle Scholarship and the establishment of the Cecil Lytle Endowed Chair in African and African American Music. The concert features music and poetry from the African American experience. Series: "Rebecca Lytle Memorial Concerts" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37564]

These five siblings got their start playing in various other bands in the Vancouver music scene before joining together to form SuddenRush. Their sound is a seamless blend of Hmong sentimental song style and epic country rock, which works so well together it's surprising more people haven't thought to do it. The band had a break-through hit with their song “Mi Noog” in 2007, and has remained popular with Hmong audiences in Canada and the US ever since. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37328]

Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles prides itself on being the world's first LGBTQ mariachi band. Their tight, energetic, and intricate sound has been honed by the work they've had to do to navigate the typically hypermasculine and heteronormative world of mariachi as gay and trans musicians. The band has performed at numerous gay and transgender pride events as well as in the #SchoolsNotPrisons tour for the California Endowment. They have been featured multiple times on Univision morning shows, and in the Smithsonian Folklife magazine. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37330]

Ellas is a new trio that performs an exciting blend of mariachi, jazz, country, and various other styles. This performance presented by UC Merced UpstART is one of their debut concerts. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37327]

The band La Santa Cecilia, named for the patron saint of music, is dedicated to voicing the experience of a new bicultural generation in the United States. Their music is rooted in their Mexican heritage, but also inspired by traditions of bossa nova, rumba, bolero, tango, jazz, rock, and klezmer. They have made seven albums, and their 2013 release Treinta Días won the Grammy for Best Latin Rock Album (Alternative or Urban). They have also been nominated for two Latin Grammies, and their album El Valor was named one of the best of the year by NPR's Alt Latino. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37329]

Sweden is mostly known internationally for being a pop music powerhouse, but they also have an equally vibrant folk and world music scene less well known to the outside world. Sallyswag is a nine-woman power band that has taken that scene by storm, weaving together its roots in dance hall, Balkan, R&B, Swedish folk, hip-hop, and afro-beat to create an entirely original sound that's been electrifying audiences since their foundation in 2014. They took home the Newcomer of the Year award at the 2015 Swedish Folk and World Music Gala for being a “refreshing sucker punch” (approximate translation) and have been performing to rave reviews on their national circuit ever since. This was Sallyswag's first concert for a North American audience. Presented by UC Merced UpstART. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37326]

The US/Mexico border has served as a creative catalyst for artists for more than a century, but perhaps never more than now as barriers between both societies have grown. Join us for a lively discussion with three leading musicians on how they reflect on the border through their music, creating art that forges connections and common community. Moderated by radio journalist Betto Arcos, a regular contributor to NPR, BBC Radio 3 and LAs KPCC, the panel features Arturo OFarrill, multi-Grammy-winning composer, jazz pianist and Professor of Music at UCLA; Martha Gonzalez, co-founder and lead singer of Grammy award-winning band, Quetzal, and Associate Professor in Chicanox Latinox Studies at Scripps/Claremont Colleges; and Jorge Francisco Castillo, founder and director of the Fandango Fronterizo festival and leader of the cross-border son jarocho ensemble, Radio Guacamaya. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35614]

Emmanuel Jal, an internationally recognized hip-hop musician, former child soldier turned activist and entrepreneur, shares his story and music. Jal was born into the life of a child solider in the early 1980s in the war-torn region of Southern Sudan. He calls upon all of us to engage with our world and become global citizens through scholarship, leadership and service. [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33490]

The UCSB Department of Music presents its fourth annual department showcase, Montage, recorded at the Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Santa Barbara. The production highlights classical, jazz, world, and contemporary music, and includes performances by students and faculty. Featured faculty performers include Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Gabrielle Castriotta (oboe), Robert Koening (piano), and Grey Brothers conducting the UCSB Chamber Choir. Series: "Soundscape" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33186]

Pilipino Cultural Night, or PCN, is an annual tradition that emerged in the West Coast in the late 1970s to early 1980s and today is observed by thousands of Filipino American college students nationwide. PCN is a cultural show that features Pilipino ethnic dances, songs, and skits exploring various issues that affect Filipino Americans such as identity, family, racism, and youth culture. Part 2 [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 28691]

Pilipino Cultural Night, or PCN, is an annual tradition that emerged in the West Coast in the late 1970s to early 1980s and today is observed by thousands of Filipino American college students nationwide. PCN is a cultural show that features Pilipino ethnic dances, songs, and skits exploring various issues that affect Filipino Americans such as identity, family, racism, and youth culture. Part 1 Series: "Soundscape" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 28481]

Pilipino Cultural Night is an entirely student-run production that focuses on showcasing and celebrating Filipino culture through acting, song, and dance. Though the play centers around the Filipino community, the themes and messages conveyed transcend cultural boundaries while paying homage to the Filipino culture. UCSB's Pilipino Cultural Night 2013 is entitled "Recipe for Revolution." Find out what happens when PCN Coordinator, Robin, and her father are transported to an unfamiliar land where pain and poverty are everywhere, political opposition is silenced, and cultural traditions are repressed. Series: "Soundscape" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 25549]

Pilipino Cultural Night is an entirely student-run production that focuses on showcasing and celebrating Filipino culture through acting, song, and dance. Though the play centers around the Filipino community, the themes and messages conveyed transcend cultural boundaries while paying homage to the Filipino culture. UCSB's Pilipino Cultural Night 2013 is entitled "Recipe for Revolution." Find out what happens when PCN Coordinator, Robin, and her father are transported to an unfamiliar land where pain and poverty are everywhere, political opposition is silenced, and cultural traditions are repressed. Series: "Soundscape" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 25432]

Enjoy this unique opportunity to experience Kagura (sacred music and ritual dances) from Chichibu, an important Shinto mountain shrine near Tokyo, in the first and only US performance of the shrine’s Kagura troupe. Chichibu Kagura, dating back to approximately the seventeenth century, with a repertory based on ancient myths, has been designated by the government as an Important Formless Folkloric Cultural Property. Organized by the East Asia Center; East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies; the International Shinto Foundation Chair in Shinto Studies, UCSB; the International Shinto Foundation, New York; and Shinto Kokusai Gakkai. Series: "Soundscape" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 24972]

“Water Passion” is a multicultural/multimedia oratorio, written by acclaimed Chinese composer Tan Dun to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of J.S. Bach, whose “St. Matthew Passion” provided the initial inspiration for this work. The music is a theatrical mix of water bowls, drums, strings, Tibetan bells, chants, digital sounds, Chinese opera and Tuvan throat singing, with a dash of jazz and postmodernism, all filtered through Tan Dun’s adventurous sensibility. Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 23996]

The Perspectives Showcase is an annual collaboration of student groups on campus, a celebration of the diversity that defines the UC Berkeley community. Featuring music and dance performances from various student groups on campus, this is a chance to explore your perspective. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 23824]

A portrait of the Abhijit Banerjee Ensemble and Kenny Endo directed by Kerry Candale. Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22853]

A portrait of Chirgilchin directed by Chen-Wei Liu and Peter Valsamis. Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22852]

Chirgilchin performs “Khoor Chonga .” Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22862]

With the inspiration of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, in the fall of 1999, hundreds of organizers, thousands of artists, and numerous cultural and faith based groups hosted a nine day, eighty-five event festival. The city of Los Angeles, home to artists from all over the world, presented music in temples, churches, theaters and parks. This 16 segment documentary is the collective effort of independent filmakers who set out to capture the music as it expresses the dreams of a city for world peace. Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22789]

Mythili Prakash performs “Ardhanareeshwaram.” Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22860]

Four of LA's leading and most creative youth ensembles come together in a rare performance of spiritual music and dance traditions from around the world. Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22788]

The Yuval Ron Ensemble performs “Alla Hou (Kawali Version).” Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22859]

The Abhijit Banerjee Ensemble performs “Varsha .” Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22863]

Every three years, The World Festival of Scared Music Los Angeles brings together people of diverse ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds to explore the artistic accomplishment and rich diversity of sacred heritages in Los Angeles. This documentation of the festival's Opening Gala Concert of the 2008 festival features Chirgilchin, Emiko Susilo & Rob Levit, Waldemar Bastos, Lian Ensemble, Rupayan and group performances. Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22782]

Hirokazu Kosaka performs “Mare Serenitatis.” Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22858]

Orchestra Nova San Diego (formerly the San Diego Chamber Orchestra) presents a diverse program of musical works which span the length of the legendary Silk Road, including renowned soloists performing on the Turkish oud, the Japanese koto, and the Chinese pipa. Series: "Orchestra Nova" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 17237]

The Sixth International Corrido (Mexican Narrative Ballad) Conference honoring the late Guillermo Hernandez, professor of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA and a leading scholar of Mexican narrative ballads, took place at UC Santa Barbara. The conference also celebrated the work and memory of composer-vocalist Lalo Guerrero, whose archives are housed at UCSB. Series: "Voices" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 15402]

The Arts Research Center at UC Berkeley presents a panel of scholars and artists exploring the impact of the African diaspora on various forms of historical and contemporary music and dance. [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11708]

Filmed during 2002 World Festival of Sacred Music-LA, the documentary shows the remarkable connections between people of diverse faiths, races, and musical traditions as they share their spaces, work together as artists and speak to the importance of bringing cultures together. This film offers 3 major sections with interviews that highlight the interactions of three international groups from New Caledonia, Taiwan, and Bali (Indonesia) as they perform with American artists in the Hindu Temple in Calabasas, a Buddhist Temple in Hacienda Heights, and the shores of Santa Monica beach. Series: "World Festival of Sacred Music" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11107]

Multifaceted conceptual composer/conductor Tan Dun has made an indelible mark on the world’s music scene with a creative repertoire that spans the boundaries of classical, multimedia, Eastern and Western musical styles. His celebrated works include the Oscar Award winning original score for Ang Lee's film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; and Ghost Opera, which uses ordinary substances (water, stones, paper, metal) as percussion, along with traditional Chinese and Western instruments, in a theatrical fusion of the ancient and the avant-garde. Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 7860]

Sociology Professor Bennetta Jules-Rosette interviews Dominic Kanza, an African-born guitar virtuoso who has perfomed with Paul Simon and others. Kanza traces the African roots of many of today's popular music styles. Series: "UCSD Guestbook" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 4271]