Ep #129 with Steve Shehan, composer and multi-instrumentalist - Part 2

Steve Shehan is an eclectic composer in World Fusion music and has traveled to many places on the planet to learn about global music on a deep level. He became a pilot to be able to travel to these places and brought medical supplies and bought instruments to bring home. He has been in high demand as a percussionist with people like Paul Simon, Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin and many more. He plays percussion and hang drum, piano and more. The story of his many journeys is even more amazing than his music. In this episode he talks about becoming a pilot and his magical trip to Bali.

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Ep #128 with Steve Shehan, composer, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist. Steve Shehan is legendary for his pursuit of World Music throughout his life. He used his pilot’s license to travel to far flung places and meet musicians and bring back instruments. He has worked with Paul Simon, Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin and many more. He has made many recordings which feature his innovative World Fusion creations starting in 1987 with his album “Arrows" which is featured on this episode. One of my favorite living musicians, I am delighted to have him on The World Fusion Show. This is part 1 of a 3 part episode with him.

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Ep #127 with Kaoru Watanabe, flute player, taiko drummer and composer.

Kaoru Watanabe was born and grew up in the US but after studying classical and jazz flute he got very interested in exploring his traditional Japanese culture. He has gone on to work with luminaries like Baryshnikov, Yo Yo Ma and many musicians all over the world. He was a member of Kodo, the leading Japanese Taiko ensemble in Japan and toured with them for 10 years.

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Ep #169 with Barbora Xu. singer, guzheng player and composer

Ep #169 with Barbora Xu, singer, guzheng player and composer. Barbora Xu was born in Czechoslavakia and lives in Finland. She studied in China where she discovered the guzheng, a Chinese zither, that reminded her of her Finnish kantale. Her music is inspired by her love of nature. She works by adapting ancient Finnish song lyrics to her contemporary songs.

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Ep #125 with Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion. From the Southwest of the US, Miquel grew up playing guitar from a very early age, accompanying flamenco dance classes and touring with flamenco dance groups. The group includes a cellist, Dianne who is also featured in this interview, a bass player, percussionist and sax player.

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Ep #124 with Derek Gripper, guitarist and composer.

Derek Gripper, who is from Capetown, South Africa, discovered the music of Toumani Diabate, a kora player from Mali and it changed his life. He decided to transcribe the music by this African Griot for the classical guitar. Toumani is an true innovator on the kora and developed a style where he plays 3 parts at once - bass lines, accompaniment and melody simultaneously. He adapted this multi-layered fingerstyle of Tomani’s kora playing and has been touring and teaching classes online to students from all over the world.

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Ep #123 on The World Fusion Show brings you Max ZT, a hammer dulcimer player and composer who has been deeply influenced by his travels and studies in Senegal and India. He has a multi-layered approach to the hammer dulcimer based on his study of the kora, where each of the fingers play a different role in the music. Many cool vids in this episode - with his trio House Of Waters, a collaboration with a tap dancer and a song with his wife Priya. Please tell your friends and help us share this great music far and wide!

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Ep #122 with Tone Of Voice Orchestra, World Fusion pop

Tone Of Voice Orchestra is a very unusual band with 10 members that include 4 female singers who sing together in a choral style. They also have some unusual instruments - hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, fiddle, sax, bass and 2 drummers. They love a good groove but what really sets them apart is their very strong songwriting. They are living in Denmark and have just released a new CD and two of the cuts are featured in this episode. Enjoy this remarkable and very creative band.

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Ep #121 with Ara Dinkjian, oud player and composer

Ep #121 with Ara Dinkjian, oud player and composer. Ara Dinkjian is steeped in the Armenian tradition but he is a World Fusion artist in the way he brings Western harmonic influences into the modal and microtonal music of his heritage. He is a wonderful oud player and his compositions are very memorable. He is the founding member of the band Night Ark which was one of the first World Fusion groups. His father is a famous Armenian singer and still active musically at age 92. Growing up in this Armenian family culture inspired him to follow his tradition and take it one step further.

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Ep #120 with Mamak Khadem, singer and composer

Mamak Khadem was born in Tehran, Iran and came to the US when she was a teenager. It was a very hard transition for her - having no friends and not speaking the language. Music was always her happy place and always got her through. Her music is quite diverse - sometimes trance-like and sometimes with a strong message. She performs on this show with a Macedonian Brass Band and also her 2nd single from her new CD Remembrance is featured. The CD comes out in late Feb and the song is called “Entangled.” It is about the plight of women and young girls around the world.

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