Ep #119 with Annette Philip, singer, pianist and composer

Annette Philip was born in India and grew up in Singapore and India, eventually moving to the US. She discovered harmony at an early age and has gone on to work with celebrated composer A.R. Rahman, which was her dream as a child. She is the founder and director of the Berklee Indian Ensemble in Boston and one of their pieces is included in this episode. She is attracted to working with large groups of musicians but also has a duo with her partner.

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Ep #118 with Derrik Jordan - World Fusion Classical

This episode features a selection of my World Fusion Classical music - compositions of mine for classical groups that are influenced by a wide variety of World Music styles. “Suite For An Imaginary Country” is a piece for string orchestra performed in May 2021 in Brattleboro, VT by Juno Orchestra under the direction of Zon Eastes. It is in 3 movements - Dark Matter, Penta Waltz and O. G. Raga. After it was performed Serenity Smith Forchion of Nimble Arts choreographed an aerial dance in the trees to the piece which is included in this episode. The second piece is an excerpt of "Five Gamelans For Brass Quintet," the last movement, called The Masked Dancer Retells An Ancient Tale. It is performed by The Kyodai Brass Quintet. The final piece in this episode is “Thorn Forest Walkabout” for two cellos and dumbek. Jared Shapiro and Stephen Katz play the cellos and I am on the dumbek.

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Ep #117 with Mathieu Borgne, steel pan player and composer

Mathieu Borgne lives in Paris, France and plays the steel pan. I discovered him on Facebook when I heard his version of John Coltrane’s Giant Steps and was blown away. That video is included in this episode. He works with a variety of World Fusion groups some of which are also included in this show. He does arrangements for steel pan orchestras and has traveled to Trinidad to play in their festivals and competitions.

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Ep #116 with Shane Shanahan. percussionist and composer.

Shane Shanahan is a frame drummer and composer and is a founding member of The Silk Road Ensemble. He has travelled all over the world with them for the past 20 years and has studied drumming in many of the countries he has visited. He is greatly influenced by his mentor Glen Velez who has also been a guest on The World Fusion Show. You will hear some very cool music in this episode including a video of a piece by Colin Jacobsen of Silk Road inspired by an Iranian fire temple. Check out the YouTube channel below to watch 116 amazing episodes of this national award-winning show with musicians and composers from all over the planet.

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Just out! Ep #115 - The World Fusion Show brings you Fula Brothers, a duo of kamale ngoni and guitar with Mamadou Sidibe (Mali) and Walter Strauss (US). Mamadou was the inventor of the kamale ngoni and which he developed from the dusngoni, the original hunter’s harp with 6 strings from Mali, which had previously been used only for ceremony. He added more strings (14 now) and in spite of ongoing resistance from the traditionalists, it has become very popular in Mali and throughout West Africa. I have a beautiful one that I play often on The World Fusion Show. It’s one of my favorite instruments. Please share this episode with your friends and help us spread this great music all over the planet!

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Ep #114 with Yinon Muallem, composer, percussionist and oud player

Yinon Muallem is a composer, percussionist and oud player. He grew up in Israel and lived in Turkey for 20 years where he was deeply inspired by the rich cultural mix in Istanbul. He now lives in Sweden where I am interviewing him. Beautiful music is his trademark. His father was a huge musical influence in his life and was the author of a famous book on Arabic Maqams. He latest CD is available here: https://yinonmuallem.bandcamp.com/

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Ep #113 - with Sweet Plantain, World Fusion String Quartet

Sweet Plantain is a dynamic latin-influenced string quartet from NYC but they are quite unusual in that their violinists double on trombone and mandolin. They also bring a wide range of World Music into their performances and original compositions. In this episode we get to hear their arrangement of the classic Brazilian samba “Chega De Saudade” and also some original compositions that feature rap, Swedish fusion and the Cole Porter song "Love For Sale." They have traveled around the world but mostly perform in NYC where they enjoy bringing their music to their communities. Eddie Venegas is my guest who is the violinist/trombonist for the group.

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Ep #112 with Mike Block, cellist, composer and singer-songwriter.

Mike Block is an eclectic composer, singer-songwriter and cellist who performs with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. He has freed himself from the ordinary constraints of playing the cello sitting down with his innovative Block Strap which allows him to move freely and even dance while playing. This episode features some of his great compositions and improvisations with a variety of musicians including Sandeep Das on the tabla.

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Ep #111 with Anbessa Orchestra, Ethiopian influenced dance band

Anbessa Orchestra is a horn-driven group of Israeli musicians who have a great love for Ethiopian music. They are currently living in the US and are famous for their live shows in NYC and around the country. Led by guitarist Nadav Peled who writes a lot of their material, they also have a drummer, bassist, keyboardist and 3 horns to round out their sound. They recently did a live show in Putney, VT that was a fun and well-attended outdoor event hosted by Next Stage. They are our first Ethiopian group on The World Fusion Show!

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Ep #110 with Arun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu, Indian violinists and composers

Arun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu are Indian violinists and composers. They are married with young children and perform together. They have a strong interest in World Fusion and work with many groups in NYC including Brooklyn Raga Massive and Go Organic Orchestra. They were recently invited to a residency in Vermont with Next Stage and were able to do a live session with us on The World Fusion Show, our first in many months. We had a great time improvising together and two of our improvs are included in the end of this show.

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