World news about “Traditional music” published by euronews.
A mentor: a life-changing experience Mentoring is a teaching tool widely used in schools and universities. An increasing number of businesses are also relying on mentorship as a way to pass on… 26/04/2013
‘Balkan Trafik’ returns to Brussels for a seventh year Balkan Trafik continues for seventh year its trip to the capital of Europe bringing together traditional with modern sound with a perfume of the multicultural… 24/04/2013
Peru drummers attempt world record – nocomment Peru drummers attempt a new world record for largest number of Cajon players. 15/04/2013
Tyrolean show in Vienna Filmed by Dave in Vienna, Austria 28/01/2013
Mohsen Namjoo tours Europe Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo is currently touring Europe with his own style of music which has not always gone down well with the authorities in his home… 30/11/2012
Class music on three continents A musical education does not just produce musicians. Researchers say it also boosts young people’s self-esteem. The film “Buena Vista Social Club” brought… 23/11/2012
Portugal’s fado queen Mariza tours Europe In a single decade, Mariza has sold a million records and played over a thousand concerts worldwide. After a break to become a mother, the Portuguese fado… 06/11/2012
Miloš: Reviving the classical guitar It is one of the greatest accolades for any musician to play in one of the world’s most famous venues: the Royal Albert Hall in London. Now it has become a… 04/10/2012
Bonus interview: Miloš Karadaglić Interview with guitarist Miloš Karadaglić. 04/10/2012
Bonus interview: Jasper Hope Interview with Jasper Hope, Chief Operating Officer at the Royal Albert Hall. 04/10/2012
Gabala festival where music hits a peak The classics hit the heights with the annual International Music Festival in the ancient mountain city of Gabala in Azerbaijan. It has been a treat for the… 07/08/2012
Cooks’ Ball in Munich – nocomment Once a year, around six o’ clock in the morning, the citizens of Munich gather around the Chinese Tower in Munich’s Englischer Garten Park to participate at… 16/07/2012
Eurovision: Russian grannies sing – nocomment A group of singing grannies called ‘Buranovskie Babushki’ representing Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest, rehearse their song. 22/05/2012
Azrié and Adonis collaborate on new album Two leading Syrian artists have collaborated on a project that brings together the worlds of poetry and music. Abed Azrié sings the poems of Adonis, who has… 19/04/2012
Iranian trio charms Paris concert-goers Three Iranian soloists – each renowned in his particular musical sphere – joined together to entertain audiences in Paris with a selection of traditional… 05/04/2012
Bonus interview: Yo-Yo Ma More excerpts from our interviews with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and the pipa player Wu Man. 21/03/2012
The Silk Road Ensemble, where music links east and west Wu Man plays an ancient instrument. She explained: “This is a historic Pipa. It was introduced from Persia and Central Asia, 2000 years ago through the Silk… 21/03/2012
Composer Goran Bregovitch: Music is a language While we may be having some problems at the moment, uniting the continent through economics and politics, music has the unique ability to cross borders. In… 15/12/2011
Unesco award for Portuguese Fado Unesco has given Portugal an intangible, world cultural heritage award in recognition of its musical tradition, Fado. A special concert was held in Lisbon… 07/12/2011
Bonus interview: Anoushka Shankar Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with Anoushka Shankar. 17/11/2011
Anoushka Shankar finds flamenco’s Indian roots Paris could not be missed in Anoushka Shankar’s European tour. With her latest work,Traveller, Ravi Shankar’s daughter traces the Indian roots of… flamenco… 17/11/2011
Iranian Superstar Mohammad-Reza Shajarian tour To most people in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is a superstar – but the authorities loathe him and his music and have made it difficult for him to perform in… 22/09/2011
Gnaoua world music festival draws huge crowds Hundreds of thousand of people flocked to the southern coastal town of Essaouira in Morocco for this year’s Gnaoua festival – a true laboratory of musical… 28/06/2011
Morocco : Gnaoua Music Festival in Essaouira The Moroccan city of Essaouira is once again welcoming musicians from around the world for the Gnaoua Music Festival. A musical-melting pot, the festival… 25/06/2011
Celebration of Girons de musique in Switzerland Celebration of Girons de musique de la Glâne in Rue in Switzerland. Laurent Lavanchy 16/05/2011
Festival gives Brussels a taste of the Balkans For four days, the heart of Brussels has been swinging to the sound of music, dance, theater and film from southeastern Europe. The 5th edition of the… 18/04/2011
Ravi Shankar 1920-2012: ‘my mission’ for Indian musicThe celebrated musician who introduced traditional Indian music to Western audiences, Ravi Shankar, has died at home in California aged 92 after a long… 12/12/2012
Ravi Shankar dies aged 92The celebrated musician who introduced Indian music to much of the Western world, Ravi Shankar has died at his home in California at the age of 92. A composer… 12/12/2012
Turkey’s folk legend Neşet Ertaş diesRenowned Turkish folk singer Neşet Ertaş has died, aged 74. Known as a “halk ozanı,” which literally means “folk poet”, he was a master of the traditional… 25/09/2012
Argentina doctors offer Tango to cardiac patientsAfter sending heart attack patients for football practice, Argentinian doctors are now prescribing another of the country’s favourite pastimes, the… 09/08/2012
Mexico: Vigil held for singer Chavela VargasHundreds of people have gathered in Mexico City to pay a last tribute to singer Chavela Vargas, who died at the weekend aged 93. As her coffin arrived at… 07/08/2012
Controversial Mexican singer Vargas diesPopular Mexican singer Chavela Vargas has died age 93 from respiratory failure. She was open about her lesbianism in Catholic Mexico where she performed… 06/08/2012
Senegalese singer to stand for presidentWorld-renowned Senegalese singer Youssou N’dour has announced he is to stand in his country’s presidential elections in February. He has not yet spelled out… 03/01/2012
Cesária Évora dies at 70Cesária Évora, tha Cape Verdean singer known as the Barefoot Diva, has died at the age of 70. Evora had been suffering from ill health for some time and… 17/12/2011
Flamenco guitarist Moraíto Chico diesOne of Spain’s best known flamenco guitarists, Moraíto Chico, has died in hospital in his home town of Jerez in the south of the country. He was 54 years… 10/08/2011
Celebration of Gnaoua music starts in MoroccoMorocco’s Gnaoua Festival kicked off with a parade of musicians in the centre of Essaouira. The city in the west of the country plays host to the annual… 24/06/2011
UK’s Blue keen to avoid Eurovision bluesEurovision rehearsals are reaching fever pitch ahead of next weekend’s annual song contest in Germany. Last year Britain got ten, not nul points, but still… 08/05/2011
