World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home
World Music Institute
WMI Plus At Home brings you into the personal environments of renowned artists from around the world as they share stories and music in an intimate conversation with a fellow musician, journalist, or ethnomusicologist.These talks were originally presented as live webinars, and you can watch videos of all of our past At Home sessions on our website and YouTube channel. WMI Plus At Home events are supported by donations from world music lovers like you. We thank you! Podcast artwork courtesy of Cody Hudson - https://www.struggleinc.com
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Hurdy-Gurdy Player Ariel Ninas and Devon Léger
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10/04/24 • 64 min
Ariel Ninas has been playing the hurdy-gurdy since 2001, incorporating a unique style based on traditional Galician music. His work blends elements of contemporary avant-garde aesthetics, including electronic, droning, and free improvisation. Here he demonstrates the medieval instrument, shares music, and chats with journalist and fellow hurdy-gurdy enthusiast Devon Léger.
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Dominican Guitarist Yasser Tejeda with Journalist Ed Morales
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05/19/23 • 56 min
Yasser Tejeda, an award-winning Dominican composer, guitarist, vocalist, and producer, shares music and talks with author and journalist Ed Morales about his third album La Madrugada (Daybreak), the African roots of Dominican traditions, the influences of life in NYC on his music, and the message behind his single "Tu Eres Bonita".
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Lokua Kanza with Banning Eyre (Afropop Wordwide)
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04/01/22 • 60 min
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Lokua Kanza sat down with Banning Eyre (Afropop Worldwide, NPR) to share music and talk about his work as a UNICEF ambassador, developing his unique musical style mixing his conservatory training with Congolese rumba, and the process of recording his first album in 11 years entitled Moko, meaning “one” in Lingala, which involved 100 musicians and 20 recording studios across 12 countries on 5 continents.
WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank you!
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Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango
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04/20/23 • 54 min
This special WMI Plus At Home Session commemorates Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day. Join members of the Payadora Tango Ensemble and Lenka Lichtenberg with journalist/music producer Dan Rosenberg as they present stories and music from Silent Tears: the Last Yiddish Tango (Six Degrees Records), a project based on poems, testimonies, and writings of women who were subjected to sexual violence and torture during the Holocaust. Some songs are from a project led by Dr. Paula David, a social worker at a Toronto Jewish care home who helped survivors to process their trauma by writing collective poetry. Others are from Molly Applebaum, a Toronto-based author, who, during her adolescent years, was buried underground in a small wooden box in a barn in Poland during the war.
More about Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish TangoWMI Plus At Home experiences are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank you!
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Multi-Instrumentalist Jen Shyu with Rachel Cooper
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12/07/24 • 63 min
Jen Shyu is a versatile composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Peoria, Illinois to Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, her instruments include piano, violin, Taiwanese moon lute, Chinese erhu, Japanese biwa, and Korean gayageum. For this WMI Plus At Home, she was joined by Rachel Cooper, Director of Performing Arts and Culture as Diplomacy Initiatives at the Asia Society, as the two mapped Jen’s journey through music.
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Clarinetist Oran Etkin and Brazilian Pianist Benjamin Taubkin
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11/30/23 • 54 min
Grammy Award-winning Israeli-born composer, clarinetist, and educator Oran Etkin and Brazilian pianist, arranger, composer, and producer Benjamin Taubkin came together to discuss their passion for and commitment to engaging in a musical dialogue with artists from other cultures to build bridges between people around the globe. They shared music and chatted about working together on Oran's innovative project Open Arms which will be released in January 2024.
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Haleh Liza Gafori and Shahzad Ismaily - The Poetry of Rumi
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02/22/24 • 51 min
In this WMI Plus At Home, Haleh Liza Gafori and Shahzad Ismaily engage in a conversation about the timeless and universal appeal of the music and poetry of Rumi. Rumi was a Persian Sufi mystic and dervish from the 13th century whose spiritual writings have inspired people across borders and different faiths, making him one of the most beloved poets around the world. He has amassed a celebrity following including Brad Pitt, Chris Martin, Beyoncé, and Jay Z who are drawn to his eternal message of peace and transformation.
Other singers of Rumi's poetry mentioned in the conversation: Homayun Shajarian | Mohammad-Reza Shajarian | Shahram Nazeri | Parisa
Haleh Liza Gafori is a translator, vocalist, poet, and composer born in New York City of Persian descent. Her book of translations, "Gold: Poems by Rumi", was published by New York Review Books in 2022. Supported by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, Gafori has created a musical, cross-media performance piece based on the book, weaving translations, original text, and compositions sung in Persian and English which she debuted at the New York Public Library.
Shahzad Ismaily is a Brooklyn-based musician, composer, and engineer who founded Figure 8 Recording. Often referred to as the “musician’s favorite musician”, he has collaborated with many avant-garde artists and composers including Laurie Anderson, Anthony Coleman, and Marc Ribot. WMI presented Love In Exile, his collaboration with Arooj Aftab and Vijay Iyer based on their Grammy Award-nominated album, at Town Hall in 2023.
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More about Shahzad Ismaily and Figure 8 Recording - https://www.figure8recording.com
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Iranian Composer, Vocalist, and Kamancheh Master Mehrnam Rastegari
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08/15/23 • 56 min
Mehrnam Rastegari is an award-winning score composer, singer, and master kamancheh player. Originally born in Iran, she now lives in NYC. For this WMI Plus At Home session, she is joined in conversation with her friend and fellow composer and kamancheh player Niloufar Shiri. Mehrnam shares music and the two artists discuss their instruments and personal musical journeys, as well as the challenges facing women musicians in Iran today. Mehrnam also joined us for a FolkTales session.
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Link to FolkTales session "Parinaz and the Golden Lamp"
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Brazilian Cellist Dom La Nena with Catalina Maria Johnson
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05/04/23 • 54 min
Multi-lingual composer, vocalist, and cellist Dom La Nena joins journalist Catalina Maria Johnson (Beat Latino) for a special WMI Plus At Home conversation from Dom's home in Paris. She performs songs from her critically-acclaimed solo album Tempo (Six Degrees Records) and shares stories about her unique career path that took her from her home in Brazil to Argentina and France, as well as the distinct melodies of the three languages - Portuguese, Spanish, and French - that she uses in her music.
More about Dom La NenaWMI Plus At Home experiences are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank you!
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Thandiswa Mazwai with Farima Kone Kito
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08/02/24 • 47 min
Thandiswa Mazwai sits down with Farima Kone Kito to discuss her upbringing in Apartheid South Africa and shares insights on her latest album Sankofa, created in Soweto, Dakar, and NYC, in which she brings traditional music from across the African continent and archival Xsosa samples into the present in a collection that Songlines magazine praises as "eleven incredibly unique songs". Additionally, she reflects on the encouragement and inspiration she has received from fellow artists including Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, and Salif Keita throughout her career.
See Thandiswa in NYC on Nov 14, 2024 at (le) poison rouge
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How many episodes does World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home have?
World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home currently has 22 episodes available.
What topics does World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home cover?
The podcast is about Music, Folk Music, Podcasts, Arts, Music Interviews, Interviews and Performing Arts.
What is the most popular episode on World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home?
The episode title 'Iranian Composer, Vocalist, and Kamancheh Master Mehrnam Rastegari' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home?
The average episode length on World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home is 56 minutes.
How often are episodes of World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home released?
Episodes of World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home are typically released every 48 days, 21 hours.
When was the first episode of World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home?
The first episode of World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home was released on Jul 30, 2021.
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