World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -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 a grant from Con Edison and donations from world music lovers like you. We thank you! Podcast artwork courtesy of Cody Hudson - https://www.struggleinc.com
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Episodes
Haleh Liza Gafori and Shahzad Ismaily - The Poetry of Rumi
February 22, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBWatch Haleh Liza Gafori and Shahzad Ismaily 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 transformatio...
Clarinetist Oran Etkin and Brazilian Pianist Benjamin Taubkin
November 30, 2023 21:00 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBGrammy 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. More about Oran Etkin and the Ope...
Iranian Composer, Vocalist, and Kamancheh Master Mehrnam Rastegari
August 15, 2023 18:00 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBMehrnam 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. More abou...
Dominican Guitarist Yasser Tejeda with Journalist Ed Morales
May 19, 2023 17:00 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBYasser 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". More about Yasser Tejeda Support the show Stay in touch with us! Join our newsletter
Brazilian Cellist Dom La Nena with Catalina Maria Johnson
May 04, 2023 19:00 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBMulti-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 mu...
Dom La Nena with Catalina Maria Johnson
May 04, 2023 19:00 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBMulti-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 mu...
WMI Plus At Home - Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango
April 20, 2023 18:00 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBThis 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 soc...
Changüí - The Music of Guantánamo w/ Arturo O'Farrill and Gianluca Tramontana
March 28, 2023 19:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBMusic producer and journalist Gianluca Tramontana joins Grammy Award-winning composer, pianist, educator, and founder of the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance Arturo O'Farrill, for an exploration of changüí - a rarely documented roots music from the Guantánamo region of Cuba, where Tramontana spent several months capturing the music of the changüiseros. Those recordings have been released in a critically-acclaimed collection on Petaluma Records: https://www.petalumarecords.com Changüí The Music Of ...
Composer, Percussionist, and Author Adam Rudolph with Journalist Piotr Orlav
August 18, 2022 21:00 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBAdam and journalist Piotr Orlov chat about Adam's many collaborations with artists including Don Cherry, Hassan Hakmoun, Dave Liebman, and Yusuuf Lateef that were part of the WMI legacy series of the late 1980s / early 1990s called 'Improvisations'. At the time of the recording, Adam was in the process of rebooting that influential series for our 2022-2023 Season launch event with SummerStage in Central Park on Sep 10 featuring some of the original artists from the series along with members...
Tibetan Artist Yungchen Lhamo and Jamshied Shafiri
May 19, 2022 23:00 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBAward-winning Tibetan singer/songwriter Yungchen Lhamo joins her friend Tony Award winner and record producer Jamshied Sharifi to share her beautiful voice along with a conversation about her unusual journey from Tibetan to Australia and the US, fulfilling her commitment to serving others through sound healing, and her collaborations with artists including Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Natalie Merchant, and Peter Rowan. More about Yungchen Lhamo WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a ...
Tibetan Artist Yungchen Lhamo and Jamshied Sharifi
May 19, 2022 23:00 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBAward-winning Tibetan singer/songwriter Yungchen Lhamo joins her friend Tony Award winner and record producer Jamshied Sharifi to share her beautiful voice along with a conversation about her unusual journey from Tibetan to Australia and the US, fulfilling her commitment to serving others through sound healing, and her collaborations with artists including Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Natalie Merchant, and Peter Rowan. More about Yungchen Lhamo WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a ...
Lokua Kanza with Banning Eyre (Afropop Wordwide)
April 01, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBComposer, 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 supporte...
Irish American Violinist Eileen Ivers with Paul Keating
March 01, 2022 21:00 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBGrammy Award winner Eileen Ivers, hailed “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times, shares tunes and chats with Irish Voice columnist Paul Keating about her musical training and upbringing in The Bronx (“the 33rd county of Ireland”), her memories of visiting and playing in Ireland, her experience touring with Riverdance, and the challenges of innovating while honoring musical traditions. More about Eileen Ivers WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a grant from Con Edison...
Tabla Virtuoso Zakir Hussain with David Ellenbogen
February 01, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBWorld renowned Grammy Award-winning tabla artist, composer, and music producer Zakir Hussain shares stories from his life and career beginning with his father, tabla legend Allah Rakha, the genesis of prolific collaborations with artists including Mickey Hart, George Harrison, and John McLaughlin, and the importance of always staying a student. With David Ellenbogen, Artistic Director of Brooklyn Raga Massive and radio host at WKCR. More about Zakir Hussain Ravi Shankar and Allah Rakha at...
Tabla Virtuoso Zakir Hussain with Radio Host David Ellenbogen
February 01, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBWorld renowned Grammy Award-winning tabla artist, composer, and music producer Zakir Hussain shares stories from his life and career beginning with his father, tabla legend Allah Rakha, the genesis of prolific collaborations with artists including Mickey Hart, George Harrison, and John McLaughlin, and the importance of always staying a student. With David Ellenbogen, artist and radio host at WKCR. More about Zakir Hussain Ravi Shankar and Allah Rakha at Monterey Pop Festival WMI PLUS At H...
Afro-Cuban Jazz Vocalist Daymé Arocena with Writer Ned Sublette
December 05, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBWith her captivating charisma and radiant spirit, Daymé Arocena effortlessly blends traditional Santerían chant, jazz stylings, contemporary R&B influences, and Afro-Cuban rhythmic complexity for audiences worldwide. For this At Home session, Daymé caught up with award-winning music writer Ned Sublette where she spoke about the challenges of learning folk music in Cuba, the inspiration for her hit "La Rumba Me Llamo Yo", her musical influences, and getting an unexpected call from the legen...
Acclaimed Composer, Musician and Educator Simon Shaheen with Wanees Zarour
October 30, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBThis At Home session features a conversation between internationally acclaimed musician, composer, and educator Simon Shaheen with fellow Palestinian musician and educator Wanees Zarour. Shaheen, a virtuoso on both the oud and violin, talks about his extensive musical journey in promoting Arab music in its many forms, and the joys of bringing down musical walls. More about the Arab Music Retreat Simon Shaheen's Spotify playlist WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a grant from Con...
Irish Multi-Instrumentalist Seamus Egan and Stephen Winick
September 30, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBAn At Home conversation with multi-instrumentalist, composer and co-founder of Irish American super group Sólas, Seamus Egan, who played traditional Irish instruments and chatted with folklorist Steve Winick about the importance of Mick Moloney and the Irish music scenes of Philadelphia and New York throughout his career, as well as the serendipitous genesis of co-writing the soundtrack to "The Brothers McMullen" with Sarah McLachlan. More about Seamus Egan Seamus Egan's Spotify Playlist Li...
Chinese and American Folk Music with Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn
September 01, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBWu Fei and Abigail Washburn share music from their eponymous collaborative album, demonstrate the banjo and the guzheng, and talk with journalist Jeremy Goldkorn about the joys of weaving together two seemingly different musical traditions. More about Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn Spotify Playlist WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank you! Support the show Stay in touch with us! Join our news...
Israeli Troubador David Broza with Folk Legend Peter Yarrow
July 30, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBIsraeli songwriter, guitarist and humanitarian David Broza shares music and talks with his longtime friend and fellow humanitarian Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) about creating music for healing and social change, and David's experience of recording his first instrumental album “David Broza en Casa Limón”. Trailer - East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem David Broza's Spotify Playlist WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank ...