Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
December 2009 Tweets: World Music in Review
by Madanmohan Rao
World Music Editor & DJ
A sad feeling: hearing dead air on Worldspace radio, which is now off the air in India. Can it be resurrected? http://bit.ly/5co1me
Looking back at 2009: my fav music fests: JavaJazz, Bali Spirit Festival, Miri JazzFest, Sarawak Rainforest World Music Fest, GuitarGurus
Perspectives on the future of music: digital tech, cloud servers, education http://bit.ly/6z7tb2 http://bit.ly/8Whz01 http://bit.ly/6H8Gql
Overview of the digital decade in consumer life http://bit.ly/6Rfp9r (Denver Post)
Sawai Gandharva classical music fest, Pune: Jan 7-10, 2010 http://bit.ly/2ewojf A superb 57-year-old tradition!
Evolution of Indian classical music http://bit.ly/7smiZg “Technique and purity have to bow down to creativity and immediate appeal”
IIT Bombay in December: education, music and alumni reunion! www.moodi.org http://bit.ly/583rW0 http://bit.ly/5O7QyM http://bit.ly/5oOTEo
My blogpost: overview of winter music festivals in India http://music.techsparks.com
My last world music programme on Worldspace satellite radio this Sunday Dec 27; the company shuts down on Dec 31 www.worldspace.com 
Interview with Indian jazz-fusion guitarist Amit Heri http://bit.ly/5o99FV (his album Jhoola was featured on my Worldspace radio programme)
New book on Indian classical music: “50 Maestros, 50 Recordings” http://bit.ly/5v86AG by Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan
The Decade in Jazz http://bit.ly/4IBLjp Chicago Tribune (Indian influences: Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa)
The Raghu Dixit Project: performance at Opus Bangalore Dec 23 8 pm via @Raghu_Dixit
Am at awesome Indian+German electronica fest! http://GlobalGroove.in/ Rajasthani folk instruments, Indian classical vocals, German DJs!
“I don’t want to stop learning because I feel that no matter what I’ve done, I’m really just beginning again.” - guitarist John McLaughlin
Saw a superb play: “Out of Bounds” about Indians in apartheid-era South Africa http://bit.ly/8fsxxk http://bit.ly/4HA3VZ Bravo Rajesh Gopie!
World Music: my weekly programme today on WorldSpace Radio: Kimi Djabata, Sarazino, Miriam Aida, Sofia Hellborg
Bangalore jazzfest wrapped up tonight! Gerard Machado, Moon Arra, Global Unity, Maarten Visser, Interplay, Dana Gillespie&London Blues Band
My blogpost: Spotlight on Turkish music http://music.techsparks.com/ (based on my recent visit to Istanbul)
“Jazz Around The World” - must-have compilation by Putumayo! http://bit.ly/555VOf http://bit.ly/ZRRdy http://bit.ly/4Au9rX
Amjad Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain, AR Rahman nominated for Grammy Awards Jan 2010 http://bit.ly/59ZXpR http://bit.ly/75534J http://bit.ly/4RX7hl
John Storm Roberts, World-Music Scholar, Dies at 73 http://bit.ly/7caZYZ New York Times article
15 outstanding world music albums/artistes of 2009 http://bit.ly/7l1tJA by Deanne Sole & Nils Jacobson (PopMatters)
Ghana’s fusion band Osibisa Celebrates 40th Anniversary http://bit.ly/8EYpLr I remember seeing them live in Bombay in my college days!
Weekend music in Singapore: Zookout Outdoor Dance www.zoukout.com Sundown Korean Music Festival www.sundownfestival.sg
World music: WOMADelaide fest announces full lineup www.womadelaide.com.au Adelaide Mar 5-8; 500 artists, 27 countries!
Bengaluru Habba: 10 day festival of music, theatre, arts, films! http://bengaluruhabba.co.in/2009
Saw the stunning rehearsal in Victoria Harbour for East Asian Games opening ceremony in Hong Kong http://www.2009eastasiangames.hk/en