Friday, March 5th, 2010
February 2010 Tweets: World Music in Review
by Madanmohan Rao
World Music Editor & DJ
Picked up some amazing gypsy music on my Barcelona/Paris trip: Thierry Robin, Djamel Allam, Mano Solo, Perpignan Gypsies. Thanks Tatjana!
June 17-19: Sonar Festival Barcelona http://www.sonarbarcelona.com http://bit.ly/ZJXHs Europe’s premier electronica fest - I must come back!
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain’s homage festival to guru and father Alla Rakha http://bit.ly/c0N6C9 Billy Cobham; Taksim Trio (Istanbul)
2010 Rock in India festival http://rockinindia.com/ Feb 20 Delhi, Feb 21 Bangalore http://bit.ly/a4Gd8w
10th Annual New York #Flamenco Festival!! http://www.worldmusicinstitute.org/flamenco/ Feb 11-21
“Made in India” - Bangalore-born pop icon Biddu’s autobiography http://bit.ly/ceWERp http://bit.ly/9yezvl http://bit.ly/difa4j
Peter Gabriel at 60: Genesis, world music and - a Nobel Prize?! http://bit.ly/b0WBEt
A pleasant side of globalisation: 1st ever #Bachata Festival in Mumbai; Feb 13-14 http://bit.ly/a167Se Three cheers for Kaytee Namgyal!!!
Singing Skylarks: music for the cause of a better humanity www.singingskylarks.co.cc
Melange: world music jam in 5 Indian cities http://bit.ly/924FwJ http://bit.ly/bXiDSg
Review of performances at Globalfest world music concert, New York http://bit.ly/59U2YQ http://bit.ly/bcBSo2
Grammy’s: AR Rahman has “done India proud” http://bit.ly/d34eLy http://bit.ly/9bo26k http://bit.ly/dfO64Z
Grammy Awards: Winner + nominees for best World Music album http://bit.ly/9LVcfe Bela Fleck, Femi Kuti, Omar Sosa
World music: guitarist Al Di Meola and World Sinfoni ensemble http://bit.ly/cCTcJz
Profile of Ugandan musician Joel Sebunjo http://bit.ly/9J1QyC
A new way for celebrities to issue public apologies: via Twitter! http://bit.ly/bPDT83
Twitter is the “new acceptance speech” at Grammy’s! http://bit.ly/9Xh7TB
Grammy Ratings Surge; Did #SocialMedia Play a Role? http://bit.ly/c13rt4 “Twitter as the new water cooler”